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About Brian Cant
Brian Cant
- Biographical Summaries of Notable People
- Birth: July 12 1933 - Ipswich
- Wife: Cherry Britton, Sylvia Mary Gibson
- Children: Richard Cant, Nicholas Cant, Rose Cant, Christabel Cant, Peter Cant
Brian J Cant
- England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-2005
- Marriage date: Oct 1984
- Marriage place: Chiltern/b, England
- Spouse (implied): Cherry P E Britton
Brian Cant (12 July 1933 – 19 June 2017) was an English actor of stage, television and film, television presenter, voice artist and writer. He was best known for his work in BBC television programmes for children from 1964 onward, most notably Play School.
Cant lived in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. He was married twice and had five children. He had two sons from his first marriage to Mary Gibson, including the actor Richard Cant.[1] In 1984, he married writer and director Cherry Britton, sister of TV presenter Fern Britton and actor Jasper Britton. They had three children.
Cant was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1999, referring to this in an interview with BBC Breakfast which was shown on 24 November 2010. He died on 19 June 2017, at the age of 83, at Denville Hall, in Northwood, London, a retirement home used by many in the entertainment industry
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Brian Cant's Timeline
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July 12, 1933
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Ipswich, Suffolk, Anglia, United Kingdom
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| 2017 |
June 19, 2017
Age 83
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Denville Hall, 62 Duck's Hill Road, Northwood, Greater London, England, HA6 2SB, United Kingdom
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