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He was born Alfred Hawthorn Hill. It was his grandfather who introduced him to Burlesque Shows and the theatre from where the young Benny Hill was to draw much of his comic inspiration. After his national service with the army during WW2, Benny came to London, adopted the stage name Benny Hill (in homage to his all time favourite comedian Jack Benny) and began appearing in variety shows. He briefly formed a double act with Reg Varney and did radio shows. But it was his talent for impressions and comic timing that were to give him his first big break on TV with the show "Hi There" in 1949. The Benny Hill Show (1955) began in 1955. Its pioneering combination of cheeky humour, songs and impressions were to make it a hit for the next 40 years.
Benny also broadened his career with cameo appearances in films such as The Italian Job (1969), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965). He also had a hit record in 1971 with "Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West". In 1979 The Benny Hill Show (1955) was shown in America for the first time and Benny went on to become one of the biggest stars on US TV. The show itself has been seen in 109 countries and won a BAFTA as well as Golden Rose Of Montreaux Award. Benny Hill's TV career came to an end in 1989, when his show was dropped, but his popularity continued and he completed a US TV special, Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991) shortly before his death in 1992.- Director
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Charles Beeson was born on 10 May 1957 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Revolution (2012), The Whispers (2015) and Timeless (2016). He died on 24 April 2021 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.- Actor
- Additional Crew
John Breslin was born on 16 March 1929 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), United! (1965) and Curtain of Fear (1964). He died on 11 July 2009 in Teddington, London, England, UK.- Geoffrey Cheshire was born on 26 March 1927 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 5 October 2004 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.
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- Soundtrack
R.D. Blackmore was born on 7 June 1825 in Longworth, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Lorna Doone (1934), Lorna Doone (1920) and Lorna Doone (1922). He died on 20 January 1900 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.- Producer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Philip Jones was born on 7 December 1927 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Big Night Out (1961), As Time Goes By (1992) and Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961). He died on 14 May 2004 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.- For more than thirty years, Chetwynd-Hayes steadily turned out over 200 short stories and more than a dozen novels, and at one time his collections of ghost stories and humorous horror filled the shelves of nearly every public library in the United Kingdom. In l976 he ghost-edited and wrote almost all of GHOUL, a one-shot magazine from New English Library, billed as 'a ghastly giggle'. He was also the author of two film novelizations, DOMINIQUE (1979) and THE AWAKENING (1980, based on Bram Stoker's THE JEWEL OF THE SEVEN STARS), and his own stories were adapted for the screen in the anthology movies FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE (1973) and THE MONSTER CLUB (1980). In the latter, the author was portrayed by veteran Hollywood actor John Carradine opposite Vincent Price's "famished" vampire. In 1989 R. He was presented with Life Achievement Awards by both The British Fantasy Society and The Horror Writers of America for his services to the genre. The latter gave the author his only opportunity to travel across the Atlantic, an experience that made almost as much of an impression on him as the accolades of his peers. He was also a guest of honour at FantasyCon XVII in 1992 and at the 1997 World Fantasy Convention in London.
- Director
- Actor
Dalton Somers was born on 19 December 1856 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for The Girl and the Gold Mine (1914), A Modern Highwayman (1914) and The Sentence Is Death (1914). He died on 5 April 1924 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.- James Griffiths was born on 19 September 1890 in Betws, Ammanford, Wales, UK. He died on 7 August 1975 in Teddington, England, UK.
- Casting Director
- Actress
Dodo Watts was born on 27 December 1910 in London, England, UK. She was a casting director and actress, known for My Wife''s Family (1931), The Middle Watch (1930) and Confessions (1925). She died on 25 December 1990 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.- Constance Fecher was born on 6 August 1911 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for So Evil, So Young (1961), Silas Marner (1964) and The Book Programme (1973). She was married to ? Heaven. She died on 12 April 1995 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.
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Stanley Damerell was born in 1879. He is known for Radio Days (1987), Happy Feet (2006) and The Charming Deceiver (1933). He was married to Noel Damerell. He died on 12 December 1951 in Teddington, South London, England, UK.