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Last Benny Hill Show
Always wear a mask - my destiny! & Quot; - These words as if specifically written for Benny Hill - the famous English comedian for 30 years amused Britain, and probably the whole world, and then mercilessly anathema for the sake of puritanical society. April 20, 1992, a man whom many considered a comedian №1 in the world, was no more. ... He was sitting in his small apartment in front of the TV on, surrounded by dirty dishes. Even at home, he was not, in spite of the ten million pounds lying in the bank. Why is that? Who knows! And what does it matter now? He does not care about the money, however, as to the rest ever since as the "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher imposed censorship on his "The Benny Hill Show" and then shut down the program altogether. Could he, a boy of sixteen who had come to London to conquer the theatrical stage, know that it's over this way? And it all began quite cheerfully ...
It was home to Southampton, a large port city where the family Hill does not stand out, except that obnoxious boy Alfred. Yes, while he was still Alfred Hawthorne Hill - Benny alias he would take later in honor of the beloved American comedian Jack Benny. And yet he is only Alfred. "Stupid name and some royal" - expressed himself Hill. While there is nothing royal in a red and freckled tomboy was not in sight. He made faces, portraying friends of parents, the mother told her friend blurts out secrets, causing a drop in visitors stopped Hill, organized raffles who like a grandfather, a former entertainer. However, the old man and he did not depart from his grandson - somehow they Alfred slipped into the stuffing for the Christmas turkey whole bundle of red pepper - a joke, in general, harmless, but it overflowed the cup of his father, and he told Alfred to leave.
Grandfather, feeling guilty, presented grandson familiar actors, and they took the boy to the troupe. And what could be better for him, a childhood dream of the stage? It does not matter, as long as it acts only "opening act" with famous actors. He in fact is only 16, and the world is open to him, and is full of wonders. Then he thought so. Soon performance had to be interrupted - to serve in the army Alfred Hill no liberated. But even there he continued to find ideas for the performances - later in "The Benny Hill Show" will be a lot of "military" sketches. After the Army, Benny returned to the artistic environment and soon landed a role in a movie. He played a private detective - the role was small, weak, but Benny did not even think once conquer Hollywood.
He starred in a pair of paintings, which are also not gained much success, and in the theater of the young actor was disappointed - his grimaces directors seemed too "bold" and her voice did not suited for the stage. "Entertainers - not any more!" - That was the diagnosis Hilla.No Benny could not accept: he's so talented, so purposeful!
Not so, he left home at age 16 to be a milkman (and in difficult times, and had to earn it)! Forty-nine luck finally deigned spotted thick boy - thanks to a friend Reggie Warnie he got on the radio and then moved to television. Finally came the first "The Benny Hill Show", to conquer the whole country. The program was a phenomenal success, if only because it was a completely new genre. Hill just figured that out unpretentious jokes and sketches can make entertaining stories. But it was one thing, Hill did not decorate. The fact that he did not write stories.
It is simply their "borrowed". While traveling in Europe, he watched performances of French comedians and memorize their numbers so that after use in your program. I went to the old American comedies and napkins from the cafeteria recorded scenes. A huge number of scenarios he bought from his friend the humorist Dave Freeman just a thousand dollars, and then to include in the show earned them millions. However, "forgot" to mention in the credits of the author and pay him. Those who wanted to see only those questionable morally actions Hill and considered him a monster that exists. In fact, not everything was so simple. Over the years, along with Hill worked in the show a little-known actors who starred in small roles.
Among them was Jackie Wright - a bald old man, who always got into trouble. When Jackie was already seriously ill and could no longer be removed, Benny inserted into new episodes of the old movies to an elderly actor continued to pay.
And what are the famous "Hill's Angels" - a group of charming half-dressed girls, for whom the male half of the audience was ready to forgive Hill anything. Spectators were sure that with all the "angels" Hill maintains informal relations, but he was not going to deny these rumors. On the contrary, he supported them, creating an image of loving macho. He invited the girls from the chorus back home and had long kept them on the doorstep to all the neighbors could see his nice guests. When asked why he was not married, Benny cynically replied: "Why buy a book, if I may use the whole library?" But in real life, Hill was a deeply complex for man and the women did not know how to communicate.
Twice he proposes to his, and both times was refused. Then, perhaps, he thought: why buy a book? All work is replaced. In the eighties, the country embraced a real "bennimaniya": his speech, gait, grimaces Copy all. Hill adored, but soon gave way to outright derision adoration. The actor complained that he could not walk the streets, because they point the finger at him, seeing him as a hero only sketches - a foolish, always preoccupied with klutz ridiculous grin on his face amused. It does not see the actor, and this was the most important for him. Benny started drinking. But calm the soul does not become.
And then he decided to take revenge. In the course went all - evil and hurtful jokes, political parody, never before attending the show. Thus, he signed his creativity sentence: "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher "wrapped nuts" and ordered to expose all of its programs to censorship. As a result, it was carved more than 150 hours of screen time. And Benny, meanwhile, continued to drink. He is, as before, went to the cheap eatery, dressed for sales and gave the girls who drove home, huge bottles of perfume disgusting purchased stock at a discount. What did he care about the fact that on account of his more than ten million? Why are they to him, if the Puritan English public turned away from him if he does not want those who cheered for 20 years?
Not even reassuring recognition of the great Charlie Chaplin - the last years of his life the great actor has always kept a cassette Hill programs. Soon the company «Thames Television» Benny announced that more of his services are not needed, continuing nevertheless to earn decent money from the sale of its programs to the United States and other countries. In contrast to the conservative British liberal New World admired Hill. And what could I do to comedian deprived of their offspring? He did not even make a will. Let heirs fighting over the money themselves, without his participation. Spending all day in front of TV, Hill amused himself immoderate food and drink. Not slow to appear, and heart problems.
When the disease began to progress, doctors offered to make Benny coronary bypass surgery, but he refused, thus deciding for themselves to live it or not. Two months before his death, she visited him in the hospital Michael Jackson. As assured the singer himself, he came only to Hill said that he believes his comic N1 worldwide.
A few years after the death of the Hill in the UK have demonstrated the very materials that dipped censorship of the program in the mid-eighties. The British did not stick to the rules "of the dead, or good, or nothing," and on the Hill again spilled a bucket of dirt. "Bennimaniya" was forgotten - there was "bennifobiya." So fiercely all mortal sins in an intelligent and prim England accused it seems to be no one. Even British Prime Minister Tony Blair called the comedian "ugly phenomenon" and expressed hope that "the work of Benny Hill - man insulted his nation" will be forgotten.
It was home to Southampton, a large port city where the family Hill does not stand out, except that obnoxious boy Alfred. Yes, while he was still Alfred Hawthorne Hill - Benny alias he would take later in honor of the beloved American comedian Jack Benny. And yet he is only Alfred. "Stupid name and some royal" - expressed himself Hill. While there is nothing royal in a red and freckled tomboy was not in sight. He made faces, portraying friends of parents, the mother told her friend blurts out secrets, causing a drop in visitors stopped Hill, organized raffles who like a grandfather, a former entertainer. However, the old man and he did not depart from his grandson - somehow they Alfred slipped into the stuffing for the Christmas turkey whole bundle of red pepper - a joke, in general, harmless, but it overflowed the cup of his father, and he told Alfred to leave.
Grandfather, feeling guilty, presented grandson familiar actors, and they took the boy to the troupe. And what could be better for him, a childhood dream of the stage? It does not matter, as long as it acts only "opening act" with famous actors. He in fact is only 16, and the world is open to him, and is full of wonders. Then he thought so. Soon performance had to be interrupted - to serve in the army Alfred Hill no liberated. But even there he continued to find ideas for the performances - later in "The Benny Hill Show" will be a lot of "military" sketches. After the Army, Benny returned to the artistic environment and soon landed a role in a movie. He played a private detective - the role was small, weak, but Benny did not even think once conquer Hollywood.
He starred in a pair of paintings, which are also not gained much success, and in the theater of the young actor was disappointed - his grimaces directors seemed too "bold" and her voice did not suited for the stage. "Entertainers - not any more!" - That was the diagnosis Hilla.No Benny could not accept: he's so talented, so purposeful!
Not so, he left home at age 16 to be a milkman (and in difficult times, and had to earn it)! Forty-nine luck finally deigned spotted thick boy - thanks to a friend Reggie Warnie he got on the radio and then moved to television. Finally came the first "The Benny Hill Show", to conquer the whole country. The program was a phenomenal success, if only because it was a completely new genre. Hill just figured that out unpretentious jokes and sketches can make entertaining stories. But it was one thing, Hill did not decorate. The fact that he did not write stories.
It is simply their "borrowed". While traveling in Europe, he watched performances of French comedians and memorize their numbers so that after use in your program. I went to the old American comedies and napkins from the cafeteria recorded scenes. A huge number of scenarios he bought from his friend the humorist Dave Freeman just a thousand dollars, and then to include in the show earned them millions. However, "forgot" to mention in the credits of the author and pay him. Those who wanted to see only those questionable morally actions Hill and considered him a monster that exists. In fact, not everything was so simple. Over the years, along with Hill worked in the show a little-known actors who starred in small roles.
Among them was Jackie Wright - a bald old man, who always got into trouble. When Jackie was already seriously ill and could no longer be removed, Benny inserted into new episodes of the old movies to an elderly actor continued to pay.
And what are the famous "Hill's Angels" - a group of charming half-dressed girls, for whom the male half of the audience was ready to forgive Hill anything. Spectators were sure that with all the "angels" Hill maintains informal relations, but he was not going to deny these rumors. On the contrary, he supported them, creating an image of loving macho. He invited the girls from the chorus back home and had long kept them on the doorstep to all the neighbors could see his nice guests. When asked why he was not married, Benny cynically replied: "Why buy a book, if I may use the whole library?" But in real life, Hill was a deeply complex for man and the women did not know how to communicate.
Twice he proposes to his, and both times was refused. Then, perhaps, he thought: why buy a book? All work is replaced. In the eighties, the country embraced a real "bennimaniya": his speech, gait, grimaces Copy all. Hill adored, but soon gave way to outright derision adoration. The actor complained that he could not walk the streets, because they point the finger at him, seeing him as a hero only sketches - a foolish, always preoccupied with klutz ridiculous grin on his face amused. It does not see the actor, and this was the most important for him. Benny started drinking. But calm the soul does not become.
And then he decided to take revenge. In the course went all - evil and hurtful jokes, political parody, never before attending the show. Thus, he signed his creativity sentence: "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher "wrapped nuts" and ordered to expose all of its programs to censorship. As a result, it was carved more than 150 hours of screen time. And Benny, meanwhile, continued to drink. He is, as before, went to the cheap eatery, dressed for sales and gave the girls who drove home, huge bottles of perfume disgusting purchased stock at a discount. What did he care about the fact that on account of his more than ten million? Why are they to him, if the Puritan English public turned away from him if he does not want those who cheered for 20 years?
Not even reassuring recognition of the great Charlie Chaplin - the last years of his life the great actor has always kept a cassette Hill programs. Soon the company «Thames Television» Benny announced that more of his services are not needed, continuing nevertheless to earn decent money from the sale of its programs to the United States and other countries. In contrast to the conservative British liberal New World admired Hill. And what could I do to comedian deprived of their offspring? He did not even make a will. Let heirs fighting over the money themselves, without his participation. Spending all day in front of TV, Hill amused himself immoderate food and drink. Not slow to appear, and heart problems.
When the disease began to progress, doctors offered to make Benny coronary bypass surgery, but he refused, thus deciding for themselves to live it or not. Two months before his death, she visited him in the hospital Michael Jackson. As assured the singer himself, he came only to Hill said that he believes his comic N1 worldwide.
A few years after the death of the Hill in the UK have demonstrated the very materials that dipped censorship of the program in the mid-eighties. The British did not stick to the rules "of the dead, or good, or nothing," and on the Hill again spilled a bucket of dirt. "Bennimaniya" was forgotten - there was "bennifobiya." So fiercely all mortal sins in an intelligent and prim England accused it seems to be no one. Even British Prime Minister Tony Blair called the comedian "ugly phenomenon" and expressed hope that "the work of Benny Hill - man insulted his nation" will be forgotten.
