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- Born
- 1928
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Stand up and Be Counted
- One hump or two?
- Gems of Galatians
- Incredible Ned
- Incredible Ned
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- Total plays
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Walter Frederick George Williams (born 8 October 1928), better known by the stage name Bill Maynard, is an English comedian and actor. Maynard was born at 5 Oak Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, and attended Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School in Leicestershire. He started as a variety performer, taking his professional surname from an advertising board (billboard) for Maynard's Wine Gums, a popular British confectionery at the time. Maynard's first television broadcast was on 12 September 19
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Farnham
- Place of death
- Leicestershire
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Employer
- Butlins
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Kettering Town F.C.
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- manner of death
- accidental death
- date of birth
- 1928-10-08
- date of death
- 2018-03-30
- name in native language
- Bill Maynard
- birth name
- Walter Frederick George Williams
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