Writer/humorist. born Guildford as Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, educated at Dulwich College. Produced about 100 books, creating Jeeves, Wooster and Lord Emsworth. He was criticized for broadcasting from Berlin where he was interned during WW2. Files recently released by MI5 show that he was not a Nazi collaborator, just rather naive. But, embarrassed, he exiled himself to America and became an American citizen in 1955.
2016: was acquired by the British Library.
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Sir P. G. Wodehouse
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Actor and comedian. Â Born University College Hospital, Bloomsbury. Â 'The Dick Emery Show' ran for twenty years, 1963 - 83, with his catch-phrase, 'Oh, you are awful!' Â Died Denmark Hill, London.
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...
Actor, songwriter. Born London. Â Wrote that Cliff Richard hit 'Marianne'. Played Compo in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Died Westminster.
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