Actor. Born Derbyshire. Played Captain Mainwaring in 'Dad's Army', 1968 - 1977. Collapsed in his Birmingham dressing room and died in a nearby hospital. In 2007 a statue was erected in Thetford, Norfolk, where Dad's Army's external scenes were shot.
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Arthur Lowe
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Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe, 1915 - 1982, comedy actor, lived here, 1969 - 1982. The Dead Co...
BBC Television Centre - Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe, 1915 - 1982. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
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Joyce Grenfell
Born Joyce Phipps in Montpelier Square, London. Her mother was sister to Nancy Astor, MP, so she was "well brought up". Aged 19 she married Reggie, her husband until her death. The picture is a se...
2 memorials
Tony Hancock
Comedy actor. Â Otherwise known as Anthony Aloysius St. John Hancock, of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. Â Born in Birmingham as Anthony John Hancock. He was a major figure in British television and...
6 memorials
Goon Show Preservation Society
Formed as a result of the last Goon Show. Patron: Prince Charles.
1 memorial
Jimmy Jewel
Comedy actor. Born James Arthur Thomas Marsh in Sheffield to a couple of music-hall entertainers.  When Jimmy's successful double act became old fashioned he restarted his career in television in t...
2 memorials
Sir Osbert Lancaster
Cartoonist and writer. Son of Robert, grandson of Sir William, he was born at the Notting Hill house with the plaque. At Oxford University he became friends with Betjeman and after art school worke...
1 memorial
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