Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens;[1] 14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English actor and comedian.
Some of his best known roles were in Private's Progress (1956), The Green Man (1956), Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957), I'm All Right Jack (1959) and Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959).
From the early 1960s, Terry-Thomas began appearing in American movies such as Bachelor Flat, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and How to Murder Your Wife.
In 1971, Terry-Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died at a nursing home on 8 January 1990 in Godalming, Surrey at the age of 78.
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Terry-Thomas in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
Ardingly College, where Terry-Thomas engaged in amateur dramatics.
Erich von Stroheim, on whom Terry-Thomas based his early look.
"Everyone was talking about the gap between my teeth, my monocle, the fancy waistcoats I wore and the seven-inch cigarette holders I used."—Terry-Thomas on his unique look[2]
English actor Terry-Thomas in May 1951
Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 1963
Peter Sellers, who appeared with Terry-Thomas in four films between 1957 and 1959
Publicity shot of Terry-Thomas for The Bing Crosby Show, 1961
Terry-Thomas and Doris Day in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
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References
- ↑ Passenger & Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Los Angeles, California; NAI Number: 2788930; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2009; Record Group Number: 85
- ↑ Terry-Thomas & Daum 1990, p. 30.
Other websites
- Terry-Thomas on Pathé News
- Terry-Thomas at Aveleyman
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