Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (May 12, 1924 – June 24, 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s.

Early life and career

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He was born in Hall Green, Birmingham, England, but brought up in Bournemouth from the age of 3 where his father, John Hancock, who ran the 'Railway Hotel' in Holdenhurst Road, worked as a comedian and entertainer. After his father's death, Tony and his brothers lived with their mother and stepfather at a small hotel then known as The Durlston Court (now renamed The Quality Hotel). He was educated at a boarding school at Durlston in Swanage and Bradfield College, Berkshire. He left school at the age of fifteen. In 1942 he joined the RAF Regiment and following a failed audition for ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) ended up with The Ralph Reader Gang Show. Following the war he received regular radio work in shows such as Workers' Playtime and Variety Bandbox. In 1951 he gained a part in Educating Archie, where he played the tutor and foil to the nominal star, a ventriloquist's dummy. This brought him wider recognition and a catchphrase used frequently in the show; 'flippin' kids'. The same year, he made regular appearances on the BBC's popular light entertainment show Kaleidoscope. In 1954 he was given his own BBC radio show: Hancock's Half Hour.

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Watched Peter sellers, Tony hancock, Erotissiomo & Anna. The best of the 1960's in English et Francais.
Abidabbidoos (Abi) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:50:00 -0000
Watched Peter sellers, Tony hancock, Erotissiomo & Anna. The best of the 1960's in English et Francais.
@FreeRangeHaggis Your gran probably thought Tony Hancock was a hippie.
thetearooms (The Tea Rooms) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:25:04 -0000
@FreeRangeHaggis Your gran probably thought Tony Hancock was a hippie.
'Round Midnight -Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams Stockholm - 1967 - dig. http://tinyurl.com/c85cc5
injoiMusic (Anthony J.W. Benson) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:43 -0000
'Round Midnight -Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams Stockholm - 1967 - dig. http://tinyurl.com/c85cc5
@serafinowicz "I care not for what you say, but will fight to the death for your right to say it - Beethoven" Tony Hancock.
pimlico108 (Matt Granger) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:25:18 -0000
@serafinowicz "I care not for what you say, but will fight to the death for your right to say it - Beethoven" Tony Hancock.
RT @mattwithers: Reading biography of Tony Hancock. That should cheer me up. < oh dear oh dear oh dear ;-)
ChristopherChew (Christopher Chew) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:38 -0000
RT @mattwithers: Reading biography of Tony Hancock. That should cheer me up. < oh dear oh dear oh dear ;-)
Reading biography of Tony Hancock. That should cheer me up.
mattwithers (Matt Withers) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:41:14 -0000
Reading biography of Tony Hancock. That should cheer me up.

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