Dick Emery
Overview
Richard Gilbert "Dick" Emery (19 February 1915 – 2 January 1983) was an English
England
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 comedian
Comedian
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 and actor
Actor
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. Beginning on radio in the 1950s, an eponymous television series ran from 1963 to 1981. He was the brother of Ann Emery
Ann Emery
Ann Emery is a British actress. She is the sister of actor and comedian Dick Emery.Educated at Mrs Smith's School for Young Ladies and the Cone Ripman School, she excelled in tap dancing, which led to her first stage role as a Babe in Babes In The Wood at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith.During...

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Richard Gilbert Emery was born in University College Hospital
University College Hospital
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, Bloomsbury
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, London
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 in 1915. His parents were the comedy double act
Double act
A double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but drastically different personalities or behavior...

 Callan and Emery. They took him on tour when he was only 3 weeks old and gave him the occasional turn on the stage throughout his childhood, which was always on the move and disrupted, creating problems for the future, but at least setting the scene for eventually going into show business.
 
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