Person    | Male  Born 19/2/1917  Died 2/1/1983

Dick Emery

Categories: Humour, TV & Radio

Actor and comedian. Born University College Hospital, Bloomsbury. 'The Dick Emery Show' ran for twenty years, 1963 - 83, with his catch-phrase, 'Oh, you are awful!' Died Denmark Hill, London.

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Dick Emery

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BBC Television Centre - Dick Emery

Dick Emery, 1917 - 1983. BBC and the Heritage Foundation

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