Bud Flanagan
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British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian and later a television and film actor (1896-1968)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1968
- Works
- 1
Top works
- My crazy life
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Film & TV
Whitechapel, London, England, UK
From Wikipedia Bud Flanagan OBE (14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1959. Bud Flanagan is best remembered as part of a double act…
Known for
- The Wild Affair — Sergeant Bletch1965
- Life Is a Circus — Bud1960
- Dunkirk — Himself1958
- Tonight in Britain — Self1954
- Here Comes the Sun — Corona Flanagan1945
- Dreaming — Bud1944
- Theatre Royal — Bob Parker1943
- Listen to Britain — Self - Flanagan & Allen1942
- We’ll Smile Again — Bob Parker1942
- Gasbags — Bud1941
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1896
- Active to
- 1968
Discography
Member of
- Flanagan and Allen1926–1945
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,917
- Total plays
- 20,652
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Bud Flanagan (14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s, born in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom. Flanagan (who's real name was Chaim Reuben Weintrop) was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognized when he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1960. Bud Flanagan is best remembered as part of a double act with Chesney Allen, Flanagan and Allen. They had first met on active service in Flanders <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Flanagan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Whitechapel
- Place of death
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Record label
- Pye Records
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- British Army
- Significant event
- double act
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1896-10-14
- date of death
- 1968-10-20
- Commons category
- Bud Flanagan
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- birth name
- Chaim Reuven Weintrop
Sources (1)
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