Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock Tony Hancock in about 1963 Born Anthony John Hancock (1924-05-12)12 May 1924 Hall Green, Birmingham, England Died 24 June 1968(1968-06-24) (aged 44) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation Actor Years active 1942–1968 Spouse(s) Cicely J. E. Romanis (m. 1950–65) Freda "Freddie" Ross (m. 1965–68) Anthony John "Tony" Hancock (12 May 1924 – 24 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor. Popular during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James around 1960 disappointed many of his fans at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course because of his alcoholism.