Norman WISDOM (1915-2010)
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Norman Wisdom, actor, comedian and singer-songwriter, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at St Margaret’s Taver,n Twickenham, on his 72nd birthday.
Norman honed his comedy skills while serving in the army during the Second World War. He made his debut as a professional entertainer after the war, experiencing a phenomenal rise to fame, becoming a West End star within two years.
He made a string of popular and highly successful low-budget star vehicle comedy films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, which began with Trouble in Store in 1953. He was nominated for a Tony Award in 1966 for his performance in the Broadway musical comedy Walking Happy, which led to him being cast in his first Hollywood movie, The Night They Raided Minsky’s.
Norman had been a subject of This Is Your Life previously in 1957.
“But I came to enjoy myself!”
Norman's son Nick recalls his experience of This Is Your Life in an exclusive interview recorded in March 2012
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