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Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April, 1935 – 27 March, 2002), was a British musician, actor and comedian who was enormously popular in his home country for many years but relatively unknown in the United States until he made the film 10 with Bo Derek.
He was born to working-class parents who showed little affection to their offspring (as his older sister publicly revealed) in Dagenham, England, and he was notably short: 5' 2½" (1.59 m). He was born with a club foot which required extensive hospital treatment and which, coupled with his diminutive stature, made him the butt of jokes by other children. Seeking refuge from his problems, he became a choirboy at the age of six and took up piano and violin. He rapidly developed into a talented pianist and organist and was playing the organ at church weddings by age 14. He attended Dagenham County High School.
While studying music and composition at Oxford University (Magdalen College, where he was an organ scholar), Moore was noticed by Alan Bennett, who recommended him to the producer putting together Beyond the Fringe, a comedy revue which many see as a forerunner to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Beyond the Fringe was at the forefront of the 1960s satire boom. After enormous success in Britain, it transferred to the USA, where it was also a hit.
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I'm loving it .... I have Dudley Moore on in the background and Mulled wine in my hand .... im sooo festive tonight it's unreal! ha
stevie_w (Stephen Walters) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:44 -0000
I'm loving it .... I have Dudley Moore on in the background and Mulled wine in my hand .... im sooo festive tonight it's unreal! ha
@AyeBloodyRight I spent ages in the wornfree website last night, seen a brilliant Dudley Moore one, everything is like £40 though :(
donkamero (David Cameron) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:54:56 -0000
@AyeBloodyRight I spent ages in the wornfree website last night, seen a brilliant Dudley Moore one, everything is like £40 though :(
@cjjc I HATE DUDLEY MOORE AND HIS STUPID TERRIER FACE
ihavecake (Rose) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:17:31 -0000
@cjjc I HATE DUDLEY MOORE AND HIS STUPID TERRIER FACE
@ihavecake Finish it, or I won't show you Dudley Moore attempting to be an adorable elf.
cjjc (CJJC) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:16:28 -0000
@ihavecake Finish it, or I won't show you Dudley Moore attempting to be an adorable elf.
"I am always looking for meaningful one night stands." -Dudley Moore http://tinyurl.com/LylaMarsh
LylaMeganMarsh (Lyla Marsh) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:13:31 -0000
"I am always looking for meaningful one night stands." -Dudley Moore http://tinyurl.com/LylaMarsh
@MrsR1ck No, it's got to be Santa Claus, the 80's one, with Dudley Moore.
becskr (Becs Rivett) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:08:22 -0000
@MrsR1ck No, it's got to be Santa Claus, the 80's one, with Dudley Moore.
Actor Dudley Moore Dies at 66 - British comedian and actor Dudley Moore has died at age 66 at his home in the United States after a long illness. [CNN]
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Derek and Clive (Cook and Moore) Newsgroup - A tribute newsgroup to the kings of British comedy, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. As Derek and Clive they delve into the absurd and the obscene that became the catalist for comedy as we know it today.
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IMDb: Dudley Moore - Biography and filmography.
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