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	Encyclopedia: Tommy Cooper
		Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a British comedian and magician born in Caerphilly, Wales.
		Tommy Cooper was in a taxi and when he got to the end of his journey and paid his fare, the cabby sat there waiting for his tip.
		To me Tommy Cooper is one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century, not only because of his looks and timing, but most of all because of his great one-liners.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tommy-Cooper (751 words)

	Cooper, Tommy - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Cooper, Tommy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He is remembered for his stage presence and his original music hall act combining a ham style of comedy and magic tricks.
		His first series, entitled Life with Cooper, ran live for 12 weeks and was such a success that he was offered another series before the first had finished.
		Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Cooper,+Tommy (334 words)

	Welcome to CooperMagic
		Tommy Cooper was in fact a fully paid up member of the Magic Circle despite this apparent ineptitude and worked long hours to perfect the tricks and gags that were a feature of his shows.
		Tommy Cooper was born on 9 March 1922 in Caerphilly, South Wales.
		Tommy Cooper's trade-mark was instituted whilst entertaining the troops in the NAFFI in Egypt during the second world war.
	www.coopermagic.co.uk /tommy.asp (513 words)

	Cooper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peter Cooper, inventor, philanthropist, and founder of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
		Cooper Union is a college in New York City.
		Coopers Inc. designed a new style of underwear called the briefs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cooper (336 words)

	BBC - South East Wales - Hall of Fame - Tommy Cooper
		Tommy Cooper is the greatest comedian the British Isles produced in the last century.
		Tommy Cooper is so far above all that is funny, and yet I'm glad he was here when he was, cos everyone still has a piece of him on TV.
		Tommy Cooper,a fantastic entertainer who always produced the funniest magic and jokes.I hope that the fund to raise £150,000 to errect a statue in his memory at Caerphilly will be successful.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southeast/halloffame/showbiz/tommy_cooper.shtml (3411 words)

	The Biography Channel - Tommy Cooper Biography
		Cooper performed as many as 52 shows a week to the thankless audience, whose interest lay with the girls, not his jokes.
		Cooper, despite the BBC lamenting his "unfortunate appearance", made his television debut in 'Leslie Henson's Christmas Eve Party', in 1947.
		Tommyâs main trademark was his red fez, which he always wore on his live shows.
	www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/747:0/Tommy_Cooper.htm (524 words)

	BluesNights - Tommy Cooper - 'Keeping the blues alive and live' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tommy Cooper (1922- 1984) was undoubtedly one of the all time greats of British comedy.
		With a career stretching from the late '40s, Tommy Cooper died on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, on the 15th of April 1984 of a massive heart attack.
		Tommy Cooper was in a taxi and when he got to the end of his journey and paid his fare, the cab sat there waiting for his tip when Tommy gave him a tea bag and said, "Have a drink on me."
	www.bluesnights.co.uk /tommy_cooper.htm (1539 words)

	The Very Best of Tommy Cooper - The Memorable TV DVD Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cooper was probably one of the most imitated comics on TV in his day, with his trademark Fez and catchphrases such as "Just Like That", Cooper was a very funny man and was pretty much universally loved by his fellow comics and the audience alike.
		Tommy Cooper died of course on live TV on a variety show called Live From Her Majesty's after suffering a heart attack during his performance.
		A single disc from clearvision.co.uk the very best of Tommy Cooper is broken down nicely so that you can access individual sketches and also includes a pretty funny gag book section featuring some of Tommy's best jokes as well as an indepth biography of the man. Also available as a VHS release.
	www.memorabletv.com /dvdreviews/verybestoftommycooper.htm (359 words)

	ipedia.com: Tommy Cooper Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tommy Cooper was a British comedian and magician.
		Tommy Cooper (19 March 1921 - 15 April 1984) was a British comedian and magician.
		It should be noted that despite his purported inability to perform conjuring tricks, he was actually a very competent magician, which was a large part of the joke.
	www.ipedia.com /tommy_cooper.html (225 words)

	News: Row over Tommy Cooper statues
		Rival bids to erect a statue to Tommy Cooper have erupted into a belligerent war of words.
		Fans in Cooper's birthplace of Caerphilly have waged a year-long campaign to honour him and are now furious that the west London suburb of Chiswick, where Cooper spent his later years, is pursuing the same idea.
		In a letter to the Welsh-based Tommy Cooper Society, Vicky wrote: "It is a wonderful idea and our Tommy was a real Welshman from the tips of his fl, curly hair to the bottom of his size 13 shoes.
	www.chortle.co.uk /news/jun03/cooper.html (349 words)

	Tommy Cooper / 100 Welsh Heroes / 100 Arwyr Cymru
		Tommy Cooper had the face of a great clown.
		He was born at Llwyn Onn Street, Caerphilly to Tom and Gertrude Cooper and the family moved to Devon when Tommy was 3 years old.
		In 2003 a nine foot bronze statue of Cooper was commissioned for the town of his birth, commemorating one of best things to originate from Caerphilly since the cheese.
	www.100welshheroes.com /en/biography/tommycooper (377 words)

	Tommy Cooper at 2ube.com
		Tommy Cooper was one of the UK's greatest comics; with his trademark fez, a range of terrible jokes and rare skill in magic, he became a much loved TV regular; a man who could make you laugh before he did anything.
		Cooper's magic tricks were (usually) designed to go wrong, with the 'error' as inexplicable as a lesser man's success.
		Cooper was once auditioning in America, when a friendly producer advised "rehearse more".
	www.2ube.com /cooper (150 words)

	Television Heaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tommy Cooper was born in Caerphilly, South Wales on 9th March 1922.
		The people in the audience were still laughing as Tommy, lying on the stage, had the curtain brought down on him and the show cut to a commercial break.
		Tommy Cooper's secret for success, like all truly great comedy, should never be exposed to close scrutiny.
	www.televisionheaven.co.uk /histom.htm (1525 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Anniversary of Tommy Cooper's death
		Tommy spent his early years in Caerphilly, before his father, an army recruiting sergeant, was relocated to England.
		The Thomas Cooper Society, which carries out charity work for children in the area, is also aiming to raise £45,000 for a Tommy Cooper statue to be erected in the town.
		Tommy Cooper's brother had a Magic shop in Slough High Street, as boys we used to go along just to see his brother, who was a spitting image
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/3625301.stm (1418 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Comedy Greats - Tommy Cooper: Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tommy Cooper was born in Caerphily, Glamorganshire, on 19 March 1922.
		It really was true with Tommy Cooper that it wasn't what he said, but the way he said it, which made him so funny.
		Tommy Cooper's first regular TV show was IT'S MAGIC in 1952 and it was to be the first of many hugely successful series for the star.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TXH0 (666 words)

	Tommy Cooper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tommy Cooper died on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre on the 15th of April 1984 of a massive heart attack.
		Tommy was an enormous chap towering above most, but still retained the gentle giant image, and an almost mischievous air about him.
		This is the only drawback though, as when the tapesa re playing you can imagine the huge frame of Tommy Cooper going through his act, bumbling away, and makign comic asides to the magic tricks.
	www.britishcomedy.org.uk /comedy/cooper.htm (341 words)

	Tommy Cooper "Almost Magic" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The comedian Thomas Frederick Cooper(Tommy) was born in Llwyn Onn Street, Caerphilly, Wales on the 19th of March, 1921 to Tom and Gertrude Cooper.
		Tommy Cooper took up show business in 1947 after seven years in the Army, and rapidly became a top-liner in variety with his turn as the conjuror whose tricks never succeed.
		Tommy Cooper was a fully paid up member of the Magic Circle despite this apparent ineptitude and worked long hours to perfect the tricks and gags that were a feature of his shows.
	www.funnyfarmentertainments.co.uk /tommy.htm (1077 words)

	Tommy Cooper
		We meet the perfectionist, and worrier, whose energy and anger, doubts and anxieties were the driving force of the outwardly genial giant who died the most public of deaths on live television before an audience of millions.
		Tommy was all three, which made him an enduring star.
		And because he was terrific and with the Egyptian connection between their bike ride and Tommy Cooper's fez, the members, 49 of them, decided to hire a bus and went to see the show, Jus' Like That!
	www.jeromeflynn.co.uk /tommycooper.htm (962 words)

	BBC Shop - Comedy Greats: Tommy Cooper
		Born in 1922 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Tommy Cooper was to become one of the best-loved British comedians of all time and his sudden death on stage in 1984 left the showbiz world mourning a great comedian and magician.
		Tommy's humour lay in his ability to mess up magic tricks in the most remarkable way.
		Cooper became a familiar face on British television through out the 60's and 70's.
	www.bbcshop.com /invt/bbcv7019&bklist=icat,5,,2,525,43 (258 words)

	Tommy Cooper Cartoons
		Tommy Cooper cartoon 1 - catalog reference jla0063
		Tommy Cooper at the bottle bank - Glass, Bottle, Bottle, Glass..
		Related topics: tommy cooper, cooper, magic, magician, comedy, comedian, comedians, stand up, stand-up, glass, bottle, bottles, recycling, recycle, bottle bank, bottle banks, enviroment, the enviroment, ecology,
	www.cartoonstock.com /directory/t/tommy_cooper.asp (142 words)

	Comedian: Tommy Cooper
		Tommy Cooper was a true original - the trademark Fez, that distinctive laugh, the clumsy, bewildered delivery, and, of course, the catchphrases make him one of the most instantly recognisable of all comedy icons.
		And such was his reputation as a relentless joker that when he collapsed during that televised show, most of the audience thought it was just another of his gags.
		Mine is watching Tommy starring at the Palladium a few years before his death.
	www.chortle.co.uk /comics/tcooper.html (1029 words)

	Funnyman Tommy Cooper in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was interesting to note that Ed, who could make or break acts without a second glance, took a shine to Tom.
		Tommy wowed the audience with a funny hats routine.
		He was asked back on to the show again, twice more, in 1967.
	justlikethat.homestead.com /America.html (189 words)

	Tommy Cooper Comedy Greats - This Tommy Cooper compilation is worth a watch while being disappointing.
		Tommy Cooper Comedy Greats - This Tommy Cooper compilation is worth a watch while being disappointing.
		Before facing the camera, Cooper was a serviceman to the House Guards when he decided to go professional (entertainment-wise).
		Curiously, there is quite a lot of his performance at the Duke of Edinburgh¹s 60th birthday and much of an interview with Michael Parkinson (where he explains how he got the fez) yet only a scant bit of other television.
	www.geoffrey.com.au /review.htm?ID=24 (207 words)

	Home Page
		A 'Walk of Fame' is now being constructed and you have an opportunity to have your name leading to Tommys Statue.
		This is the title of a book which the Society intend to publish in 2006.
		We would be very pleased to hear from anyone who has a story of their direct contact with Tommy, especially if it has a welsh connection; also any photo's or memorabilia which could be included in the book.
	www.thetommycoopersociety.org (193 words)

	Anecdote - Tommy Cooper - Tommy Cooper: Taxi Tip
		Comedian Tommy Cooper got out of a taxi one day and slipped something papery into the driver's breast pocket.
		The driver was later surprised to find that Cooper had generously given him...
		[Trivia: One day in 1984, Cooper collapsed onstage at the end of his act (at Her Majesty's Theatre) as a female assistant wrapped a long cloak around his neck.
	www.anecdotage.com /index.php?aid=7354 (160 words)

	The Sunday Telegraph: My father Tommy Cooper A new show celebrating Tommy Cooper has opened up painful memories for his ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		My father Tommy Cooper A new show celebrating Tommy Cooper has opened up painful memories for his daughter, Vicky.
		Tommy Cooper collapsed and died in April 1984 while on stage in a live televised show at Her Majesty's Theatre.
		As the curtain was brought hurriedly down on his 6ft 4in body, leaving his size 13 feet sticking out in front, the audience cheered, roared with laughter and called for more.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:80888525&refid=holomed_1 (237 words)

	BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ALICE COOPER: TOMMY CLUFETOS Returns To Drum Stool
		As a result of Eric Singer's touring commitments with KISS (related to their Honda Fest appearance last weekend), the last three shows of ALICE COOPER's current tour have featured the welcome return of Tommy Clufetos to the drum stool.
		Tommy, of course, played on the 2004 tour and is the drummer on COOPER's latest CD, "Dirty Diamonds" (despite not being pictured on the sleeve), and has spent most of this year touring with ROB ZOMBIE.
		The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees.
	www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=41747 (518 words)

	Jus' Like That,
		It has the same gag-led charm and endearing clownishness that made Tommy Cooper such a long-lived figure in the British public consciousness.
		Portraying Cooper is Jerome Flynn, best known in the UK for his TV work (and a No.1 hit with "Unchained Melody").
		Tommy Cooper actually died mid-act on the stage that he lived for and I was dreading a depiction of this but the production side-steps death and takes us to straight to the afterlife where he is entirely unchanged.
	www.curtainup.com /juslikethat.html (700 words)

	Tommy Cooper, The Best of : DeVoteD DVD - Australia
		In his trademark fez, look of heroic confusion and perfect sense of comic timing, Tommy Cooper could have an audience in his pocket before he even said a word.
		This compilation features Tommy Cooper at his best: from his early TV show It's Magic to his Variety Show turns, and from his famous chat show appearances to his performances on his own TV shows in the 1970s.
		Tommy Cooper doing his thing, in the way that only he could.
	www.devoteddvd.com.au /shop/product_info.php?ref=60&products_id=9936 (525 words)

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