Terry Hall
(1926-2007)

Died aged c. 81

Terence "Terry" Hall (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English ventriloquist. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, Lenny the Lion, whose catchphrase was "Aw, don't embawass me!" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet.

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Terry Hall 1926-2007 ventriloquist creator of 'Lenny The Lion', the popular children's television favourite of the 1950s and 1960s, was born at 635 Middleton Road, Chadderton, on 20th November 1926. Lenn'y favourite catchphrase "Aw, don't embawass me!" endeared him to all ages.

Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, United Kingdom where they was