Person    | Male  Born 23/3/1920  Died 7/7/1988

Jimmy Edwards DFC

Categories: Humour, TV & Radio

Comedian and comic writer. Born Barnes. Achieved national fame as Pa Glum in 'Take It From Here', as the headmaster in 'Whack-O!' and on the radio quiz show that he devised 'Does the Team Think?' in which he appeared 1957-1977. Died in the Cromwell Hospital, London.

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Jimmy Edwards DFC

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BBC Television Centre - Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards DFC, 1920 - 1988. BBC and the Heritage Foundation

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