This page will contain videos about Arthur Askey, as they become available.Arthur AskeyArthur Askey (June 6, 1900 - November 16, 1982) was a prominent British comedian. Askey was born in Liverpool. His career began in the music halls, but he rose to stardom in 1938 through his role in the first radio sitcom, Band Waggon, prior to which radio comedy had consisted of broadcast standup routines. It had begun as a variety show, but had been unsuccessful until Askey and his partner, Richard Murdoch, took on a larger role in the writing. Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed and his use of catchphrases, as parodied by the Arthur Atkinson character in The Fast Show. During World War II, Askey starred in several comedy films, notably The Ghost Train (1941). When television arrived, he made the transition well. He also made many stage appearances as a pantomime dame. His last film was the British softcore porn film Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978), starting Debbie Ash. Soon afterwards, he was forced to give up performing, and had both legs amputated before his death. This page about Arthur Askey includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Arthur Askey News stories about Arthur Askey External links for Arthur Askey Videos for Arthur Askey Wikis about Arthur Askey Discussion Groups about Arthur Askey Blogs about Arthur Askey Images of Arthur Askey |
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Soon afterwards, he was forced to give up performing, and had both legs amputated before his death. He married actress Paula Prentiss on October 26, 1961 and they have two children. His last film was the British softcore porn film Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978), starting Debbie Ash. Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938 New York City, New York) Amrican actor and director. He also made many stage appearances as a pantomime dame. When television arrived, he made the transition well. During World War II, Askey starred in several comedy films, notably The Ghost Train (1941). Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed and his use of catchphrases, as parodied by the Arthur Atkinson character in The Fast Show. It had begun as a variety show, but had been unsuccessful until Askey and his partner, Richard Murdoch, took on a larger role in the writing. His career began in the music halls, but he rose to stardom in 1938 through his role in the first radio sitcom, Band Waggon, prior to which radio comedy had consisted of broadcast standup routines. Askey was born in Liverpool. Arthur Askey (June 6, 1900 - November 16, 1982) was a prominent British comedian. |