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Subject: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Fiolar Date: 14 Jan 02 - 08:15 AM Sadly the death in Daventry, Northants, has been announced of the comedian and actor, Stanley Unwin. Born in 1911 in South Africa, he joined the BBC in 1940 as an engineer. He will be best remembered for the "language" he invented, namely "Unwinese" which was a mixture of gobbledegook and "Spoonerisms." Known as "Professor" he was a genuine comedian of the old school and watching him on televsion explaining something or being interviewed was enough to make anyone break into fits of laughter. He also appeared in a number of films including "Carry on Regardless" (1961) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." (1968). With the greats. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Dave the Gnome Date: 14 Jan 02 - 08:34 AM Very sadlymost and gloomimaking indeed. He will be moory sissed. Daveitom the Gmonenary. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Skipjack K8 Date: 14 Jan 02 - 08:37 AM Deep joy not. I suspect he was an, if not the inspiration for Ronnie Barker. Skipjack |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Dave Bryant Date: 14 Jan 02 - 12:42 PM I once saw him on the box (might have been "That's Life") teamed up with Patrick Moore as two scientists showing a group of American Tourists around the Windsor sewerage works where they claimed that you could see the Royal Turds from the castle. Although the main point of the item was that you could get some tourists to pay for anything (some wanted samples of the effluent!), the two of them were hilarious. On the down side, I do remember that he starred in the first television advert for keg beer (I think that it was Flowers). |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: GUEST,RolyH Date: 14 Jan 02 - 02:05 PM I best remember him for his 'links' on the Small Faces album 'Odgens Nut Gone Flake'(the one with the round sleeve) |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Raggytash Date: 14 Jan 02 - 07:26 PM D the G, That must be a most fitting epitaph for a superb wit, long may such brilliance be remembered Raggytash |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: cyder_drinker Date: 14 Jan 02 - 08:02 PM Being most sadly downmouthed, I will refondlymember the most genial utterances of this most entertainful personifold. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Bert Date: 15 Jan 02 - 12:11 AM .For the best picket in a brewflade pick Flowers. What's the difference between being unique and being a genious? Probably nothing. You can't say that he was one of the greatest because he was one of a kind. His genious was equal to Lewis Carrol, Kenneth Willaims and Ronnie Barker put together |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: GUEST,Chris B (Born Again Scouser) Date: 15 Jan 02 - 09:23 AM I still have a recording somewhere of an interview he did with the bloke who did the voices for Bill and Ben (who answers all his questions in character). I wonder if the BBC could be persuaded to repeat it. Pure magic. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Fiolar Date: 15 Jan 02 - 09:33 AM I watched the BBC news at 10pm on the 14th. Sadly there wasn't even a mention of Stanley. Goodilee Bylode. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Mr Red Date: 15 Jan 02 - 01:28 PM He used to tell the story that the Unwinese was born one day when he had to getr into and event with his equipment and in the hurry he either din't have or forgot his pass. The wagon rolled up to the gat and as soon as the jobsworth was approaching Stanley told him it was something along the lines of "c r teasy deliverables for hrrrmph at the half K throom voltimeter" and put his foot down. Perhaps the passenger was the producer, a carreer was born. Sortimosted. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: vectis Date: 15 Jan 02 - 04:53 PM He'll follolop uply to the topchap and make him chucklemost as he goodly didfold to uslot. Sniffly bylode Stan. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: RoyH (Burl) Date: 16 Jan 02 - 09:07 AM Sad though I was to learn of the death of Stanley Unwin I couldn't resist a laugh or two when remembering his brilliant comedy. God bless those who make us laugh. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Trevor Date: 16 Jan 02 - 09:32 AM Long may the beerflow be resting on his keggyflade. |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: GUEST,Owen Date: 15 Oct 07 - 07:09 AM Stanley Unwin Goon but forevers remembibode. A fan |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Dave Hanson Date: 15 Oct 07 - 09:12 AM Yeah, goodlybylode Stan. eric |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP From: Rog Peek Date: 15 Oct 07 - 11:47 AM Very sad, always made me laugh with amazement. Thank you Stan. Rog |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP (Jan 2002) From: Geordie-Peorgie Date: 15 Oct 07 - 03:20 PM Ah! A peacefold stupendify, if all is to be belivered! No justifold in the 'howsyerfarthing' anymould |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP (Jan 2002) From: Geordie-Peorgie Date: 15 Oct 07 - 04:30 PM Sorry! That 'stupendifolly' should bean! 'A' before tea except after shavings |
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Subject: RE: OBIT: Stanley Unwin - RIP (Jan 2002) From: closet-folkie Date: 16 Oct 07 - 01:37 PM I still feel it and feel it, all afterlubrious lode, and falolloped a little downdeggers for five long yearlode. You have to do a little sidestepper from the doleful soppymost feeling of that, oh yes! There's still a fine, fine sadness in this dear childers, but after all, if he's here to stay, he's here with us. Steve R. (Sunshine Drenchy Records)) |
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