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Charlie Drake (1925-2006)

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Michael Rhodes

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Dec 24, 2006, 6:54:54 AM12/24/06
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Comedian Charlie Drake has died aged 81 following a long illness caused
by two strokes, his manager has said. Drake starred in a string of hit
TV shows and films in the 1960s and 1970s, and had success with the
novelty pop song My Boomerang Won't Come Back.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6207585.stm

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1039164/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Drake

Laurie Mansfield, his manager for 37 years, called him "the last of the
great slapstick comedians".
Drake died in his sleep at a nursing home in Twickenham, west London.
He leaves three sons.

AlanG

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Dec 24, 2006, 7:37:41 AM12/24/06
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On 24 Dec 2006 03:54:54 -0800, "Michael Rhodes"
<migx73all...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

He was the very first childrens entertainer I saw on television in
1953. Mick and Montmorency. Always thought his partner was Arthur
Mullard but when I was able to check I found I'd been wrong all those
years.

Mike Cawood, HND BIT

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Dec 25, 2006, 5:34:26 AM12/25/06
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Mike Cawood, HND BIT

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Dec 25, 2006, 5:44:17 AM12/25/06
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"AlanG" <pl...@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> He was the very first childrens entertainer I saw on television in
> 1953. Mick and Montmorency. Always thought his partner was Arthur
> Mullard but when I was able to check I found I'd been wrong all those
> years.

http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/other/mickmont.htm
shows that Mick was played by Jack Edwardes.

Charlie Crake was a much loved actor and comedian, I remember him best for
his record "My Boomerang Won't Come Back", that was hilarious.
Also I always thought that Arthur Mullard was superb!
Regards Mike.


Liz W

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Dec 25, 2006, 6:05:15 AM12/25/06
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"Mike Cawood, HND BIT" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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I was shocked by this link when I looked up Mullard's biography in
Wikipedia.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19960512/ai_n14451565

Mike Cawood, HND BIT

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Dec 25, 2006, 6:20:56 AM12/25/06
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"Liz W" <not-...@not-there.com> wrote in message
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Yes, but he's been pushing up the daisies too long to bring that up again.
My comment only referred to Mullard's TV & film appearances.
Regards Mike.


AlanG

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Dec 25, 2006, 10:00:07 AM12/25/06
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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:44:17 -0000, "Mike Cawood, HND BIT"
<m...@privacy.net> wrote:

>"AlanG" <pl...@invalid.com> wrote in message
>news:kvsso29dr9sl40n9m...@4ax.com...
>>
>> He was the very first childrens entertainer I saw on television in
>> 1953. Mick and Montmorency. Always thought his partner was Arthur
>> Mullard but when I was able to check I found I'd been wrong all those
>> years.
>
>http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/
>http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/other/mickmont.htm
>shows that Mick was played by Jack Edwardes.

As I discovered.

>
>Charlie Crake was a much loved actor and comedian, I remember him best for
>his record "My Boomerang Won't Come Back", that was hilarious.

Now his boomerang will never come back

AlanG

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Dec 25, 2006, 10:03:23 AM12/25/06
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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:05:15 GMT, "Liz W" <not-...@not-there.com>
wrote:

What a nasty man!

Beastie

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Dec 25, 2006, 10:11:42 AM12/25/06
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>>I was shocked by this link when I looked up Mullard's biography in
>>Wikipedia.
>>http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19960512/ai_n14451565
>
>
> What a nasty man!

Fuck him then, the fooking shit faced pervert bastard.

Rot in hell you scumbag.

Oh and Merry Christmas to evryone else.
-
R.I.P
Jame Brown though...and Reg VArdy...unless anyone has bad stories about
them.

Steve:Beastie

Michael Rhodes

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Dec 26, 2006, 1:28:36 PM12/26/06
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Charlie Drake's Times obit

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2518584,00.html

Michael Rhodes

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Dec 26, 2006, 8:10:06 PM12/26/06
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Charlie Drake's Daily Telegraph obit....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/12/26/db2601.xml

Michael Rhodes

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Dec 26, 2006, 8:15:22 PM12/26/06
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Drake's Independent obit - - - -

http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2103708.ece

Brian Watson

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Dec 29, 2006, 9:08:19 AM12/29/06
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"AlanG" <pl...@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>>Also I always thought that Arthur Mullard was superb!

Although his daughter has alleged he sexually abused her over a long time.

:-(

--
Brian


AlanG

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Dec 29, 2006, 12:49:52 PM12/29/06
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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:08:19 -0000, "Brian Watson"
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Get your attributions correct!
I never wrote that

Brian Watson

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Dec 30, 2006, 4:07:52 AM12/30/06
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"AlanG" <pl...@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:08:19 -0000, "Brian Watson"
> <WACC...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Get your attributions correct!

A "please" wouldn't hurt.

> I never wrote that

Sorry. Sloppy trimming.

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."


Michael Rhodes

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Jan 5, 2007, 11:56:58 PM1/5/07
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Charlie Drake's funeral will be at St. James' Church, Weybridge,
Surrey, on Tuesday 9 January 2007 ...

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Brian Watson

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Jan 6, 2007, 4:52:05 AM1/6/07
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"Michael Rhodes" <migx73all...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Charlie Drake's funeral will be at St. James' Church, Weybridge,
> Surrey, on Tuesday 9 January 2007 ...

I assume he lived there; he often referred to "Whey-bridge" (in a gentrified
accent) in his act.

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