Comedian and film actor. Born Sunderland. Best known for a series of films in which he played a character, Josser, in the 1930s. T. S. Eliot was a big fan. Died London.
British Pathe have some film of Lotinga in performance - confirmation that what's funny changes over time.
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Ernie Lotinga
Actor. Born as Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. Was in Britain aged 5 but by age 12 she was back in Oslo performing as a dancer. 1934 she returned to Britain to promote her film career. The IMDB...
Scriptwriter and actor. Born in Oldham, Lancashire. As a writer, he worked with Spike Milligan on the early scripts for the Goon Shows. He wrote for many of the major comedians of the day, includin...
Actor, director and visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe. Born Chicago. In 1952, while working in the UK, he heard that the House Un-American Activities had black-listed him so he decided to...
