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  Fictionwise eBooks: Buster Merryfield
Buster Merryfield became a household name as Uncle Albert from the long running BBC television series 'Only Fools and Horses'.
Uncle Albert's famous catchphrase--During The War..." is relevant to Buster's own life, as he served as an officer in Africa during the second world war.
Buster broke into the notoriously difficult world of prof...
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  Buster Merryfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buster Merryfield (November 27, 1920 - June 23 1999) was a British actor who became a national institution after joining the hit BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses in 1984, as the sea faring Albert Trotter, affectionately known as Uncle Albert.
Born in Battersea, South London, Merryfield served in World War II as a physical training and jungle warfare instructor.
As sports and entertainment's officer he organized shows for the troops and it is believed that this is where his passion for acting originated.
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 Only Fools and Horses - The Nags Head - Dictionary
Buster Merryfield, who has died aged 78, was known to millions of television viewers as Uncle Albert in the long-running BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses.
Buster Merryfield was born in Battersea, south London, on November 27 1920.
Buster Merryfield is survived by his wife Iris, whom he married in 1942 after a week-long romance, and by their daughter.
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 Tributes To Buster Merryfield
Buster Merryfield who played Uncle Albert sadly passed away on 23rd June 1999, below are tributes sent in by fans or him and the show.
I was so sorry to hear of Buster Merryfield's death he was a very nice man, I would like to send my condolences to his wife and family.
I met buster twice in one of his favorite towns which was Weymouth Dorset, he was walking along the seafront with his wife iris.
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 The Cast - Buster Merryfield
Buster served as an officer in Africa during the Second World War and then become a bank manager before joining Only Fools and Horses.
Buster Merryfied was nursing a fl eye today after hurting himself in a tumble during the British Comedy Awards.
Buster Merryfield passes away aged 78, after being admitted to hospital 11 days before with a brain tumour.
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 Buster Merryfield - Definition, explanation
Buster Merryfield (November 27 1920 - June 23 1999) was a British actor who became a national institution after joining the hit BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses in 1984, as the sea faring Albert Trotter, affectionately known as Uncle Albert.
Born in Battersea, South London, Merryfield served in World War II as a physical training and jungle warfare instructor.
As sports and entertainment's officer he organized shows for the troops and it is believed that this is where his passion for acting originated.
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 Uncle Albert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses
His nephews often teased him about this as well as his ability to sink ships and, with his bald head and big white beard, his resemblance to Captain Birdseye.
Buster Merryfield died in 1999, and so, when a new series of Fools and Horses began in 2001, the character of Uncle Albert died also.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uncle_Albert   (421 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Fools stars pay tribute to Buster
David Jason, who played Del Boy Trotter in the show, said: "Buster Merryfield is a great loss personally as well, of course, to his family and the rest of the country.
White-whiskered Merryfield, who lived in Bournemouth, was admitted to hospital 11 days ago.
Merryfield caught the acting bug during World War II when he was a physical training and jungle warfare instructor.
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 Actor hurt in TV award ceremony
THE actor Buster Merryfield was recovering yesterday after falling and gashing his head while trying to make his way on to the stage at an award ceremony.
Merryfield, 77, who plays Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses, was stepping up to collect the Funniest Comedy Moment at the British Comedy Awards with the rest of the cast on Saturday night when he fell over.
Merryfield, a bank manager who took up acting professionally only when he retired, was treated by a nurse backstage.
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 Amazon.co.uk: During the War and Other Encounters: Books: Buster Merryfield   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Critically speaking, Buster was never truly in the war, and he himself admits this in the book, but his route in life was always to be successful and his rank went up as his luck did.
Buster took up roles as leader and instructor and this was to influence him yet even further on!
Buster was never on the battlefront, but his constant drafting to different locations is where the sentimental adventure was.
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 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | TV's 'Uncle Albert' laid to rest
White-whiskered Merryfield, who died aged 78 last week of a brain tumour, was buried minutes from his beloved Dorset home after a funeral service attended by other stars of the show and hundreds of fans.
Recalling Merryfield's life as a bank manager and in the Army before becoming famous, she told the mourners how he had loved meeting his fans.
Mr Gill then quoted from Merryfield's autobiography, During the War, in which the actor wrote about how he came to be in showbusiness so late in life.
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 Buster Merryfield Actor Wallpapers
Buster Merryfield (November 27, 1920 - June 23 1999) was a British actor who became a national institution after joining the hit BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses in 1984, as the sea faring Albert Trotter, affectionately known as Uncle Albert.
As sports and entertainment's officer he organized shows for the troops and it is believed that this is where his passion for acting originated.
In the UK television sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Derek Trotter (David Jason) once mockingly refers to Uncle Albert as Captain Birdseye, due to their similar appearances; this is a reference to Merryfield's previous role as Captain Birdseye in television commercials.
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 Evening Standard (London): Fools and Horses star Buster dies   (Site not responding. Last check: )
ONLY Fools and Horses star Buster Merryfield has died of a brain tumour aged 78, writes Lisa Thomlinson.
Merryfield appeared in the show for more than a decade, boring the Trotter brothers with endless reminiscences of his days in the navy, until the show ended in 1996.
Merryfield, who lived in Verwood, Dorset, was a child boxing star in the Thirties and only took up acting professionally after spending most of his working life as a bank manager.
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 Buster Merryfield - TV.com
Buster was married to wife Iris from 1941 until he died in 1999.
Buster became the British schoolboy boxing champion in 1936.
Buster was a bank manager for 40 years before becoming an actor.
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 eBooks.com - During The War - the autobiography of Buster Merryfield eBook
Buster Merryfield has become a household name as Uncle Albert from the long running television series Only Fools and Horses.
Uncle Albert’s famous catchphrase ‘During the War...’ is relevant to Buster’s own life, as he served as an officer in Africa during the second world war.
Buster shows us how he broke into the notoriously difficult world of professional acting at a relatively late stage in his life.
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 The Independent - Print Article
`ONLY Fools and Horses' stars paid warm tributes yesterday to Buster Merryfield, the Uncle Albert actor who died yesterday from a brain tumour.
The 78-year-old was loved by millions for his 12 years in the BBC1 series as affable seadog Albert, known for his bushy beard and catchprase: ``During the war...''.
Merryfield, who turned to acting professionally at the age of 57 after a career as a bank manager, died in in hospital in Dorset.
www.independent.ie /world-news/warm-tributes-to-fools-and-horses-star-buster-406564.html?service=Print   (194 words)

  
 Fictionwise eBooks: During the War and Other Encounters by Buster Merryfield
Buster broke into the notoriously difficult world of professional acting at a relatively late stage in his life.
It had occurred to me as I lay awake in my pre-nuptial bed that I would have to tell Iris that I had lied about my age, and that I was now only twenty-one.
I was pondering on how best to break it to her when she looked at me very seriously and said, "Buster, I'm afraid I've a confession to make." My heart raced.
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 buster on The Skateboard Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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Arthur walks over to the bench where Buster and the two kids are standing.
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 DURING THE WAR - BUSTER MERRYFIELD - SIGNED on eBay, also, Non-Fiction Books, Books, Comics Magazines (end time ...
Buster Merryfield became a household name in the long running television series Only Fools and Horses.
Uncle Albert's famous catch phrase 'During The War' is relevent to Buster's own life: he served as an officer in Africa during the Second World War, and his reminiscences are as amusing as those of his television alter-ego.
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 ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES
Actor Buster Merryfield, who played Albert, died two years ago.
It is with great regret that we report the death of Buster Merryfield on the 23rd of June 1999.
Buster was a great entertainer who will be missed by millions around the world.
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Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Gwyneth Strong, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones
Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Gwyneth Strong, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Tessa Peake-Jones
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 Buster Merryfield (1920 - 1999) - Find A Grave Memorial
Harry "Buster" Merryfield began acting at the late age of 47.
"Buster" was most famous for his role as "Uncle Albert" on the hugely popular British TV programme "Only Fools and Horses"
May you rest in eternal peace - you made the UK laugh like no-one else could.
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 Who was Buster Merryfield? - Blurtit
Buster Merryfield was a British actor who was famously known as the Trotter brothers’ “Uncle Albert” in the TV comedy sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
Merryfield was born in Battersea, south London, and served as a physical training and jungle warfare instructor in World War II.
Despite organising shows and entertainment for the troops, he only went into professional acting at the age of 57 after a long stint working for Westminster Bank.
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 Devon Autographs
Signed by David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, John Challis, Gwyneth Strong, Pat Murray, Sue Holderness, Kenneth McDonald, Paul Barber, Roger Lloyd Pack, Tessa Peake Jones, and writer John Sullivan !
Signed by David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Lennard Pearce, John Challis, Gwyneth Strong, Pat Murray, Sue Holderness, Kenneth McDonald,
Buster Merryfield signed Autobiography "During the War" £150
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 eBook : During The War - the autobiography of Buster Merryfield   (Site not responding. Last check: )
During The War - the autobiography of Buster Merryfield
Buster Merryfield has become a household name as Uncle Albert from the long running television series Only Fools and Horses.
Uncle Albert's famous catchphrase 'During the War...' is relevant to Buster's own life, as he served as an officer in Africa during the second world war.
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 Only Fools and Horses
The premise was that Rodney had never known his father and could not remember his mother, who had died when he was a baby, thus leaving him in the care of his scornful but devoted brother.
The Trotter trio was completed by dotty old Grandad, played by Lennard Pearce and, after Pearce's unexpected death from a heart attack in 1984, by Grandad's brother home from the sear, Uncle Albert (played by Buster Merryfield).
There were, however, some changes in the Trotter household, notably Rodney's disaster-strewn romance and eventual marriage to City banker Cassandra and Del Boy's liaison with actress Raquel, which led ultimately to the birth of the first of a future generation of Trotter entrepreneurs, the ominously-named Damien.
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 BBC - Gloucestershire - About Gloucestershire - Uncle Albert lookalike
Buster did actually serve in the Second World War - signing up at the age of 18
After the war Buster took a sensible job in a bank while only dabbling in amateur dramatics.
Buster sadly died of a brain tumour in 1999
www.bbc.co.uk /gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/06/23/uncle_albert_feature.shtml   (264 words)

  
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