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Lionel Blair/Una Stubbs/Cliff Richard/Elm Guest House/. 🧐💊💊💥📢📢
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Stubbs in 2015, while filming Sherlock... Image
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'As a 16-year-old, in 1953, she danced in a Folies Bergère-style musical revue, "Pardon My French", at the Prince of Wales Theatre, alongside Frankie Howerd and the pianist Winifred Atwell. ..'
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'She also appeared as a dancer at the London Palladium and worked in cabaret, clubs and revues in London, and was one of Lionel Blair's dance ensemble.'
She then obtained a role in Cliff Richard's 1963 film Summer Holiday...
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Una Stubbs dad was born in York.
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Very interesting connections.. Image
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'John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. '
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Jon Pertwee
'Born in Chelsea, London, and, having French Huguenot ancestry, his surname was an Anglicisation of "Perthuis", the origins of his surname being "de Perthuis de Laillevault", the family being Counts descended from Charlemagne.'
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'Pertwee was educated at Frensham Heights School, at Sherborne School in Dorset, and at some other schools from which he was expelled. After school, he applied to the Central School of Speech & Drama, but was denied admittance because of his lisp...'
'He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1939. He was accused of writing graffiti about the tutors on the lavatory walls...'
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Lionel Blair ImageImage
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'Henry Lionel Ogus was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was born to Jewish parents, Myer Ogus and Debora "Della" Greenbaum. His father, a barber, emigrated from Russia to Canada to start a new life, and his wife joined him shortly afterwards...'
'Blair came to Britain when he was two years old, and the family settled at Stamford Hill in north London, where his father continued to work as a barber. Although his parents were Jewish they were not orthodox; they would eat chicken on a Friday night, but also ate bacon...'
His father changed the family name to Blair (it is said - to the anti-semitism of the time).
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Oxford again..
'During the Blitz, mother and children were evacuated to Oxford, but when they saw a German plane crash from the back garden, the family decided they might as well be in London.'
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'In 2009, twenty-one years after Chris Rea's "Driving Home for Christmas" was first released, Blair starred in an original video for the song that was made in aid of Shelter. All proceeds from the digital download were donated to the charity.'
Shelter...hmmmm
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Entertainers in pier rescue drama Lionel Blair and Alan Carr...
'The man did a "double take" when he saw the pair
Television stars Lionel Blair and Alan Carr have helped save a man about to fall from the end of a Blackpool pier.'
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Rags To Riches.. Image
Lionel Blair and Savile. Image
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'Some familiar names…Sir Cliff Richard, Des O’Connor, Paul O’Grady, Sir John Major…Roy Hudd president.'
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The Y signalling.
'Cilla Black used to go on holiday with Lily Savage aka Paul O’Grady, who worked as a social worker in Lambeth at the time of the paedophile gang and neglect of clients in that Borough. Diane Abbott was Lambeth Borough Council’s press officer/PR person.'
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The eyes... Image
Cliffy also linked to Elm Guest House.. Image
and questioned about the Jill Dando murder as a witness.. Image
Former Vicar Rev Bennet (Pedo abuse of children over two decades) also friends with Cliffy and connected to the British Music Hall Society. Image
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Guy Bennett had been a voluntary Chaplain who had visited theatres on behalf of the ACTORS CHURCH UNION. Image
Theatre Chaplaincy UK.
'TCUK was founded in 1899 as the Actor's Church Union and through its network of theatre chaplains now provides pastoral and practical support for people of all faiths and none: onstage, offstage, back-stage and Front of House.'
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Theatre Chaplaincy UK's Lindsay Meader was recently interviewed by Tom Lamont of the Guardian about Chaplain's role in everyday lives, including their role in the Theatre.
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Theatre Chaplaincy UK a member of Acting for Others (The Combined Theatrical Charities).
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St Pauls Actors Church events..
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Was owner of Elm Guest House who kept list of secret VIP visitors murdered?
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