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Will Hay
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Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland and Teesside
Born on 6th of November 1888
Died on 18th of April 1949

Born 1888. Died 1949 - Comic actor.

Apprentice engineer before turning professional and working in music halls and radio. Film debut was Know Your Apples (1933). Other films included Oh, Mr Porter (1937) and My Learned Friend (1943). Forced to retire from the screen due to ill health, remained a radio panellist. Was a respected amateur astronomer.

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