biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1922–84)
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| biography:
| Comic and magician, born in Caerphilly, S Wales, UK. A member of the Horse Guards (1939–46), he began performing with the Combined Services Entertainment in the Middle East, where he acquired his trademark headgear of a red fez. In 1947 he appeared at the Windmill Theatre, then achieved television renown in numerous variety shows and his own 1950s series It's Magic. His act thrived on his apparently inexpert ability to misperform elaborate tricks. He died during the transmission of the television show Live From Her Majesty's. |
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