Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
1965
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Hancock's Half Hour was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sidney James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams.
Actor: Call Me Genius. Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England, the son of John and Lillian Hancock. He was educated at Durlston Court, Swanage, and Bradfield College, Reading. He served in the R.A.F. (ground crew) during the war. In 1942 he was in the R.A.F. Gang Show.
Jun 27, 2018 · This week marks 50 years since the death of British comedian Tony Hancock. Born in Birmingham in 1924 and raised in Bournemouth, Hancock was the post-war generation’s most beloved comic figure...
Jul 9, 2012 · By. Christine Brandel. / 9 July 2012. Forty-four years ago in June, British comedian Tony Hancock committed suicide. He was just 44 years old. Like Jack Benny in the US, Hancock was the most ...
We are dedicated to finding, preserving and promoting the works of Tony Hancock, one of the most popular and influential comedians of the late twentieth century. His 1950s radio and television sitcom, Hancock’s Half Hour, is still regarded as unsurpassed in the field of light entertainment.
Jan 14, 2023 · Saturday 14 January 2023 09:29 GMT. Comments. Why are audiences still so enamoured of Tony Hancock? (Getty) F ifty-five years after the death of Tony Hancock, the great-niece of the...
Feb 13, 2022 · Tony Hancock was a comic genius. Born in 1924, a young Tony strived to follow in the footsteps of his late father, John (sometimes known as Jack) who himself was a comedian, entertainer and publican who regularly performed to audiences at his establishment, The Railway Hotel.
