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Tributes have been paid in memory of Frasier actor John Mahoney, who died this week at the age of 77. His cause of death has now been revealed.
- “I Associate Manchester with Need and Want and Ration Books”
- “I Just Wanted to Blend In”
- “There Are Words Every Once in A While That Still Give Me Away”
Charles John Mahoney was born June 20, 1940 in the British seaside town of Blackpool. His family were from nearby Manchester, and like many people in major British cities, they had been forced to evacuate to avoid bombings during the Second World War. Once the war was over, the family returned to Manchester, but the city wasn’t an ideal place to li...
As a young man with a British accent, Mahoney also stuck out like a sore thumb amongst his new American colleagues. “It drew attention to me. All the guys in the Army, they were always ‘oh say this, oh say that’. I hated it. I just wanted to blend in.” To this end, Mahoney began making a conscious effort to ditch his old voice and mannerisms and ad...
Indeed, despite Mahoney’s best efforts to eradicate all trace of his old accent, occasionally he would slip back. “There are words every once in a while that still give me away. We were doing an episode of Frasier and I had to say, ‘See you next Wednesday.’ The director said, ‘See you when? Next what?’ They wanted me to say Wen-sday. It was so alie...
John Mahoney was an award-winning American actor. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, the seventh of eight children of Margaret and Reg, a baker. His family was evacuated to the sea-side resort to avoid the Nazi bombing of their native Manchester.
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- Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
John Mahoney was an award-winning American actor. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, the seventh of eight children of Margaret and Reg, a baker. His family was evacuated to the sea-side resort to avoid the Nazi bombing of their native Manchester.
- June 20, 1940
- February 4, 2018
Feb 9, 2018 · We're going to remember John Mahoney, the British-born actor best known for playing Martin Crane on the long-running sitcom "Frasier." Mahoney died Sunday at the age of 77.
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Feb 5, 2018 · An unhappy home and the second World War made Mahoney long to move to the United States, and he did so when he was young, studying at Quincy University in Illinois.