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  Bob Monkhouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bob Monkhouse was born in Beckenham, Kent, and educated at Dulwich College, from which he was expelled; he worked briefly as an animator before his national service.
Monkhouse became a favourite with impressionists, and, as his style of comedy fell out of favour, was often mocked for his slickness and apparent insincerity.
Monkhouse married twice, to Elizabeth in 1949 (divorced in 1972), and to Jacqueline in 1973, for the rest of his life.
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 Monkhouse, Bob
From the start Monkhouse was determined that he should be the presenter, and even went to the expense of having a telerecording made of the episode in which he made a guest appearance, in order that Lew Grade, boss of ATV, should see how he could rescue what was then a fading show.
Monkhouse did indeed rescue the programme, not only enlivening it with his wise-cracking comedy, but also changing the format, simplyfying it and making it more visually appealing and exciting.
This was a raunchier and racier Monkhouse than the TV public were used to seeing, and as the programmes were recorded close to transmission they were filled with topical gags.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/M/htmlM/monkhousebo/monkhousebo.htm   (867 words)

  
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Bob Monkhouse (Robert Allen Monkhouse, June 1, 1928 - December 29, 2003), was a British comedian and game show host.
He was born in Beckenham, Kent, and worked briefly as an animator before his national service.
Monkhouse died at his home of prostate cancer on 29th December 2003.
www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/b/bo/bob_monkhouse.html   (253 words)

  
 Bob Monkhouse, Comedian and Wipeout presenter - Bob Monkhouse
Bob Monkhouse is one of British television's most prolific performers, indelibly etched on the minds of the public as the smooth, wise-cracking host of countless game shows.
Initially a stand-up comic, Monkhouse's early years were spent writing gags for himself and other performers.
Bob Monkhouse has been in show business for over 45 years and is one of Britain's most enduring comedians.
www.tv-celebrity.co.uk /comedy/bob-monkhouse.htm   (195 words)

  
 CNN.com - Comic Monkhouse dies at 75 - Dec. 29, 2003
Monkhouse died at home in southern England with his wife Jackie at his bedside after a two-year battle against prostate cancer.
Monkhouse was one of Britain's most prolific entertainers, working as a stand-up comic, on radio and as the host of an endless string of TV gameshows.
Monkhouse was known for his rapid-fire one-liners, of which he himself was often the target.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/12/29/monkhouse.obit.reut   (501 words)

  
 Comedian: Bob Monkhouse
Bob Monkhouse was one of Britain's most enduring performers, with a career spanning more than half a century.
In 1952, Monkhouse and Goodwin were given their own TV sketch comedy, Fast And Loose, which only served to show up Goodwin's failings as a performer, and the partnership soon collapsed.
Bob Monkhouse was one of the few comedians who could make us both laugh at the same time.
www.chortle.co.uk /comics/bmonkhouse.html   (888 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Bob Monkhouse
Monkhouse was the class clown at Dulwich College.
Monkhouse self-published his own comic strip and spent a brief time working as an animator with the Walt Disney studios in London before doing his National Service with the Royal Air Force.
I loved watching Bob as a child and especially The Golden Shot where I remember on a Sunday directly after the show I would go upstairs and set up my own version of this by strapping an elastic band over a table and start firing pencils at a wall.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000642.html   (599 words)

  
 Farewell to entertainer Bob Monkhouse
Popular British comic and TV host Bob Monkhouse lost his fight against cancer on Monday, passing away peacefully in his sleep at his Bedfordshire, England home.
Bob's autobiography, Crying With Laughter, boosted his career in 1993, when he was at a critical age in career terms.
Bob was divorced from his first wife Elizabeth, the mother of the two boys and daughter Abigail, in 1972.
www.hellomagazine.com /celebrities/2003/12/29/bobmonkhouse   (397 words)

  
 Comic legend Bob, 75, loses cancer battle - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
BOB MONKHOUSE was a TV star who always seemed to have a smile on his face, but his life was dogged by personal tragedy.
Monkhouse was best known for his many TV shows, including Family Fortunes, Celebrity Squares, Bob's Full House, Bob Says Opportunity Knocks and, more recently, the National Lottery Draw.
Monkhouse married his secretary Jackie in 1972, but his son Gary died of cerebral palsy in the early 1990s, while Simon fell out with his father and died of a heroin overdose in a Thai guest house in 2001.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /hi/news/5022324.html   (800 words)

  
 British comic and TV host Bob Monkhouse dies at 75 - www.smh.com.au
Bob Monkhouse, one of the biggest names in British comedy and gameshow television whose career spanned three generations, died at his home, his manager said.
Monkhouse died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Bedfordshire, northwest of London, after a two-and-a-half year battle against prostate cancer, said Peter Prichard.
Monkhouse is survived by his daughter, Abigail, and his second wife Jackie, his former secretary whom he married in 1972.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/12/30/1072546506920.html?from=storyrhs   (555 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Comedian Bob Monkhouse dies
Mr Prichard said Monkhouse was still working six weeks before his death, despite being in a great deal of pain.
"Bob was a major entertainment figure for nearly half a century with both the BBC and ITV," he said.
But Monkhouse was probably best known as a host of popular TV game shows including Celebrity Squares and Family Fortunes.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3353445.stm   (484 words)

  
 Bob Monkhouse of Wipeout, Celebrity Squares etc
Born in Beckenham, Kent,1 June 1928, Bob Monkhouse of Wipeout is one of British television's most prolific performers, indelibly etched on the minds of the public as the smooth, wise-cracking host of countless game shows.
That Monkhouse can tell a good story goes without saying and this is what he sticks to.
Providing tips and advice on public speaking, Bob Monkhouse shares six keys to mastering stage fright, how to move in and out of humour with professional ease, the shortcuts to winning over an audience, how to shape a speech and more.
www.tv-celebrity.co.uk /game-show/bob-monkhouse.htm   (271 words)

  
 BBC - Comedy Guide - Bob Monkhouse
Born in Beckenham on 1 June 1928, Robert Alan Monkhouse was educated at Dulwich College and, precociously talented, at the age of 12 was drawing strip-cartoons for children's comics.
Later in 1948, Monkhouse performed a formal audition for BBC radio, making such an impact with producer Dennis Main Wilson that he was immediately signed up for a number of appearances.
Monkhouse died on 29 December 2003, following a protracted battle with cancer.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/talent/m/monkhouse_bob.shtml   (527 words)

  
 Bob Monkhouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Biography Bob Monkhouse was born in Beckenham, Kent,...
Bob Monkhouse was born in Beckenham, Kent, and worked briefly as an animator before his national service.
A keen movie collector, he presented Mad Movies in 1966, in which he presented clips from comic silent movies, some of which he had helped to recover and restore.
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 Bob Monkhouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bob Monkhouse OBE is one of Britain's top comedians and game show compares, with a 50-year career in show business.
Early in his career he wrote material for Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
He was in the first Carry On film - not to mention the 1959 film Dentist On The Job - and a series of dramas from Take Three Girls to Jonathan Creek.
www.starsad.com /ppages/bob/bob.htm   (209 words)

  
 Eminent Old Alleynians: Bob Monkhouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Whilst a pupil at Dulwich Bob Monkhouse had already taken the first steps on his career as a comedian writing and selling cartoons to comic weeklies.
As a comic he has appeared in programmes such as The Bob Monkhouse Comedy Hour, My Pal Bob, Sunday Night At The London Palladium and Gagtag.
Bob Monkhouse was awarded an OBE in 1993.
www.dulwich.org.uk /history/eminentoas/monkhouse.htm   (214 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: Bob Monkhouse dies after cancer fight
Mr Prichard, who was Monkhouse’s manager for 38 years, said: “Sadly, I have to announce the death of Bob Monkhouse OBE.
Monkhouse appeared in public in March at an awards ceremony where he joked about the cancer that was killing him.
At the Television and Radio Industries Club awards in London, where he received an award for his contribution to the entertainment world, the comedian wise-cracked: “I discovered about two years ago that visits to the loo were less and less profitable.
breaking.tcm.ie /2003/12/29/story127327.html   (367 words)

  
 Talk Wrestling Online - Bob Monkhouse dies aged 75   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse has died of prostate cancer, his manager has said.
The news was broken to Mr Prichard by Monkhouse's wife Jackie.
Mr Pritchard, who was Monkhouse's manager for 38 years, described his friend as "the Governor" of British comedians.
www.talkwrestlingonline.com /forum/printthread.php?t=9701   (506 words)

  
 Welcome to my Bob Monkhouse page
I have never disliked Bob but it was not until a year ago when I got to see some of his late night TV shows on ITV here in the UK that he won me over with his jokes and the way he delivers them.
In my own opinion Bob is not funny on game shows but he is good at presenting them, he really excels at late night adult orientated jokes.
Well, for those who don't know, Bob is one of Britain's top comedian game show hosts and has been in the business for over 50 years!.
www.geocities.com /stephenjanner/bobmonkhouse.htm   (327 words)

  
 Bob Monkhouse, OBE; 1928 - 2003 - @forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born in Beckenham, Kent, in June 1928, Monkhouse started out as a comedy writer and rose to become one of the country's top comics with a highly polished on-screen persona that people seemed to either love or hate.
His TV debut was in the 1950s comedy show Fast And Loose and by 1960 he was host of the British version of Candid Camera.
Monkhouse also appeared in 12 films including Carry On Sergeant.
www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=220217   (361 words)

  
 Bob Monkhouse - UKGameshows
Bob Monkhouse was Britain's king of the quiz show, belying a 50-year career in show business.
His big break came while performing in South Africa, when he received a contract to work one week at the London Palladium - in fact, he stayed for six months.
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 Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Bob Monkhouse: MAIN
Bob Monkhouse is one of British television's most prolific performers, indelibly etched on...
Tributes are paid to comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse, who has died of cancer aged 75.
Bob Monkhouse's career spanned seven decades, during which he was a cartoonist, scriptwriter, comedian, actor and game-show host.
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 The Superhero Hype! Boards - Bob Monkhouse dies at 75
LONDON (Reuters) - Comedian Bob Monkhouse, who wrote jokes for Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra in a 50-year showbusiness career, has died aged 75, his manager says.
Monkhouse died at home in Bedfordshire with his wife Jackie at his bedside after a two-year battle against prostate cancer.
After a compulsory stint with the Royal Air Force, he appeared on BBC radio and television as the "British Bob Hope".
www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=91015   (729 words)

  
 An Audience ... Bob Monkhouse Classic TV Show
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 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Over the Limit: My Secret Diaries, 1993-98   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Monkhouse has already more than proved himself with 'Crying With Laughter'.
With this follow-up he dispenses with any notion of linear memoir and uses a 'secret diary' as a means to tell us his favourite stories, some astonisishing, most seldom less than diverting.
Best of all, though, is the chance to read about performers all but forgotten by my generation - people like Jimmy James and the sublime Ronald Frankeau (try to find his song 'Shakespeare Was A Playboy).
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0099799812   (444 words)

  
 SOHH.com Global Forum - R.I.P Bob Monkhouse the "Governor" of British comedians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
R.I.P Bob Monkhouse the "Governor" of British comedians
RIP big Bob, you were an icon to millions of us.
my bob monkhouse alias is now officially retired in respect
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 BBC - Comedy Guide - Bob Monkhouse On Campus
A friendly battle of wits at the Oxford University Debating Society.
Various contentions were laid before Monkhouse ('French is the sexiest language', 'Advertising is good', 'Flying is the best way to travel', 'Ignorance is bliss', 'Euthanasia should be legalised', and so on) paving the way for the comedian to respond with dazzling slices of standup-style repartee.
All in good fun, and all the more impressive when it was revealed that Monkhouse had no prior knowledge of the topics.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/b/bobmonkhouseonca_7774445.shtml   (197 words)

  
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