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- 1941
- Works
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Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Ian Timothy Whitcomb (10 July 1941 – 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. He wrote several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball, published by Penguin Books (Britain) and Simon & Schuster…
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- Bad Nun2014
- His Lover's Son — Headmaster2014
- His Mother's Lover — the Headmaster2012
- Forbidden Lovers — Father2012
- Contact — British Anchor1997
- A Christmas Carol — (voice)1997
- Hollywood Uncensored — (consultant)1987
- LA - My Home Town1977
- Shindig! — Self - Singer1964
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Ian Whitcomb (born Ian Timothy Whitcomb in Woking on 10 July 1941; died 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. Whitcomb formed his R&B group Bluesville in Dublin, Ireland. He never had a hit in the U.K. and wasn't all that wild about rock & roll in the first place, preferring traditional forms of blues,
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Woking
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Bryanston School
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- Ian Whitcomb 1990.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1941-07-10
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- Ian Whitcomb
- date of death
- 2020-04-19
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
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