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Sir Norman Wisdom has become the great British clown in the mold of Sir Charles Chaplin with his little man in the ill fitting suit and cloth cap. His character is an everyman, much put upon but struggling through to a (usually) happy ending. He was brought up in an orphanage after his mother died and his father disowned him. He joined the British Army at age 14 as a band boy and learnt to play the clarinet, drums and xylophone. In 1941, he went to India with the army and became a comedian by clowning around in camp concerts. When demobbed, he returned home and decided to try to get on the stage but couldn't find an agent who was interested in him.
After marrying his fiancee, Freda Simpson, he spent five weeks in America searching for an agent and work without success. On his return to Britain, he eventually found an agent resulting in him making his first stage appearance at Collins Music Hall on December 17, 1946. Over time, his talent and his popularity grew resulting in him making his first major film Trouble in Store (1953) followed by One Good Turn (1955). Before long, he was writing the screenplays for eight of his films, including The Square Peg (1958), Follow a Star (1959), A Stitch in Time (1963) and The Early Bird (1965). In addition to writing the screenplays, he also composed numerous songs including his theme song "Don't Laugh at Me ('Cause I'm a Fool)".- Producer
- Additional Crew
Dan Gordon-Levitt was born on 27 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer, known for Moon Shot (1994), Nova (1974) and Einstein Revealed (1996). He died on 4 October 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Mike Howden was born on 4 July 1932 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Mannix (1967) and Bewitched (1964). He died on 4 October 2010 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Sound Department
Claude Hitchcock was born on 8 November 1918 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Claude is known for The Dirty Dozen (1967), Zulu (1964) and The Avengers (1961). Claude died on 4 October 2010 in Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England, UK.- Make-Up Department
- Actor
Gregorio Ros was an actor, known for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Sex and Lucía (2001) and El embrujo de Shanghai (2002). He died on 4 October 2010 in Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain.- John Blaisse was born on 14 December 1915 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for 12 Monkeys (1995) and Home of Angels (1995). He died on 4 October 2010 in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Additional Crew
Maurice Broomfield was born on 2 February 1916 in Draycott, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is known for My Father and Me (2019), Cameras and Cameramen (1963) and The Terry and Gaby Show (2003). He was married to Suzy Thompson-Coon and Sonja Lagusova. He died on 4 October 2010 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.- David Cronin died on 4 October 2010 in the USA.
- Mónika Szentpál was born on 11 September 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for 12 egy tucat (1974). She died on 4 October 2010 in Budapest, Hungary.