LC control no. | nr 91001797 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Hudd, Roy |
Birth date | 1936-05-16 |
Death date | 2020-03-15 |
Place of birth | Croydon (London, England) |
Found in | Rowley, W. The birth of Merlin, 1989: t.p. (Roy Hudd) LC in RLIN, 1-14-91 (hdg.: Hudd, Roy) Internet movie database, Oct. 10, 2003 (Roy Hudd, b. May 16, 1936; actor) Guardian WWW site, viewed March 16, 2020 (Roy Hudd, comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster, born 16 May 1936, Croydon, Surrey; died 15 March 2020. For much of his long career, it could be a little difficult for people to get an exact fix on Roy Hudd, who has died aged 83. What was he--a comedian, an author, a radio satirist, a serious actor, a soap star, an archivist, or a leading authority on British music-hall and variety entertainment? He was also instrumental in the restoration of old theatres and the preservation of the memories of great performers through blue plaques and a vast archive of documents, film and images. His books covered pantomime, radio and humour as well as music hall and variety) |
Associated language | eng |