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Michael Bentine | |
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| Born | Michael James Bentin 26 January 1922 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 26 November 1996 (aged 74) London, England |
| Resting place | Randall's Park Crematorium, Leatherhead, Surrey, England |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
| Years active | 1940, 1946–1996 |
| Spouses | Marie A L Barradell
(m. 1941; div. 1947)Clementina Theresa Gadesden Stuart McCall
(m. 1949) |
Michael Bentine, CBE (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922[1] – 26 November 1996)[2] was a British comedian, comic actor and founding member of the Goons. His father was a Peruvian Briton.[3]
- ^ General Register Office for England and Wales – Birth Register for the March Quarter of 1922, Watford Registration District, Reference 3a 1478, listed as "Michael J. Bentin", mother's maiden name as "Dawkins".
- ^ General Register Office for England and Wales – Death Register for November 1996, Sutton Registration District, Reference C6B 296, listed as "Michael James Bentine" with a date of birth of 26 January 1922.
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "Bentine [formerly Bentin], Michael (1922–1996), comedian". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/64037. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64037. Retrieved 9 August 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)