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Kenneth Horne


 

Kenneth Horne (February 27 1907 - February 14 1969) was a British comedian and businessman. He starred in the BBC radio programmes Much Binding in the Marsh, (with Richard Murdoch), Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne - in the latter he was given a number of strange names. As well as being an excellent comedian he was also chairman of Triplex Glass and Chad Valley Toys, until he gave up business due to a stroke and concentrated on his comedy. He was particularly close to Kenneth Williams, who looked on him as a substitute father. He also did some TV advertising and he was in the series Horne A'plenty.

Radio

  • Ack Ack, Beer Beer (1939-44)
  • Much Binding In The Marsh (1947-53)
  • Free and Easy (1953)
  • Twenty Questions (as chairman)
  • Beyond Our Ken (1958-64)
  • Round The Horne (1965-9)