Bud Flanagan
(1896-1968)

Died aged c. 72

Bud Flanagan, OBE (born Chaim Reuben Weintrop, 14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian, and later a television and film actor. He was best known as a double act with Chesney Allen. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1959.

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Bud Flanagan 1896-1968 comedian and leader of the 'Crazy Gang' born here

12 Hanbury Street, Tower Hamlets, E1, London, United Kingdom where they was born (1896)