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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.

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   Jun 13, 2018 · Vic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered - Media Centre. David Baddiel explores the life of the very first Desert Island Discs castaway, the mercurial entertainer Vic Oliver. In the 40s,...

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   Who is Vic Oliver?

   • 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. That is quite an introduction.

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   Who was Victor Oliver & what did he do?

   • Born Victor Oliver von Samek in Vienna, Austria in 1898, Oliver's fame peaked during World War II. His hit BBC radio series Hi Gang! was so successful that it had film and theatre spin-offs.

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   What TV shows did Vic Oliver appear in?

   • Oliver featured in a string of popular revues, just before and after the start of the Second World War, including Black and Blue, Black Velvet, and The Night and the Music. During the war he starred in the BBC radio show Hi, Gang! and appeared in many others, including Oliver Twist, Yankee Doodle Do, and Vic Oliver Introduces.

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   Who was John Oliver & what did he do?

   • Oliver was a radio comedian, an Austro-American variety star and music hall bill-topper. He was a brilliant musician who, while playing his instrument deliberately badly for laughs, led the way for comics Les Dawson and Victor Borge. But behind the veneer of showbusiness and celebrity, his life story is as compelling as it is colourful.

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   Jan 26, 2012 · 26 January 2012. By Alex Hudson. BBC News. The first ever castaway on Desert Island Discs 70 years ago was a man who not only annoyed Winston Churchill but also earned Adolf Hitler's enmity. So who...

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7. www.bbc.com › mediacentre › proginfoVic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered - Media Centre - BBC

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   Jan 26, 2012 · As Desert Island Discs celebrates 70 years this month, David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of its very first castaway, entertainer Vic Oliver. In the early 1940s presenter Roy Plomley ...

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   A guide to Vic Oliver: The First Castaway Remembered, the 2012 BBC Radio 4 radio documentary. Profile of the comic, musical hall act, and the first ever guest on Desert Island Discs.