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    Chesney Allen

    1893-04-05 (131 years old) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

    From Wikipedia Chesney Allen, born William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1893 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen He began his career in straight acting, making his debut in stock at the Wimbledon Theatre, London, in 1912. Serving in Flanders in the First World War, he made friends with Bud Flanagan, and worked with him from 1924. As music hall comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a successful recording career and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were also members of the Crazy Gang and worked together in that team for many years. Flanagan and Allen stopped performing together with Chesney Allen's retirement on health grounds.

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    Life Is a Circus
    60 %|Feb 16, 1960
    Comedy
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    Dunkirk
    67 %|Mar 20, 1958
    Drama, War
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    Here Comes the Sun
    60 %|Jan 12, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    Dreaming
    70 %|Nov 28, 1944
    Comedy
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    Theatre Royal
    35 %|Jul 26, 1943
    Comedy
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    We’ll Smile Again
    60 %|Dec 7, 1942
    Comedy, Music
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    Listen to Britain
    61 %|Apr 1, 1942
    Documentary
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    Gasbags
    55 %|Feb 1, 1941
    War, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Frozen Limits
    75 %|Nov 1, 1939
    Comedy
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    Alf's Button Afloat
    73 %|Jun 30, 1938
    Comedy
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    O-Kay for Sound
    62 %|Feb 9, 1937
    Comedy, Music
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    Underneath the Arches
    0 %|Jan 3, 1937
    Comedy, Music
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    A Fire Has Been Arranged
    58 %|Jun 1, 1935
    Crime, Comedy
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    Wild Boy
    0 %|Jan 1, 1934
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    actor
    They're Off
    0 %|Feb 2, 1933
    Comedy
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    The Bailiffs
    0 %|Sep 30, 1932
    Comedy

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