Richard Hearne
Overview
England
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, producer
Television producer
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and writer
Writer
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. He was famous for his stage and television character Mr Pastry.
Hearne was born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1908, the son of Richard and Lily May Hearne. Richard senior came from a theatrical family - his mother had been on the stage and he himself was a performing acrobat
Acrobatics
Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, as well as many sports...
. Hearne worked on and off for the BBC
BBC
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for thirty years and became the first performer to be known as a "television star" and also the first to have his own television series.
