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In the 1960s and 1970s, Dick Emery was one of the most successful comics on the box. He was voted BBC TV Personality of the Year, thanks to creations such as his toothy vicar, sex-starved spinster Hettie, crusty old Lampwick, outrageously camp Clarence, who coined the phrase: "Hallo honky tonks". Perhaps the most memorable of all was Mandy, a busty middle-aged woman whose repressed nature was usually betrayed by a sudden affectionate slap and a cry of: "Ooh, you are awful. But I like you!".
While his creations left millions howling, in private Emery was a man with a terrible fear of failure. He was often sick before performances and would sleep to escape stage nerves prior to a performance. Bob Monkhouse once incurred his wrath by accidentally waking him before a Royal Variety Performance. Emery exploded in a torrent of abuse as Monkhouse recalled in his book 'Over the Limit'. Emery used to spend hours in analysis, was hypnotised, tried many sedatives and drugs to cure his tension - though the pills scared him as much as the fear of failure.
He once told friend and co-star Roy Kinnear: "I don't just envy the confidence that other comics seem to have, I resent it. I hate them for it, just like my dad did. If there's such a thing as a chip off the old block, it's on my shoulder."
Emery married five times and left his last wife to live with a showgirl 30 years younger than him. His BBC show was axed after 12 years in 1979 and he died four years later.- Actor
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Ian Trigger was born on 30 September 1938 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fantastic Four (1994), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) and Countess Dracula (1971). He died on 6 January 2010 in King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.- Margo Jenkins was born on 10 December 1934 in Bristol, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), The Mind of the Enemy (1965) and Compact (1962). She was married to David Poulson. She died on 24 November 1998 in Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.
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Harry Carpenter was born on 17 October 1925 in South Norwood, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Prince Who Is King (1999), 101 Greatest Knockouts: Round 2 (2006) and Vendetta (1966). He was married to Phyllis Barbara Matthews. He died on 20 March 2010 in Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.- Frankie Fraser was born on 13 December 1923 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Table 5 (1997), Hard Men (1996) and Operation Good Guys (1997). He was married to Doreen Fraser. He died on 26 November 2014 in King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.
- Mimi Crawford was born on 21 December 1897 in Kentish Town, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for An Old World Garden (1929), Chelsea Nights (1929) and The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996). She was married to Charles Henry George Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk. She died on 22 February 1966 in Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.
- Fred Hearne was born on 2 June 1889 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Birds of a Feather (1935), Over She Goes (1937) and Graft (1915). He died on 20 September 1958 in Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.
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Elspeth Cochrane was born on 27 April 1916 in Paddington, London, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for Folio (1955), Hour of Mystery (1957) and Armchair Theatre (1956). She was married to Cyril Peter Anthony Potter. She died on 16 May 2011 in Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.- Stephen Speed was born on 6 November 1955 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Old Men at the Zoo (1983) and Pineapple Poll (1979). He died on 11 November 2014 in Denmark Hill, London, England, UK.