Person    | Male  Born 19/3/1921  Died 15/4/1984

Tommy Cooper

Categories: Humour, TV & Radio

Countries: Wales

Comedian. Born Wales. Member of the Magic Circle. Died of a heart attack on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, live on television.

"I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library." I thought "That's a turn-up for the books."

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Tommy Cooper

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Hand & Racquet

The Hand & Racquet has been around in different forms since the Tudor tim...

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Teddington Studios - Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, magician and Water Rat. Comic Heritage 

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Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, magician and water rat. Comic Heritage

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Tommy Cooper - W4

Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, lived here 1955 - 1984. English Heritage

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