Denis Norden
Denis Norden (born February 6, 1922), is a British comedy writer and television presenter. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Norden is nowadays best known to television audiences for his two occasional shows. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Aside from this success, he has had a long and distinguished career as a writer and radio and TV personality, partnered by Frank Muir. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Born in London, Norden began by managing a theatre and organising variety shows. His writing career began in the army during World War II, following which he wrote material for comedian Dick Bentley, before meeting Muir in 1947. Their first joint venture was the radio show, Take It From Here, and they went on to write many successful radio and television scripts. They became known as something of a double act, and were regular participants in panel shows such as My Word! and My Music, first on radio then TV. Norden also hosted an ITV nostalgia quiz, Looks Familiar. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ See also: List of British Jews ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
February 6: February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 328 days remaining, 329 in leap years.... 1922: 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar).... Comedy: Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. It also means a performance that relies heavily on humor. The term originally comes from theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. The humor, once an incidental device used to entertain, is now an ess... Denis Norden related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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