ERIC SYKES ARRIVES AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY FOR HARRY MEMORIAL SERVICE. 26/10/01 PILSTON


ERIC SYKES ARRIVES AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY FOR HARRY MEMORIAL SERVICE. 26/10/01 PILSTON

Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE (8 September 1921 - 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show (1951-1960), playing many characters, most notably Neddie Seagoon.


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Sir Harry Secombe, comedy genius of radio's The Goon Show, died today at the age of 79. The comic, who also presented ITV's religious music show Highway, had a run of ill health over the past.


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Harry Secombe, a natural clown who brought deft acting, a seemingly uncontrollable falsetto giggle and a raspberry that sounded like a bulldozer hitting a whoopee cushion to his role as one of.


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Sir Harry Secombe. Updated: Oct 13, 2021. Today we look into the origin story of one Neddie Seagoon. Born in Swansea in 1921, Secombe wasn't a natural performer at first. He tended to play support act to his sister, and retreated to the outside lavatory to sing whenever he was asked to perform at family gatherings.


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Sir Harry Secombe, the popular British comedian of both television and radio, has died. A star of Oliver and The Goon Show passed away in Surrey, England, on Wednesday, at the age of 79.


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Harry Secombe's Grave - Famous Graves, The Goon Show Unusual Things 75.7K subscribers Join Subscribe Subscribed 2.1K Share Save 30K views 1 year ago #famousgraves #Comedy Todays Famous.


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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 23301 Source citation Singer, writer, comedian, presenter, goon and loved the world over, especially in Wales.


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Prince Charles was a great admirer of Sir Harry Secombe, who died last week. Here he pays tribute to a man of irrepressible humour - and mourns the passing of a less cynical style of comedy Sat 14.


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Sir Harry Secombe, one of Wales' finest stars, would have been 100 today One hundred years ago today, entertainer Sir Harry Secombe was welcomed into the world. Most famous for his roles in.


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Harry Secombe. 8 September 1921 - 11 April 2001. Secombe was born in a council house in the St Thomas district of Swansea, the third of four children of Nellie Jane Gladys (née Davies), a shop manageress, and Frederick Ernest Secombe, a grocer. From the age of 11 he attended Dynevor School, a state secondary school in central Swansea.


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Harry Donald Secombe was born at Swansea on Sept 8 1921, the son of a commercial traveller for a wholesale grocery firm who supplemented his income as a cartoonist. The Secombes were a large, warm.


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If Spike Milligan was the most anarchic member of that cult 1950s BBC Radio show The Goons, Peter Sellers ultimately the richest and Michael Bentine the most sophisticated, Harry Secombe, who has.


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One hundred years ago today, entertainer Sir Harry Secombe was welcomed into the world. Most famous for his roles in The Goon Show and as Mr Bumble in the musical Oliver, he was also a solo.


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Linda Crampton Updated: Nov 11, 2022 6:50 PM EST I remember Harry Secombe best for his beautiful voice. Alexas_Fotos, Pixabay License Harry Secombe: A Versatile Performer Harry Secombe was a versatile, jovial, and well-known entertainer from Wales who had a beautiful singing voice.


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Don't tell them I'm coming.". On the Saturday afternoon, I was instructed to wait for him outside the hotel. Inside, on the stage, the Goons producer Dennis Main Wilson was being interviewed.


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Sir Harry Secombe dies Sir Harry (r): One of the UK's best-loved entertainers Sir Harry Secombe, famed for his work with The Goon Show, has died aged 79. The performer died in hospital in.

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