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EXPRESS Thursday June 171 993 Classified 292222 Comedy hits entertainments 38 I bet heaven is a happier place ..

... 292222 Comedy hits entertainments 38 I bet heaven is a happier place Farewell to a great comic you for six! LAST week Les Dawson died He was one of the truly great comics of our time He had that unique gift of being able to make us laugn He was also a ...

Published: Thursday 17 June 1993
Newspaper: Ripley Express
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: | Words: 1001 | Page: 38 | Tags: none

he smirking face of evil

... count his blessings. CHARLOTTE Dawson is just nine months old, but she opened a fete at the weekend. Her father was muchloved comedian Les Dawson, who died seven weeks ago. When I met the happy family at Christmas, Les took me aside and ...

Published: Wednesday 04 August 1993
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 436 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

7.05 —A TRIBUTE TO LES DAWSON: Classic

... 7.05 —A TRIBUTE TO LES DAWSON: Classic comic moments from the high priest of mother•in-law jokes, Les Dawson, who sadly died this year. 8.00 —AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THEFT OF THE ROYAL RUBY: Star-studded mystery. 9.OO—DAME EDNA'S HOLLYWOOD: ...

Published: Friday 24 December 1993
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 200 | Page: 40 | Tags: none

Fitting epitaph for funny man

... Fitting epitaph for funny man LES DAWSON had Cilla Black in tears when they recorded the last Surprise Surprise of the series. They were tears of laughter then, but seeing Les in what turned out to be one of his last performances might prompt some real ...

Published: Saturday 03 July 1993
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 832 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Gloucestershire Echo Saturday July 3rd 1993 Your Echo guide to TV films and radio for the weekend and next week

... romp INSIDE '& s'?''- f mittf Les delivers fitting epitaph LES Dawson had Cilia Black in tears when they recorded the last Surprise Surprise of the series (ITV Sunday 8pm) They were tears of laughter then but seeing Les in what turned out to be one of ...

Published: Saturday 03 July 1993
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1142 | Page: 11 | 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

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... married priests are pressing for the celibacy laws to be changed. 10.10 LES DAWSON TRIBUTE. 271281 Tribute to that lovable ugly mug Les Dawson who died so sadly three weeks ago. Les was one of the old school, ...

Published: Saturday 03 July 1993
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 526 | Page: 38 | Tags: none

| YORKSHIRE |

... THE BATTLE OF THE GLADIATORS. 7.05 A TRIBUTE TO LES DAWSON: Dennis Norden presents this tribute to one of Britain’s top comedians, Les Dawson, who died earlier this year. Linked by Roy Barraclough, Les’s ...

Published: Friday 24 December 1993
Newspaper: Matlock Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 470 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

6.00 BUSINESS BREAKFAST 7.00 BBC BREAKFAST NEWS

... knowledge invaluable in his quest for justice. (R) (C) 2.45 BBC SELECT 3.15 CLOSE LES DAWSON ON CHRISTMAS (BBCI, &wr’m“) Gone, but far from forgotten. Les Dawson, who died year, was one of the truly great British comics and his demise was a ...

Published: Tuesday 13 December 1994
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 482 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

THE Les Dawson we know and laugh with is the box’s most rounded shape lugubrious of look lecherous of leer

... pessimism As he put it: “I’ll stand at the bar with the best of them and talk I love conversation He was also Les Dawson author More important Les Dawson author of a serious novel about a nightmare future With a reputation as a clown no wonder some publishers ...

Published: Saturday 15 March 1986
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1348 | Page: 11 | Tags: none