biography
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Handley, Tommy
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popular name of Thomas Reginald Handley
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| male
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| lived:
| (1892–1949)
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| biography:
| Comedian, born in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK. He served in World War 1, then worked in variety, and in the infancy of radio became known as a regular broadcaster. In 1939 he achieved nationwide fame through his weekly programme ITMA (It's That Man Again) which, with its mixture of satire, parody, slapstick, and wit, helped to boost wartime morale, and continued as a prime favourite until brought to an untimely end by his sudden death. |
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