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Victoria Wood CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, lyricist, singer, composer, pianist, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions which she performed ...
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- 1974–2016
- Chris Foote Wood (brother)
- University of Birmingham
Apr 20, 2016 · 20 April 2016. Victoria Wood inspired a new generation of female comics in a hugely successful career on television and on stage. Comedian, singer and writer Victoria Wood has died after "a short ...
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Apr 20, 2016 · First published on Wed 20 Apr 2016 10.20 EDT. The comedian Victoria Wood, described as “one of the brightest talents of our generation”, has died aged 62 after a short illness. Her publicist ...
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Oct 16, 2020 · Victoria Wood's best work had a comic breadth and energy few contemporaries could match. When she died in 2016, for some fans it was as though a family member had been taken from them.
Apr 20, 2016 · Victoria Wood: Tributes paid to comedian and actress. 20 April 2016. Victoria Wood was "the most loyal and lovely friend you could ever wish for," says Michael Ball. Stars have paid tribute to ...
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Apr 20, 2016 · Comedian and actress Victoria Wood has died from cancer at the age of 62. She passed away at her home in London surrounded by family, her publicist said. In a statement her older brother Chris ...
LONDON (AP) — Victoria Wood, a British comedian who found humor in everyday life and blazed a trail for other female comics, has died. She was 62. Wood died Wednesday at her London home "after a short but brave battle with cancer," said her publicist, Neil Reading. Born in Greater Manchester in 1953, Wood got her first break in 1974 winning the TV talent contest "New Faces." As a woman from ...
