Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn was born in Covent Garden, London on January 9, 1920 from a family of theatrics - he was the cousin of Gretchen Franklin, Ethel Skinner in EastEnders. As a child, Dunn's life was almost cut short when he had a supernumerary nipple removed. After training at the Italia Conti School, he appeared alongside comedy legend Will Hay in Boys Will Be Boys and Good Morning, Boys during the 1930s. His career was temporarily interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, during the course of which he spent four years in Austria as a prisoner of war after being called up as a 20-year-old. Photo gallery - Clive Dunn's life and career:
Upon returning to the UK, Dunn spent a few years in music halls, before making his television break in The Tony Hancock Show and later Hancock's Half Hour, where (more)...
Upon returning to the UK, Dunn spent a few years in music halls, before making his television break in The Tony Hancock Show and later Hancock's Half Hour, where (more)...
- 11/7/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
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