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    Leslie Henson

    1891-08-03 (133 years old) in Notting Hill, London, England, UK

    From Wikipedia Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career. He was famous for his bulging eyes, malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War. Henson's post war stage success continued in revues, musicals and plays, including a West End adaptation of The Diary of a Nobody in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was Tons of Money in 1924, which introduced the popular Aldwych farces to British cinema audiences for the first time. In 1956. Henson died at his home in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, in 1957. He was 66.

    Movies

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    Home and Away
    70 %|Sep 4, 1956
    Drama
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    The Demi-Paradise
    65 %|Nov 18, 1943
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    poster
    Oh, Daddy!
    50 %|Feb 8, 1935
    Comedy, Music
    actor
    It's a Boy
    0 %|Jun 7, 1934
    Comedy
    poster
    The Girl from Maxim's
    0 %|Aug 22, 1933
    Comedy, Music
    poster
    The Sport of Kings
    0 %|Feb 23, 1931
    Comedy
    poster
    A Warm Corner
    45 %|Sep 29, 1930
    Romance, Comedy
    poster
    Tons of Money
    0 %|Jan 1, 1924
    Comedy

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