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Harry Secombe

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Also known as Sir Harry Donald Secombe, Sir Harold Donald Secombe

Welsh entertainer (1921–2001)

Person · Open Library

Works
29

Top works

  • Great humorous stories
  • Highway Companion
  • The Goon Show, Vol. 29
  • The Goon Show Compendium Volume One
  • Goon for Lunch by Harry Secombe (1976, Hardcover)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1921-09-08
Active to
2001-04-11
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,407
Total plays
43,053

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Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921–11 April 2001) was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. Born: 8 September 1921 Swansea, Wales, UK Died: 11 April 2001 (aged 79) Shamley Green, Surrey, England, UK Spouse(s) Myra Atherton Albums: Sacred Songs (1962) UK #16; Secombe's Personal Choice (1967) UK #6; If I Ruled the World (1971) UK #17; Bless This House: 20 Songs Of Joy (1978) UK #8[5]; Captain Beaky and His Band <a href="https://www.last

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harry
Gender
male
Place of birth
St Thomas
Place of death
Guildford
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Anglicanism
Instrument
voice
Record label
Philips Records
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
British Army
Voice type
tenor
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cause of death
prostate cancer
date of birth
1921-09-08
date of death
2001-04-11
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Harry Secombe
start of work period
1946-00-00
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