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Post by Gene Hunt on May 22, 2015 20:39:48 GMT
The Face to Face interview had a big impact on Hancock. Some, including Tony's brother Roger believe that the interview was the beginning of the end for Tony as it led to uncontrollable self analysis.
Tony would have been 91 last week on the 12th May.
Gene.
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Post by Steve Austin on May 23, 2015 11:56:35 GMT
Not sure the drink helped much either. Also I think he was determined to prove that it was him and not necessarily the writers etc (Sid) that made him, that may have also led to self analysis.
Happy belated birthday Tony
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Post by Cartman on Sept 9, 2015 19:27:15 GMT
Vaguely remember him on the radio when I was very young, dad was a fan of his. I did like his film The Rebel and I believe Paul Merton is a fan and based some of his act on him.
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Post by Bomber on Sept 9, 2015 21:01:37 GMT
I'm also a fan and have the films and the half hour collection. I used to have the radio shows on tape when I was younger and used to listen to them over and over. Such a shame that he died alone, probably unaware of the affection/esteem in which he was held. I often wondered if the late, great Rik Mayall was a fan as I often saw (don't laugh here) Hancock in his Richie character in Bottom, especially in some of the monologues.
The interview Tony gave to John Freeman in Face to Face is really quite moving and gives a rare insight into his psyche. I agree with the Rik Mayall/Richie statement. I've been listening to quite a bit of Hancocks Half Hour recently through the new (and rather good) BBC iplayer. There's a lot of Tony in Richie. The monologues especially, as you mentioned. You can certainly see the inspiration.
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Post by Peter Picard on Dec 6, 2018 20:40:24 GMT
There's a monument to Tony in Birmingham city centre at the top of Corporation Street.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Dec 7, 2018 18:55:33 GMT
I'm sure Gene knows about Tony Hancock's brother Roger Hancock, but I hadn't heard of him until I recently listened to dvd commentaries for Doctor Who. He was an agent & one of his clients was Terry Nation, the man who is credited with 'creating' the Daleks. On the commentary the Doctor Who producer & script editors mention that Roger Hancock was a sharp operator to deal with with a reputation for getting the best possible deal for his clients. He was instrumental in licensing the dalek merchandise ( toys etc. ) which made Terry Nation a rich man. Roger Hancock also represented Galton & Simpson, Jimmy Perry & David Croft & Johnny Speight amoungst others.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Dec 17, 2018 19:56:34 GMT
Roger, Tony's brother was responsible for a lot of Tony's later productions NOT being issued on DVD. Roger was aware that they weren't as good as Tony's early stuff and prevented it being released. He passed away aged 79 in 2011. I've been transferring a lot of my old VHS collection to Bluray recently. There is quite a lot of stuff to do with Tony Hancock among the tapes and I will try to get some of it encoded into smaller sized files and upload a few clips here. I have a tape transferring to the computer as I type that I filmed for the 1993, 1994, 1994 & 1996 Tony Hancock Appreciation Society events I was involved in where we were joined by Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Bill Pertwee, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Liz Fraser & Kenneth Griffith to name a few. Bolly & I got engaged on the weekend of the 1995 event and it was announced during the evening. That same evening I was awarded the Kenneth Williams Memorial shield for services to the society. This was presented to me by the late Liz Fraser, who promptly gave me a kiss - much to my embarrassment (and Bolly's annoyance). It's all captured on this tape so I'll try to get parts of it up for you to see. And the first one to say "you've aged since 1995" gets banned Gene.
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Post by Charles Bronson on Dec 17, 2018 20:17:47 GMT
I will look forward very much to watching the clips Gene.
Tony Hancock was so great!
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Post by Steve Austin on Dec 17, 2018 20:26:37 GMT
Roger, Tony's brother was responsible for a lot of Tony's later productions NOT being issued on DVD. Roger was aware that they weren't as good as Tony's early stuff and prevented it being released. He passed away aged 79 in 2011. I've been transferring a lot of my old VHS collection to Bluray recently. There is quite a lot of stuff to do with Tony Hancock among the tapes and I will try to get some of it encoded into smaller sized files and upload a few clips here. I have a tape transferring to the computer as I type that I filmed for the 1993, 1994, 1994 & 1996 Tony Hancock Appreciation Society events I was involved in where we were joined by Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Bill Pertwee, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Liz Fraser & Kenneth Griffith to name a few. Bolly & I got engaged on the weekend of the 1995 event and it was announced during the evening. That same evening I was awarded the Kenneth Williams Memorial shield for services to the society. This was presented to me by the late Liz Fraser, who promptly gave me a kiss - much to my embarrassment (and Bolly's annoyance). It's all captured on this tape so I'll try to get parts of it up for you to see. And the first one to say "you've aged since 1995" gets banned Gene. That's a great story Gene and a memorable way to remember your engagement, I proposed to Jaime while she peeled the spuds! Look forward to seeing these films once transferred.
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Post by The Saint on Dec 17, 2018 20:52:32 GMT
Interesting story Gene and I too look forward to watching the clips The Saint
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