Benny Hill
| Benny Hill | |
| Birth name | Alfred Hawthorn Hill |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Alfie |
| Birth | 21 January 1924 Southampton |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom British |
| Deaths | 20 April 1992 (68 years) Teddington , Richmond upon Thames |
| Occupation (s) | comedian , actor , singer |
| Notable Films | The Benny Hill Show (TV) |
Benny Hill, born 21 January 1924 at Southampton and died on 20 April 1992 at Teddington , is a comedian, actor , singer , but mostly known for his television program,
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Alfred Hawthorn Hill was born on 21 January 1924 at Southampton , the city where he and his brother have spent the benches of the College of Taunton. During the Second World War, Alfred, who was nicknamed Alfie, is sent to the School of Bournemouth. Having completed studies, Alfie finds work as a milkman in Eastleigh , bridge operator and then as, driver, and ended up putting one foot in the entertainment industry by becoming assistant director. Inspired by the stars of British music hall, he also wants to put his stone in the entertainment world. For the scene, he changed his name to Benny tribute to his favorite comedian, Jack Benny. Having the theater goal, Benny is auditioned for the famous Windmill Theatre in Soho (famous for Revudeville, a popular show of singers, actors and naked girls), but was not hired. Benny's first job in professional theater as an artist, was in straight man to Reg Varney , moreover, he got the part in place of Peter Sellers then unknown at the time.
The dawn of a career
Between the end of the war and the beginnings of television, he worked as a radio host. His first television appearance in 1949, took place in the show Hi There. He continued to work intermittently until his career took off with the Benny Hill Show in 1955 on the BBC. Actors returned regularly on his show during those years at the BBC. Among the actors there were recurring Patricia Hayes , Jeremy Hawk , Peter Vernon , Ronnie Brody and co-author of the issuance of the mid-1950s until the early 1960s, Dave Freeman. Benny Hill remained on the BBC until the end of 1968, despite some infidelities with independent television channel ATV from 1957 to 1960 and again in 1967. He also hosts a radio show short, Benny Hill Time, broadcast on the BBC from 1964 to 1966. In parallel, he produced a sitcom, Benny Hill, which lasted from 1962 to 1963, where he played a different character each episode. In 1964, he played the weaver Nick Bottom in the adaptation of tlfilme dream of a summer night of William Shakespeare.
The Benny Hill Show
In 1969, the show left the BBC to Thames Television before disappearing from the antenna twenty years later, in 1989, with a special broadcast. It includes every time the famous car chases on the theme Yakety Sax , punctuated by the Letter to Elise by Beethoven or the melody of the song "Brussels" of Jacques Brel in fast, the cream pies and other forms of schoolboy humor. Another familiar theme of the series is Mahna Mahna by Piero Umiliani , less known Gimme dat ding group The Pipkins.
Comedians from the Benny Hill Show
Many actors, musicians and models appeared in the Benny Hill Show Deaths Benny Hill's health began to decline in the early 1990s : he suffered from heart problems. On 11 February 1992 , the doctors strongly recommended to lose weight, and recommended coronary bypass surgery, which he refused. A week later, renal failure was diagnosed. Benny Hill died on Monday 20 April 1992 , alone in his flat at 7 Fairwater House, Twickenham Road, Teddington, at the age of 68. Tuesday 21 April , worried neighbors had called the police, they then found the lifeless body of Benny Hill, sitting in his chair watching television. Ironically, the day of his death, a new contract for Central Independent Television was received by mail. A thrombosis coronary heart seems to be the cause of his death. Coincidentally, the day before, on 19 April 1992 , with the death of another British comedy icon, Frankie Howerd , who died at the age of 75. He was buried at Hollybrook Cemetery near his birthplace in Southampton. In October 1992 , following rumors that he wanted to be buried with large quantities of gold jewelry, thieves dug up the coffin. The next morning, when the authorities examined her coffin remained open, no treasure has been found inside. Therefore, only the perpetrators know where the coffin containing jewelry or not, ironically notorious for stingy, parsimonious in the extreme. Benny Hill was a compulsive worker and had few friends. Those who knew him well say he was never really alone, just to satisfy his own company. He never married, although he proposed to two women but was refused each time. Benny Hill has never owned a house or even a car, preferring to rent a small flat in Teddington , whose proximity to the studios of Thames Television , where his shows were recorded, allowed him to walk. His mother, Helen, lived with him until his death shortly before moving to Teddington. Travel was the only luxury he allowed himself. Benny Hill was truly a Francophile , he frequently visited Marseille and until the 1980s, he was able to enjoy the anonymity of French sidewalk cafes, public transport, and sympathize with local women. In addition to mastering the French, Benny also spoke German, Dutch and Italian in his travels. Benny Hill was a distant relative of the Australian singer and actress Holly Valance (Cousin Benny is the grandfather of Holly Valance). Charlie Chaplin was a huge fan of the work of Benny Hill. Benny discovered that his childhood idol was himself became one of his fans when he was invited to stay at the Chaplin family home in Switzerland , and found that Chaplin had a vast collection of videos of his work. Benny Hill and Dennis Kirkland were the first people outside the family to be invited into the private office of Chaplin. In a documentary, Benny Hill: The World's Favorite Clown (Benny Hill: the clown world's favorite) filmed before the death of Benny, celebrities like Burt Reynolds , Michael Caine , John Mortimer , Mickey Rooney , Walter Cronkite , among others express their admiration for Benny Hill and his humor (and in the case of Reynolds, the admiration was also extended to Hill's Angels ). In 2006, the facilitator and critic Garry Bushell launched a campaign to erect a statue of Benny Hill in Southampton, with support from Barbara Windsor , Brian Conley and thousands of other British actors. Those taking part in the first concert to raise money with Neville Staple , Right Said Fred and Rick Wakeman. In 1992, Michael Jackson visited him in hospital after his heart attack. He was a fan. http://www.acephotos.org/c13684981/benny-hill-photo.html Privacy
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