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Cutler, Ivor (1923–2006), humorist and singer  

Mark Espiner

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Published in print:
07 March 2013
Published online:
07 January 2010

Cutler, Ivor (1923–2006), humorist and singer, was born Isadore Cutler on 15 January 1923 at 3 Ralston Drive, Govan, Glasgow, the second son and third of five children of Jack Morris Cutler, draper and jeweller, and his wife, Paulina (Polly), née Goldberg. Both his parents were Jewish, and had arrived in ...

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Cutler, Ivor (1923–2006)  

Maker: Angela Deane-Drummond

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07 March 2013
Published online:
07 January 2010
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) by Angela Deane-Drummond, 1974 Getty Images

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Delfont, Bernard [formerly Boris Winogradsky], Baron Delfont (1909–1994), theatrical impresario and leisure executive  

Brian McFarlane

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Delfont, Bernard [formerly Boris Winogradsky], Baron Delfont (1909–1994), theatrical impresario and leisure executive, was born on 5 September 1909, at Tokmak, Ukraine, Russia, the second son of Isaac Winogradsky (1879–1935) and Golda (later Olga) Izenstadt (c.1887–1981). His father ran a drapery store in ...

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Delfont, Bernard, Baron Delfont (1909–1994)  

Maker: unknown photographer

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Bernard Delfont, Baron Delfont (1909–1994) by unknown photographer, 1981 Getty Images

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Feldman, Martin Alan [Marty] (1934–1982), comedian and scriptwriter  

Barry Took

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Feldman, Martin Alan [Marty] (1934–1982), comedian and scriptwriter, was born on 8 July 1934 at University College Hospital, London, the elder of the two children of Myer Feldman, a gown manufacturer of Islington, and his wife, Cecilia (Cissie), née Crook. He had a sister, ...

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Feldman, Martin Alan [Marty] (1934–1982)  

Maker: Terry O'Neill

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Martin Alan Feldman (1934–1982) by Terry O'Neill, 1974 [on the set of the film Young Frankenstein] © Terry O'Neill; collection National Portrait Gallery, London

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Goldin, Horace [real name Hyman Elias Goldstein] (1873–1939), illusionist and entertainer  

Edwin A. Dawes

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Goldin, Horace [real name Hyman Elias Goldstein] (1873–1939), illusionist and entertainer, was born on 17 December 1873 at Vilna, Russia, the son of Emmanuel Goldstein, a Jewish fruit grower. His father emigrated to join his brother in the USA about 1881, leaving his family behind until he could provide for their passage; ...

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Hoffnung, Gerard (1925–1959)  

Maker: Peter Keen

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Gerard Hoffnung (1925–1959) by Peter Keen, late 1950s © Peter Keen; collection National Portrait Gallery, London

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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist  

Richard Ingrams

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist, was born in Grünewald, Berlin, on 22 March 1925, the only child of German-Jewish parents, Ludwig Hoffnung, a wealthy grain merchant, and his wife, Hilde, a widow, whose first husband, Schnabel, was killed in the First World War. His mother was a keen amateur musician and artist who encouraged his artistic talents. From his earliest years he was interested in the macabre—fairy tales, practical jokes, and the comic drawings of the famous German illustrators and caricaturists....

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Kiralfy [formerly Königsbaum], Imre (1845–1919), dancer and impresario  

Javier Pes

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Kiralfy [formerly Königsbaum], Imre (1845–1919), dancer and impresario, was born in Pest in the Austro-Hungarian empire, the first of the seven children of Jacob Königsbaum, a clothing manufacturer, and his wife, Anna (Rosa) Weisberger. The Königsbaums were a prosperous family of Jewish descent. However, their family business was ruined in the Hungarian revolution of 1848, after which they suffered temporary poverty and ...

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Russell, Henry (1812?–1900)  

Maker: Claude Jacquand

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Henry Russell (1812?–1900) by Claude Jacquand, 1841 private collection; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London

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Russell, Henry (1812?–1900), song writer and entertainer  

Andrew Lamb

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Russell, Henry (1812?–1900), song writer and entertainer, was probably born on 24 December 1812 (Jewish Chronicle), though his age in the 1891 census was given as seventy-six. He was born at Sheerness, Kent, one of several sons of Moses Russell (1762/3–1857)...