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On this day - 1921 (Tommy Cooper); March 19th
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Saturday, March 19, 1921. : Tommy Cooper, famous British comic, was born

British comedian Thomas Frederick "Tommy" Cooper was born in Caerphilly, South Wales on 19 March 1921. When he was three years old, his family moved to Exeter, Devon, where he acquired the West Country accent that became an integral part of his act.

Cooper's interest in magical illusions developed when he was eight, and his aunt bought him a magic set. He perfected numerous magic tricks, which helped him to develop his comedy acts later on. Some accounts say his great sense of comedy grew out of the many conjuring tricks that failed when Cooper was performing to various audiences: despite the failures, his acts gained plenty of laughs. He soon learned that adding the occasional trick that worked added to the winning formula. Respected by traditional magicians and illusionists, Cooper became a member of The Magic Circle. His trademark was his red fez.

Cooper's success began when, in 1947, he was booked by trombonist Miff Ferrie of "The Jackdaws" to appear as the second spot comedian in a show starring sand dance act "Marqueeze and the Dance of the Seven Veils". Over the next two years, Cooper performed in hundreds of shows. Ferrie, in fact, acted as Cooper's agent right up until Cooper died in 1984. This included during Cooper's television career, which began in 1948 and spanned almost four decades.

After he first performed on the BBC talent show New to You in March 1948, he started starring in his own shows, and was particularly well known through his work with London Weekend Television from 1968 - 1972, and Thames Television from 1973 - 1980.

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A heavy drinker and smoker, Cooper suffered from declining health during the 1970s. He died shortly after he suffered a heart attack while on stage on 15 April 1984


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