Roy Hudd(1936-2020)

After his mother committed suicide, he lived with his grandmother. When he was twelve, he joined Sir Philip Game Boys Club in Croydon, run by an ex-pro music hall performer. This was where his interest in theatre began. His grandmother took him to the theatre and the first show he remembered was with G.H. Elliott at the Croydon Empire. He worked at a market stall for pocket money, then at fifteen, in a boys' club concert where he was seen by Michael Bentine who advised him to take up show business as a career. However, first he had to do his military service. After that, he took his first step on the show business ladder by forming a double act with a friend from the boys club. Much later in his career, he became the chairman of the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Association. His first marriage was to Ann, whom he divorced in 1983, then married Debbie.