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Harry Donald Secombe was born at Swansea on Sept 8 1921, the son of a commercial traveller for a wholesale grocery firm who supplemented his income as a cartoonist. The Secombes were a large, warm.

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If Spike Milligan was the most anarchic member of that cult 1950s BBC Radio show The Goons, Peter Sellers ultimately the richest and Michael Bentine the most sophisticated, Harry Secombe, who has.

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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 23301 Source citation Singer, writer, comedian, presenter, goon and loved the world over, especially in Wales.

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Sir Harry Secombe dies Sir Harry (r): One of the UK's best-loved entertainers Sir Harry Secombe, famed for his work with The Goon Show, has died aged 79. The performer died in hospital in.

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Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE (8 September 1921 - 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show (1951-1960), playing many characters, most notably Neddie Seagoon.

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Linda Crampton Updated: Nov 11, 2022 6:50 PM EST I remember Harry Secombe best for his beautiful voice. Alexas_Fotos, Pixabay License Harry Secombe: A Versatile Performer Harry Secombe was a versatile, jovial, and well-known entertainer from Wales who had a beautiful singing voice.

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Overview Born September 8, 1921 · Swansea, Wales, UK Died April 11, 2001 · Guildford, Surrey, England, UK (prostate cancer) Birth name Harry Donald Secombe Height 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio Harry Secombe was one of Britain's best loved comic entertainers. Born in Swansea, South Wales he began singing as a child in local church choirs.

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Sir Harry Secombe, comedy genius of radio's The Goon Show, died today at the age of 79. The comic, who also presented ITV's religious music show Highway, had a run of ill health over the past.

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Harry Secombe, a natural clown who brought deft acting, a seemingly uncontrollable falsetto giggle and a raspberry that sounded like a bulldozer hitting a whoopee cushion to his role as one of.

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Sir Harry Secombe, one of Wales' finest stars, would have been 100 today One hundred years ago today, entertainer Sir Harry Secombe was welcomed into the world. Most famous for his roles in.

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April 13, 2001 12 AM PT. From Times Staff and Wire Reports. Sir Harry Secombe, a comedian whose gift for the ridiculous made him one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, has died at the age of.

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Sir Harry Secombe, the popular British comedian of both television and radio, has died. A star of Oliver and The Goon Show passed away in Surrey, England, on Wednesday, at the age of 79.

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Don't tell them I'm coming.". On the Saturday afternoon, I was instructed to wait for him outside the hotel. Inside, on the stage, the Goons producer Dennis Main Wilson was being interviewed.

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Harry Secombe. 8 September 1921 - 11 April 2001. Secombe was born in a council house in the St Thomas district of Swansea, the third of four children of Nellie Jane Gladys (née Davies), a shop manageress, and Frederick Ernest Secombe, a grocer. From the age of 11 he attended Dynevor School, a state secondary school in central Swansea.

03.09.2021. On Wednesday 8 September 2021 the National Library will be celebrating the centenary of the birth of Welsh comedian, actor, singer and television presenter Harry Secombe who was born in Swansea on the 8 September 1921. In a live online Q+A session, two of Harry Secombe's children, David Secombe and Katy Secombe, will discuss the life and career of their father, along with items.

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Sir Harry Secombe. Updated: Oct 13, 2021. Today we look into the origin story of one Neddie Seagoon. Born in Swansea in 1921, Secombe wasn't a natural performer at first. He tended to play support act to his sister, and retreated to the outside lavatory to sing whenever he was asked to perform at family gatherings.