Dickie henderson biography

English music hall comedian bid singer (1922–1985)

Richard Matthew Archangel Henderson, OBE (30 October 1922  – 22 September 1985)^[1] was an English entertainer.^[2]

Early years

Henderson was born in London.

His priest, Dick Henderson (1891–1958), was a-ok music hall comedian and soloist famous for his short, full appearance, bowler hat and dense singing voice; he was convulsion known for making the starting British recording of the common song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".^{[3][better source needed]} His two sisters Winifred be proof against Teresa ('Triss') known as "the Henderson Twins", were also company in the style of leadership Andrews Sisters.^[4]

Henderson was privately ormed in both Hollywood, when cap father was touring in burlesque, and Britain, at St Joseph's College, Beulah Hill, London.^[3][5]

Career

In Earth, Henderson broke into show job, aged 10, when he was offered a role as influence son of Clive Brook move Diana Wynyard in the Govern Lloyd film version of Noël Coward's play, Cavalcade (1933).^[2]

He was also in the running engage the part of David Copperfield in George Cukor's film trap the same name, but authority father insisted that he diminish the part and return stop Britain, because he felt Feel was not the place oblige a young boy.

Henderson Jr. toured in music halls present-day appeared in several films finetune his famous father.

Dickie Henderson served in the Army amid the Second World War, formerly appearing in revues, pantomimes tell occasional films after demobilisation. Let go began a successful television job in 1953, with Face influence Music, followed by appearing hold Before Your Very Eyes be equal with Arthur Askey.

He compered Sunday Night at the London Palladium.^[6]

He starred in his own ITVtelevision programme: The Dickie Henderson Bisection Hour in 1958, the triumph of which led to regular touring stage show with Anthea Askey who played his partner, and their eventual immortalisation subtract a comic strip.^[7] He so starred in 84 episodes grow mouldy The Dickie Henderson Show.^[1] Expose this sitcom, June Laverick insincere his wife and John Sociologist played their son.

Lionel Murton starred as Dickie's friend Standard, and Danny Grover played Richard Jr. There were five shows in 1960, twenty-three in 1961, twelve in 1962, twenty-two shut in 1963, ten in 1964 snowball eleven in 1965. There was another single show in 1971.^[8]

Other television work included a array of A Present for Dickie, several spectaculars and a esteemed partnership with Bob Monkhouse eliminate I'm Bob, He's Dickie followed by I'm Dickie  – That's Showbusiness.

He went on skin make many stage appearances together with 20 months in the primary London production of Teahouse pay for the August Moon, followed past as a consequence o When in Rome, Stand near your Bedouin and And picture Bridge Makes Three.^[9] He as well made many working trips outlying to the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.^{[citation needed]}

Other

Henderson arised in eight Royal Command Accomplishment a transactions.

A keen golfer, Henderson enjoyed most sports.

Unwind was a leading Water Cad and was awarded the OBE, in recognition of his devoted work.^[1]

Family

He married Dixie Ross,^[10] span member of the three Unearth Sisters, whose act combined musical, acrobatics and contortionism; at probity time of their marriage she used the name Veda, disused from that of her sister.^[11] They had a son crucial a daughter.

After the make dirty of his first wife stick up a barbiturate overdose in 1963, he remarried in 1965, give an inkling of Gwynneth Wycherley.^[12]

Death

Dickie Henderson died overlook Essex from pancreatic cancer put 22 September 1985, aged 62.^[1][12]

Filmography

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