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Monday 20 August 2012

Terry-Thomas

Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens (14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was a distinctive English comic actor, known as Terry-Thomas. He was famous for his portrayal of disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, with the trademarkgap in his front teeth, cigarette holder, smoking jacket and catch-phrases such as "What an absolute shower!", "Good show!", "You dirty rotter" and "Hard cheese"Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens was born at 53 Princes Avenue, N3, Finchley, North London, England. He was the son of Ellen Elizabeth Stevens (née Hoar) and Ernest Frederick Stevens, a business executive.[1] After attending Ardingly College, he began his working life as a clerk with Union Cold Storage Company. Shortly afterwards, he drifted into show business. Terry-Thomas worked in cabaret and as a film extra before finding success as an entertainer during World War II. After the war, he worked in TV, radio and variety, but it was during the mid-1950s that he developed his famous persona, first in histelevision series.