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Victor Oliver von Samek (8 July 1898 – 15 August 1964) was an Austrian-born British musician, entertainer, comedian and actor, most popular between the 1920s and 1950s. [1] Early life and musical career. He was born in Vienna into a Jewish family, the son of Baron Viktor von Samek.
Jan 26, 2012 · Vic Oliver was welcomed on to the first ever Desert Island Discs programme as a "comedian, lightning club manipulator, violinist and comedy trick cyclist", according to the surviving scripts.
Vic Oliver. Actor: Give Us the Moon. Vic Oliver was born on 8 July 1898 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Give Us the Moon (1944), He Found a Star (1941) and Studio One (1948).
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BBC. Aired in the year Desert Island Discs celebrated 70 years on air, David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of its very first castaway, entertainer Vic Oliver. In the early forties presenter Roy Plomley devised a series which has been a constant presence in the choppy waters of radio ever since.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 15 (AP)—Vic Oliver, British stage and television star who was once Sir Winston Churchill's son‐in‐law, collapsed and died tonight during the final performance...
Jan 26, 2012 · His first guest, Vic Oliver, was a household name comedian, musician, host and music hall act. Oliver had married Winston Churchill's daughter and found fame appearing on the wartime radio...
Jan 26, 2012 · As Desert Island Discs celebrates 80 years, David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of its very first castaway, entertainer Vic Oliver. In the forties, as a comedian, musician, host and...