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Tony Hancock | |
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 Hancock c. 1963 | |
| Born | Anthony John Hancock 12 May 1924 Hall Green, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 25 June 1968 (aged 44) Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia |
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| Years active | 1942–1968 |
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Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor.[1]
High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James, when it became known in early 1960,[2] disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best-remembered work (including The Blood Donor and The Radio Ham). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career declined.
- ^ Oliver, John (2003–14). "Hancock, Tony (1924-1968)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ John Fisher Tony Hancock: The Definitive Biography, London: Harper Collins, 2008, p. 289