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About Harold Frank Bennett
Harold Frank Bennett (17 September 1899 – 15 September 1981)
English actor best remembered for having played 'Young Mr. Grace' in the 1970s British sitcom Are You Being Served?.
- Born 17 September 1899 in Hastings, Sussex.
- Left school at the age of twelve to become an assistant in a jeweller's
- Toured America as a clown with a circus in his early life,
- Taught English at the Working Men's College in London.
- World War I served as a courier, initially on horseback, then on motorcycle. Private in the Essex Yeomanry
- Post war he took up acting and eventually worked as stage producer in the now defunct Tower Theatre, London. * Pursued a career as a draughtsman for an electric company, only taking up his acting career again following retirement.
- Died of a heart attack on 15 September 1981
His wife predeceased him in the Thirties; he was survived by their three children. One of his children, John, was also an actor.
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Harold Frank Bennett's Timeline
| 1899 |
September 17, 1899
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Hastings, East Sussex, England UK
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| 1981 |
September 15, 1981
Age 81
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London, Middlesex, England UK
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