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Arthur Haynes (14 May 1914 – 19 November 1966) was an English comedian and star of The Arthur Haynes Show, a comedy sketch series produced by ATV from 1956 until his death from a heart attack in 1966.
May 31, 2011 · http://www.networkdvd.net/product_inf... Reigning supreme for almost a decade as ITV's biggest comedian, Arthur Haynes was one of the most influential and popular comics that television has...
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A British TV series featuring Arthur Haynes as a tramp and a tailor, and other working class characters. The show ran from 1956 to 1966 and included musical acts and sketches by Johnny Speight and Nicholas Parsons.
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Arthur Haynes was a popular and influential British comedian who worked with Johnny Speight and Nicholas Parsons. He created memorable characters such as Oscar Pennyfeather and the bemedalled tramp, but his career faded with changing tastes and unfair criticism.
Nov 4, 1995 · Heroes of Comedy is an essay on the fickle nature of posthumous fame. While posterity has been kind to Tommy Cooper and Joyce Grenfell, it has danced on the grave of Arthur Haynes.
Arthur Haynes was born on 19 May 1914 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Carnaby, M.D. (1966), Strange Bedfellows (1965) and The Arthur Haynes Show (1956). He was married to Queenie W. Banks. He died on 19 November 1966 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
Mar 19, 2023 · For a brief ten years he was one of the top comedians on British television with scripts by Johnny Speight and a weekly programme seen by millions. In 1961 the Variety Club voted him the ITV Personality of the Year and he appeared in two Royal Variety Performances.
