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Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career. He was famous for his bulging eyes, malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War.
Henson's post war stage success continued in revues, musicals and plays, including a West End adaptation of The Diary of a Nobody in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was Tons of Money in 1924, which introduced the popular Aldwych farces to British cinema audiences for the first time. In 1956.
Henson died at his home in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, in 1957. He was 66.
Filmography
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Movies 10
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Home and Away (1956)
The Demi-Paradise (1943)
Oh, Daddy! (1935)
The Girl from Maxim's (1933)
It's a Boy (1933)
The Sport of Kings (1931)
A Warm Corner (1930)
Tons of Money (1924)
Fashion Forecasts For Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson! (1922)
Alf's Button (1920)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1891-08-03
Deathday1957-12-02 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceNotting Hill, United Kingdom
SpouseGladys Henson
ChildrenNicky Henson, Joe Henson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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