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  Don Estelle | Obituaries | Guardian Unlimited
The diminutive actor Don Estelle, who has died aged 70, is likely to be best remembered for playing one of the camp military entertainers of British soldiers in the 1970s BBC television series set in India, It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Estelle went back to Dad's Army to be among the actors playing walk-on characters to compensate for the fact that no new major character was introduced.
Estelle and Windsor went on to make the album Sing Lofty, which reached the top 10 and sold 80,000 copies, before being re-released to sell another 250,000 copies, making it one of EMI's top 20 bestselling albums.
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 Estelle, Come Back
Estelle one was among the specialty androids designed to attract men, designed to be touched.
Sid slung Estelle across his shoulder and carried her back to the hut, but not before getting caught in a violent dust storm than left him blind and directionless.
Estelle grinned and as she did tore her cheek of artificial skin exposing fl fibers and the white implants.
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 Dad's Army News - May 2003 - Don Estelle Tribute
Don Estelle was also a popular singer on the cabaret circuit in the Northern cities during the 1960's.
Don made such an impact in this role, he was invited back to play Gerald - a Warden who was answerable to ARP Warden Hodges (Bill Pertwee) in 3 episodes of Series 4 "Don't Forget The Diver", "The Test" and "Uninvited Guests".
A tour followed but Don later admitted that the formula was repeated so much the popularity of the records wained and future releases failed to make an impression on the charts.
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 directopedia : Directory : Arts : People : E : Estelle, Don
DESPITE achieving popularity in the television show It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, the diminutive Don Estelle was most proud of the success of his spin-off song Whispering Grass, which reached No 1 in the British charts in 1975.
Don Estelle (May 22, 1933 - August 2, 2003) was a British actor and singer.
He had a remarkable tenor voice and as a spin-off from the series, Estelle and his co-star, Windsor Davies had a number one hit in the UK with a semi-comic version of Whispering Grass He also acted in the films Not Now Comrade, Private Function (1984) and Santa Claus: The Movie (1984).
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 Scotland on Sunday - Entertainment - Don Estelle, star of It Ain't Half Hot Mum, dies aged 70
ACTOR and singer Don Estelle, famed for his role in hit comedy It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, died yesterday aged 70.
Estelle passed away yesterday morning with his family at his bedside in Rochdale Infirmary following a period of illness, his widow Elizabeth said.
Estelle was born in Man-chester, and spent his early years there until the Second World War, when he was evacuated to Darwen, near Blackburn, Lancashire.
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 It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Lofty dies - theage.com.au
Actor and singer Don Estelle, famed for his role in the British hit comedy It Ain't Half Hot Mum, has died aged 70.
Estelle passed away with his family at his bedside in Rochdale Infirmary following a period of illness, his widow Elizabeth said.
Estelle was born in Manchester, and spent his early years there until the Second World War, when he was evacuated to Darwen, near Blackburn, Lancashire.
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 Blog of Death: Don Estelle
Don Estelle, the 4-foot-9-inch actor and singer who was best known for playing Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in the British comedy series "It Ain't Half Hot Mum," died on Aug. 2.
Don Estelle, you sung beautifully while you were alive.
Don had a voice in a million, we will be reminded of him on the 9th of December 2006 when we are putting a show on at our club, where the Don and Windsor classic Whispering Grass will be performed.
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 eBay.co.uk - don estelle, CDs, Records, Autographs items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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 Impressionist Jon Culshaw, Film Director Mike Leigh, Singers & Comedians Don Estelle from Manchester, Kerry McFadden of ...
The diminutive 4 foot 9 inch tall actor Don Estelle is probably best remembered for his role as gunner "Lofty" Sugden in the (now politically incorrect) 1970s BBC television series, 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'.
Estelle and Windsor later followed it with the album 'Sing Lofty', which proved to be one of EMI's top 20 best-selling albums.
Don Estelle died on the 1st August 2003, and was survived by his wife Elizabeth.
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 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Actor Don Estelle dies
Mr Estelle died, aged 70, in Rochdale Infirmary.
Born in Manchester, Mr Estelle's career started in the choir of Holy Trinity Church in the town of Darwen, Lancashire, where he had been evacuated to during World War II.
He developed his music and comedic talents, touring first in the north of England club circuit, then throughout the UK when he teamed up with Windsor Davies, who was to become his co-star in It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
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 No Exit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
ESTELLE: I never could bear the idea of anyone's expecting something from me. It always made me want to do just the opposite.
ESTELLE: I'll sit on your sofa and wait for you to take some notice of me. I promise not to bother you at all.
ESTELLE: I beg you, oh, I beg you not to leave me. I'll promise not to speak again, I won't trouble you in any way-- but don't go.
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 Estelle, Don :: E : Gourt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
BBC News - Report of Don's death after a long illness, including a brief history of his career.
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 Television - News - Don Estelle dies at 70 - Digital Spy
Actor and singer Don Estelle has died at the age of 70.
4ft 9in Estelle shot to fame playing the role of 'Lofty' in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum in the 1970s.
Estelle died in Rochdale Infirmary, it was reported on Saturday evening.
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 Amazon.co.uk: A Don Estelle Christmas: Music: Don Estelle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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For me the thing that makes this album so special is that it cotains traditional songs and carols - the sort of things we'd be singing at school at the time rather than the pop Christmas songs.
Don Estelle has a superb voice - you'd be amazed if you only know him from It Ain't 'Alf Hot Mum.
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 IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
UKGold, a UK satellite channel did show most of them a few years back (where I managed to get most of my information) and more recently, Acorn video have released four videos containing a total of 12 episodes, virtually in order.
As a bonus, the fourth volume is a special edition featuring the classic Don Estelle, Windsor Davies hit, 'Whispering Grass'.
When I contacted Acorn about the two missing shows, all they could say was that they were not able to buy the distribution rights, so whether theya re being withheld for copyright reasons or have been junked, I am not sure.
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 Shock Records - DON ESTELLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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 It Ain't Half Hot Mum (Summary/Cast) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Major Williams (Windsor Davies) is an old soldier who's been lumbered with the job of looking after "a load of puffs".
Among the "puffs" he has to keep his eye on are Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden (Don Estelle), Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes), Gunner Parkin (Christopher Mitchell) and Gunner Graham (John Clegg).
The concert party is commanded by Colonel Reynolds (Donald Hewlett), who is assisted by Captain Ashwood (Michael Knowles).
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