Bud Flanagan- London
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Plaque on wall of 12 Hanbury Street which reads:
"Bud Flanagan 1896-1968,
comedian and leader of The Crazy Gang
born here"
Waymark Code: WM443N
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/04/2008
Views: 27
An English Heritage blue plaque celebrates Reuben Weintrop – better known as Bud Flanagan, comedian and leader of the Crazy Gang.
Weintrop was born at 12 Hanbury Street in Spitalfields in 1896, the son of Polish Jews who had fled to London. Aged 10, he was a call-boy at the Cambridge Music Hall and two years later he made his debut, performing conjuring tricks in a talent contest at the London Music Hall in Shoreditch. He died in 1968.
Comedy connection
12 Hanbury St
Spitalfields
London
E1 6QR
Blue Plaque managing agency: English Heritage
Individual Recognized: Bud Flanagan
Physical Address:
12 Hanbury Street
Spitalfields, London United Kingdom
E16QR
Web Address: [Web Link]
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