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Tributes to 'comic genius'

... Tributes to 'comic genius' US DA\ , ~ 0. 4 \ LES DAWSON died of boort attack ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 18 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MARBLE TABLES as INSIDE

... INSIDE Comic Les dies BRITISH comedy genius Les Dawson died suddenly yesterday plunging the showbusiness world into mourning for one of its best-loved funnymen. Les, 59, had gone to a Manchester BUPA hospital ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 138 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Comedian Les Dawson dies

... Comedian Les Dawson dies THE comedian Les Dawson died suddenly yesterday, flq the showbusiness into mourning for one of its best-loved funnymen. Dawson, 59, had gome to a BUPA ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 333 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Les Dawson, mournful comic genius, is dead

... Les Dawson, mournful comic genius, is dead COMEDY genius Les Dawson died yesterday, plunging the showbusincss world into mourning for one of it bestloved funnymen. Les (59) had gone to a Manchester Bnpa ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 303 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COMIC KING LES IS DEAD

... COMIC KING LES IS DEAD COMEDY genius Les Dawson died suddenly yesterday, plunging the showbusiness world into mourning for one of its best-loved funnymen. Les, 59, hugely popular in North-East pantos, had gone to a Manchester hospital for a ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 563 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Tributes pour in for ‘last of old-time comics’

... death of comic Les Dawson. Les, 59, died yesterday after collapsing from a suspected heart attack during a routine hospital visit. He leaves his second wife, Tracy, and nine-month-old daughter Charlotte. Les and his first wife, Meg, who ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 306 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Daily Post Friday June 11 1993 Farewell to king of comedy LES gives his cheeky grin after his FACES OF

... of comedy LES gives his cheeky grin after his FACES OF A FUNNYMAN: Les in 1967 ‘gurning’ in a 1981 panto as Ada in his act with Roy Barraclough and as Nona in a 1990 production Friends recall Les the laughter-maker COMEDY genius Les Dawson ...

Major “not up to the j ob”’

... the j ob”’ COMEDY GENIUS Les Dawson died suddenly yesterday, plunging the show{usiness world into mourning for one of its bestloved funnyman. Les (59) had gone to a Manchester BUPA hozpital for a check-up but collapsed and died shortly after ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 673 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Making people laugh was so simple according to Les

... at prompting my 'giggling response so effortlessly, he agreed and insisted comedy was as simple as that. Comedian Les Dawson who died last night frequently appeared in North-East pantos. DICK GODFREY recalls a meeting at Sunderland Empire. world. That's ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1993
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 502 | Page: 9 | Tags: none