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Harry Korris

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He continued to perform after the end of the war, before retiring in 1950. He continued to live in Blackpool, raised money for charities, and made occasional guest appearances on television. He died in Blackpool in 1971, aged 79.
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He regularly returned to the Isle of Man while maintaining a successful career in Britain. By 1926, he was being described as "built more for comfort than speed", a reference to his girth. In the 1930s, he performed regularly in
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performer and theatre manager. The programme regularly featured guests such as
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films. In 1941, he became the star of the popular BBC radio comedy
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Maurice Powell, "Harry Korris - Manxland’s best-loved comedian",
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Films and British National Identity: from Dickens to Dad's Army
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Onchan
Isle of Man
Blackpool
Lancashire
Manx
Happidrome
1943 film version
Frank Randle
Onchan
Isle of Man
Douglas
Ramsey
Harry Lauder
Yorkshire
Blackpool
BBC radio
Frank Randle
Happidrome
variety show
Sandy Powell
Charles Penrose
Jack Warner
Beryl Reid
Vic Oliver
Second World War
ENSA
Burma
Somewhere in England

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