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Goodman was born in Farnborough, Kent (now in London), on 25 April 1944. [2] [3] He grew up in Bethnal Green, East London, where his grandfather worked as a costermonger, selling fruit and vegetables. As a child, Goodman was wheeled around in his grandfather's barrow and tasked with making sure the vegetables appeared to be fresh. [4]
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- Leonard Gordon Goodman, 25 April 1944, Farnborough, Kent, England
- 1967–2022
- 22 April 2023 (aged 78), Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Apr 24, 2023 · International fame came late to Len Goodman. When it did, he had spent long enough in obscurity for it not to affect him. He may never have been a world-class dancer himself, but his easy-going...
Apr 24, 2023 · Mon 24 Apr 2023 11.59 EDT. Last modified on Mon 24 Apr 2023 12.49 EDT. Len Goodman, who has died of cancer aged 78, had just turned 60 when he found television fame as head judge on Strictly...
- Anthony Hayward
Apr 24, 2023 · Len Goodman, the beloved ballroom champion and longtime judge on Dancing with the Stars and its British counterpart Strictly Come Dancing, has died of bone cancer at age 78.
- Rachel Treisman
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Apr 24, 2023 · Former Strictly Come Dancing head judge Len Goodman has died at the age of 78. He died on Saturday at a hospice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, surrounded by his family. He had had bone cancer.
Len Goodman obituary: From the East End to Strictly Come Dancing studio. The dance teacher shot to fame as a last-minute addition as head judge on Strictly Come Dancing.
Apr 24, 2023 · Fred Prouser/Reuters. By Jenny Gross. April 24, 2023. LONDON — Len Goodman, a former British exhibition dance champion who was a longtime judge on the hit BBC reality competition “Strictly ...