Born Reuben Weinthrop above his family fried fish shop in Hanbury Street, where the plaque now is. The first half of the Flanagan & Allen double act, with Chesney Allen. These two were also both members of the 'Crazy Gang'. In the late 1940s Flanagan contributed funds to the anti-fascist "43 Group". Last recording was "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?", theme song for the TV series 'Dad's Army'. Spitalfields Life, our picture source has a spendid post on this funny man.
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Bud Flanagan
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Bud Flanagan
Bud Flanagan, 1896 - 1968, comedian and leader of the 'Crazy Gang', born here...
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Tommy Handley
Radio comedian. Born Liverpool. Best known for the BBC radio show "ITMA - It's that man again".
1 memorial
Wendy Richard, MBE
Actor best known as Pauline Fowler in the soap, East Enders, and as Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served?, alongside John Inman. She also had a number 1 hit in 1962 with Mike Sarne, Come Outside, on...
2 memorials
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
Lord Delfont of Stepney
Impresario and Companion Water Rat. Brother of Lord Lew Grade. The photo shows Delfont (on right) with Neil Diamond.
1 memorial
Wilfrid Brambell
Actor Born Dublin. Played the 'dirty old man' in the TV series 'Steptoe and Son' with Harry H. Corbett and Paul McCartney's granddad in 'A hard day's night'. Died in Westminster.
1 memorial