Person    | Male  Born 17/1/1892  Died 9/1/1949

Tommy Handley

Categories: Humour, TV & Radio

Radio comedian. Born Liverpool. Best known for the BBC radio show "ITMA - It's that man again".

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Tommy Handley

Tommy Handley, 1892 - 1949, radio comedian, lived here. Greater London Council

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