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Charles Penrose
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles Jolly, Arty Chuckles, Fred Arthurs
British comedian, entertainer, singer (1873–1952)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- New England's power resources
- A Brief sketch of the public services of Major Isaac Roach
- Mormon Doctrine Plain and Simple
- Rays of Living Light on the One Way of Salvation
- 1838 - April fourth - 1938
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Film & TV
Known for
- The Dark Eyes of London — Morrison, undercover detective1939
- The Crimes of Stephen Hawke — Sir Franklin1936
- Calling the Tune — Cameo appearance1936
- Honeymoon for Three — Laughing passenger (uncredited)1935
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Philadelphia
Discography
- Devil's Grip2010
- Circe2013
- All Gone (Eschaton)2015
- Eat + Drink + Sleep2017
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,994
- Total plays
- 25,969
Tags
comedyspoken word1920s20sschellack-schatz
Charles Penrose (11 November 1873 – 17 November 1952) was a British music hall and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for his unusual comic song "The Laughing Policeman". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charles+Penrose">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Biggleswade
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Record label
- Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.
- Image
- Charles Penrose Laughing Policeman.jpg
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- date of death
- 1952-11-17
- date of birth
- 1873-11-11
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1891-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (2)
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