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Harry Corbett [1] OBE [2] (28 January 1918 – 17 August 1989) was an English magician, puppeteer, and television presenter. He was best known as the creator of the glove puppet character Sooty in 1952. Biography. Corbett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to James W. Corbett, a coal miner, and his wife Florence, née Ramsden.
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Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was...
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Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor and comedian, best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid Brambell in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974).
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Harry H Corbett was a womaniser who hated his role in Steptoe and died a bitter and disappointed man. When Steptoe finished in 1974, Corbett loathed Brambell. Within three years, the feeling...
Jul 27, 2023 · That was reflected, sadly, in Brambell’s funeral. He died of cancer, aged 72, on 18 January 1985, three years after the death — of a heart attack — of his co-star Harry H Corbett. Just six people attended Wilfrid’s cremation – his brother and partner, Galton and Simpson, a BBC representative, and Harry’s widow, Maureen Corbett.
Actor: Carry on Screaming!. Harry H Corbett (he added the "H" to avoid being confused with Sooty's friend) was born in Burma in 1925. His father was an officer in the army. His mother died when he was very young and he moved to England as a child and was brought up in Manchester by an aunt.
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Harry H. Corbett. Actor: Carry on Screaming!. Harry H Corbett (he added the "H" to avoid being confused with Sooty's friend) was born in Burma in 1925. His father was an officer in the army. His mother died when he was very young and he moved to England as a child and was brought up in Manchester by an aunt.
Mar 18, 2012 · The Observer TV comedy. This article is more than 12 years old. Steptoe and Son: the tempestuous ties that kept them together. A biography of Harry H Corbett by his daughter reveals the...
