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Monkhouse was born on 1 June 1928 [1] at 168 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, the son of chartered accountant Wilfred Adrian Monkhouse (1894–1957) [2] [3] and Dorothy Muriel Monkhouse (née Hansard, 1895–1971). Monkhouse had an elder brother, John, who was born in 1922.
Coombs first made her name in the post-war era of radio variety as 'Nola', the dim and put-upon daughter of Irene Handl in Arthur Askey's Hello Playmates; their double-act had started as a guest spot on Bob Monkhouse's show. Coombs also gained experience as a comedy stooge in radio shows alongside Ted Ray and Charlie Chester.
Bob Monkhouse tends to overdo the antics of one of the self-centred brothers; Hattie Jacques is a splendid vision as a hilariously-hatted gossip columnist, but the role soon peters out; Anna Karina supplies the glamour, and Graham Stark, Clive Dunn and Peter Butterworth contribute built-in cameos of a kind that many will find tiresome.
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Pamela Stephenson was born on 4 December 1949 in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. [1] In 1953, she moved to Australia with her scientist parents and her two sisters. [2]: 26 She attended Boronia Park Primary School, Sydney, and then Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Darlinghurst.
From the 70s onwards he wrote for many comedy television shows starring Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, David Frost, Roy Hudd, Bobby Davro, Frankie Howerd, Bob Monkhouse, Lenny Henry, Tommy Cooper, Freddie Starr and even visiting US stars such as Bob Hope and Joan Rivers.
Read on to learn about Bob and Ginnie’s 60-year love story and how she came up with the ending to the "Newhart" show.
(originally titled Do You Trust Your Wife? until July 1958) is an American television game show. Under the title Do You Trust Your Wife? , the show premiered in prime time on CBS in January 1956 and was hosted by Edgar Bergen .