Forgotten Heroes of Comedy
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Forgotten Heroes of Comedy

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In this long overdue and affectionate salute, celebrated comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest, funniest and most fascinating names in comedy from both sides of the Atlantic. Monty Python's Terry Jones wrote the foreword.

With the passionate input of such comics as Tim Brooke-Taylor, Hattie Hayridge, Roy Hudd, Michael Palin, Ross Noble, Chris Addison and Bernard Cribbins, Ross honours these legends of humor who, for a variety of reasons, didn't quite reach the heady heights of stardom or, once they had, couldn't cope with the pressures.

Whether it is a favorite from the distant smoke- and ale-stained world of the Music Hall like the great George Robey, or the downbeat poetry of Hovis Presley, who dropped disenchanted bombs on the late 1990s, Forgotten Heroes of Comedy will finally elevate them to the Hall of Fame where they belong. Forgotten, no longer.

UK

  • Joe Baker UK
  • Eric Barker UK
  • Alfie Bass UK
  • Michael Bates India (to English parents)
  • David Battley UK
  • Michael Bentine UK
  • Harold Berens UK
  • Wilie Best USA
  • Alec Bregonzi UK
  • Michael Ward UK
  • Douglas Byng UK
  • Marti Caine UK
  • Esma Cannon Australia (but moved to UK)
  • Patrick Cargill UK
  • Jimmy Clitheroe UK
  • Danny Ross UK
  • Billy Dainty UK
  • Janet Davies UK
  • Florence Desmond UK
  • Jerry Desmonde UK
  • Eddie Leslie UK
  • Maidie Dickson UK
  • Charlie Drake UK
  • Jimmy Edwards UK
  • Gus Elen UK
  • Ray Ellington UK
  • Dick Emery UK
  • Pierre Etaix France
  • Barry Evans UK
  • Mario Fabrizi UK
  • Doug Fisher UK
  • Ronald Frankau UK
  • Leslie Fuller UK
  • Dustin Gee UK
  • Peter Glaze UK
  • Tommy Godfrey UK
  • Harry Locke UK
  • Ken Goodwin UK
  • Bernard Gorcey Russia (died USA)
  • Bert Gordon USA
  • Monsewer' Eddie Gray UK
  • Raymond Griffith USA
  • Deryck Guyler UK
  • Brian Hall UK
  • Lloyd Hamilton USA
  • Arthur Haynes UK
  • Richard Hearne UK
  • Dickie Henderson UK
  • Gerard Hoffnung Germany (died UK)
  • Shemp Howard USA
  • Nat Jackley UK
  • Rex Jameson UK
  • Spike Jones USA
  • John Junkin UK
  • Dave King UK
  • Roy Kinnear UK
  • Dennis Kirkland UK
  • Patsy Knox USA
  • Debbie Linden UK
  • Hugh Lloyd UK
  • Malcolm McFee UK
  • Moore Marriott UK
  • Graham Moffatt UK
  • Ray Martine UK
  • Zeppo Marx USA
  • Glenn Melvyn UK
  • Eric Merriman UK
  • Christopher Mitchell UK
  • Albert Modley UK
  • Robert Moreton UK
  • Gladys Morgan UK
  • Lily Morris UK
  • Richard Murdoch UK
  • Tom E. Murray USA
  • David Nixon UK
  • Larry Noble UK
  • Ole Olsen USA
  • Chic Johnson USA
  • Ken Platt UK
  • Sandy Powell UK
  • Vince Powell UK
  • Hovis Presley UK
  • Cardew Robinson UK
  • Joe E. Ross USA
  • Patsy Rowlands UK
  • Derek Roy UK
  • Derek Royle UK
  • Leslie Sarony UK
  • Larry Semon USA
  • Ronald Shiner UK
  • Johnnie Silver USA
  • Dennis Spicer UK
  • Larry Stephens UK
  • Jake Thackray UK
  • Thelma Todd USA
  • Jack Train UK
  • Karl Valentin Germany
  • Liesl Karlstadt Germany
  • Norman Vaughan UK
  • Tom Walls UK
  • Ralph Lynn UK
  • Elsie and Doris Waters UK
  • Rita Webb UK
  • John Wells UK
  • George and Kenneth Western UK
  • Gordon Wharmby UK
  • Bert Wheeler USA
  • Robert Woolsey USA
  • Albert Whelan Australia (died UK)
  • Robb Wilton UK
  • Mike and Bernie Winters UK
  • Georgie Wood UK
  • Dolly Harmer UK
  • Harry Worth UK
  • Mario Zampi Italy (died UK)

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Publisher
Unbound
Year
2021
ISBN
9781783529193
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Television

Index

Abbot, Russ, (i), (ii)
Abbott, Bud, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii)
Abbott, Frankie, (i)
Absolutely Fabulous, (i)
According to Dora, (i)
Ack-Ack, Beer-Beer, (i)
Ackroyd, Peter, (i)
Adams, Douglas, (i)
Adams, Edie, (i)
Addison, Chris, (i)
Addison, John, (i)
After Hours, (i)
Afton, Richard, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Agate, James, (i)
Agatha Christie’s Poirot, (i)
Ah! Happy Days!, (i)
Ahmed, Samira, (i)
Albarn, Damon, (i)
Albert, Heinrich, (i)
Alderton, John, (i)
Aldridge, Michael, (i)
Alexander and Mose, (i)
Ali, Muhammad, (i)
Alias, Charles, (i)
All Change, (i)
All Creatures Great and Small, (i), (ii)
All Our Saturdays, (i)
All-Star Comedy Carnival, (i)
Allen, Chesney, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Allen, Dave, (i)
Allen, Fred, (i)
Allen, Linda Lou, (i)
Allen, Steve, (i), (ii)
Allen, Woody, (i)
’Allo ’Allo, (i)
Amis, Kingsley, (i)
Anderson, Lindsay, (i)
Andrews, Ar...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Also by Same Author
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Terry Jones
  6. The Prologue
  7. Avril Angers
  8. Don Arrol
  9. Joe Baker
  10. Eric Barker and Pearl Hackney
  11. Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser
  12. Michael Bates
  13. David Battley
  14. Michael Bentine
  15. Harold Berens
  16. Willie Best
  17. Alec Bregonzi and Michael Ward
  18. Billy Burden
  19. Douglas Byng
  20. Marti Caine
  21. Esma Cannon
  22. Patrick Cargill
  23. Jimmy Clitheroe and Danny Ross
  24. Billy Dainty
  25. Janet Davies
  26. Florence Desmond
  27. Jerry Desmonde and Eddie Leslie
  28. Maidie Dickson
  29. Charlie Drake
  30. Jimmy Edwards
  31. Gus Elen
  32. Ray Ellington
  33. Dick Emery
  34. Pierre Étaix
  35. Barry Evans
  36. Mario Fabrizi
  37. Doug Fisher
  38. Ronald Frankau
  39. Leslie Fuller
  40. Dustin Gee
  41. Peter Glaze
  42. Ken Goodwin
  43. Bernard Gorcey
  44. Bert Gordon
  45. ‘Monsewer’ Eddie Gray
  46. Raymond Griffith
  47. Deryck Guyler
  48. Brian Hall
  49. Lloyd Hamilton
  50. Arthur Haynes
  51. Richard Hearne
  52. Dickie Henderson
  53. Gerard Hoffnung
  54. Shemp Howard
  55. Nat Jackley
  56. Rex Jameson
  57. Roy Jay
  58. Spike Jones
  59. John Junkin
  60. Time for a quick drink in the Colonnade Bar…
  61. Dave King
  62. Roy Kinnear
  63. Dennis Kirkland
  64. Patsy Knox
  65. Debbie Linden
  66. Hugh Lloyd
  67. Harry Locke and Tommy Godfrey
  68. Malcolm McFee
  69. Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt
  70. Ray Martine
  71. Zeppo Marx
  72. Glenn Melvyn
  73. Eric Merriman
  74. Christopher Mitchell
  75. Albert Modley
  76. Robert Moreton
  77. Gladys Morgan
  78. Lily Morris
  79. Richard Murdoch
  80. Tom E. Murray
  81. David Nixon
  82. Larry Noble
  83. Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson
  84. Ken Platt
  85. Sandy Powell
  86. Vince Powell
  87. Hovis Presley
  88. Cardew Robinson
  89. Joe E. Ross
  90. Patsy Rowlands
  91. Derek Roy
  92. Derek Royle
  93. Sabrina
  94. Leslie Sarony
  95. Larry Semon
  96. Ronald Shiner
  97. Johnnie Silver
  98. Dennis Spicer
  99. Larry Stephens
  100. Jake Thackray
  101. Thelma Todd
  102. Jack Train
  103. Karl Valentin and Liesl Karlstadt
  104. Norman Vaughan
  105. Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn
  106. Elsie and Doris Waters
  107. Rita Webb
  108. John Wells
  109. George and Kenneth Western
  110. Gordon Wharmby
  111. Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey
  112. Albert Whelan
  113. Robb Wilton
  114. Mike and Bernie Winters
  115. Georgie Wood and Dolly Harmer
  116. Harry Worth
  117. Mario Zampi
  118. Epilogue
  119. Image Credits
  120. Acknowledgements
  121. A Note on the Author
  122. Index
  123. Plate Section
  124. Copyright