Harry Secombe

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Birth Name: Harry Donald Secombe

Born: 8 September 1921 Died: 11 April 2001

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Myra Atherton

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Harry Secombe: Live Across Australia - Excerpt (1979-92)

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Description: Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE was a Welsh comedian and singer. He played Neddie Seagoon in the BBC radio comedy series "The Goon Show" (1951–60). In 1938, he joined the Territorial Army. Very short sighted, he got a friend to tell him the sight test, and then learnt it by heart. He served as a Lance Bombardier in No.132 Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery. He would refer to the unit in which he served during the Second World War in the North African Campaign, Sicily, and Italy, as "The Five-Mile Snipers". While in North Africa, Secombe met Spike Milligan. In Sicily, he joined a concert party and developed ... (more)