Alfie Bass - Revision history

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	'''Alfie Bass''' (born '''Abraham Basalinsky''', 10 April 1916<ref>General Register Office index of deaths, London Barnet registration district, July 1987, Vol. 11 Page 205</ref> – 16 July 1987) was an English actor. He was born in [[Bethnal Green\|Bethnal Green]], [[London\|London]], the youngest in a Jewish family with ten children; his parents had left Russia many years before he was born.<ref name="Bass">{{cite news\|title=Alfie Bass Obituary\|date=1987-07-24\|publisher=[[The Jewish Chronicle\|]]\|pages=14}}<!--\|access-date=2006-12-13--></ref> He appeared in a variety of stage, film, television and radio productions throughout his career.		'''Alfie Bass''' (born '''Abraham Basalinsky''', 10 April 1916<ref>General Register Office index of deaths, London Barnet registration district, July 1987, Vol. 11 Page 205</ref> – 16 July 1987) was an English actor. He was born in [[Bethnal Green\|Bethnal Green]], [[London\|London]], the youngest in a Jewish family with ten children; his parents had left Russia many years before he was born.<ref name="Bass">{{cite news\|title=Alfie Bass Obituary\|date=1987-07-24\|publisher=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]\|pages=14}}<!--\|access-date=2006-12-13--></ref> He appeared in a variety of stage, film, television and radio productions throughout his career.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	==Death==		==Death==
	Alfie Bass died on 16 July 1987 in [[Barnet General Hospital\|Barnet General Hospital]], north London, following a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]]. He was survived by his wife and their son and daughter.<ref name="ondb" /> His last home was in Well End, a suburb of [[Borehamwood\|Borehamwood]], [[Hertfordshire\|Hertfordshire]].~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2022}}~~		Alfie Bass died on 16 July 1987 in [[Barnet General Hospital\|Barnet General Hospital]], north London, following a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]]. He was survived by his wife and their son and daughter.<ref name="ondb" /> His last home was in Well End, a suburb of [[Borehamwood\|Borehamwood]], [[Hertfordshire\|Hertfordshire]].

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==

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	Bass's acting career began at London's [[Unity Theatre, London\|Unity Theatre]] in the late 1930s, appearing in ''Plant in the Sun'' alongside [[Paul Robeson\|Paul Robeson]], and as the [[pantomime\|pantomime]] King in ''Babes In the Wood''.		Bass's acting career began at London's [[Unity Theatre, London\|Unity Theatre]] in the late 1930s, appearing in ''Plant in the Sun'' alongside [[Paul Robeson\|Paul Robeson]], and as the [[pantomime\|pantomime]] King in ''Babes In the Wood''.

	His stage career included plays by [[Shakespeare\|Shakespeare]] and [[George Bernard ~~Shaw\|~~Shaw]]~~{{Citation needed\|date=August 2008}}~~. During the 1950s, he continued to direct shows at Unity, and on one occasion appeared in court (along with [[Vida Hope\|Vida Hope]]), charged with putting on a play without a licence.<ref>Colin Chambers ''The Story of [[Unity Theatre, London]]'' (1990)</ref> His stage work also included an adaptation of [[Nikolai Gogol\|Gogol]]'s short story ''[[The Bespoke Overcoat\|The Bespoke Overcoat]]'', transposed to the [[East End of London\|East End of London]], which was filmed by [[Jack Clayton\|Jack Clayton]] in 1956, and won the [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film\|Best Short]]. In addition, Bass took over from [[Chaim Topol\|Chaim Topol]] in the role of [[Tevye\|Tevye]] in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof\|Fiddler on the Roof]]'' on the [[West End theatre\|West End stage]].<ref>Green, Stanley, Encyclopedia Of The Musical Theatre, Da Capo Press 1980, p. 121</ref>		His stage career included plays by [[Shakespeare\|Shakespeare]] and [[George Bernard Shaw]]. During the 1950s, he continued to direct shows at Unity, and on one occasion appeared in court (along with [[Vida Hope\|Vida Hope]]), charged with putting on a play without a licence.<ref>Colin Chambers ''The Story of [[Unity Theatre, London]]'' (1990)</ref> His stage work also included an adaptation of [[Nikolai Gogol\|Gogol]]'s short story ''[[The Bespoke Overcoat\|The Bespoke Overcoat]]'', transposed to the [[East End of London\|East End of London]], which was filmed by [[Jack Clayton\|Jack Clayton]] in 1956, and won the [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film\|Best Short]]. In addition, Bass took over from [[Chaim Topol\|Chaim Topol]] in the role of [[Tevye\|Tevye]] in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof\|Fiddler on the Roof]]'' on the [[West End theatre\|West End stage]].<ref>Green, Stanley, Encyclopedia Of The Musical Theatre, Da Capo Press 1980, p. 121</ref>

	==Film career==		==Film career==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	*{{IMDb name\|id=0060023\|name=Alfie Bass}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0060023\|name=Alfie Bass}}
	*{{Screenonline name\|id=449495\|name=Alfie Bass}}		*{{Screenonline name\|id=449495\|name=Alfie Bass}}

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	*{{Screenonline name\|id=449495\|name=Alfie Bass}}		*{{Screenonline name\|id=449495\|name=Alfie Bass}}
	*{{British Comedy Guide\|people\|alfie_bass}}		*{{British Comedy Guide\|people\|alfie_bass}}

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	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==
	~~{{more citations needed\|section\|date=March 2020}}~~
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	* ''[[The Bells Go Down]]'' (1943) – (uncredited)		* ''[[The Bells Go Down]]'' (1943) – (uncredited)

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	==Death==		==Death==
	Alfie Bass died on 16 July 1987 in [[w:Barnet General Hospital\|Barnet General Hospital]], north London, following a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]]. He was survived by his wife and their son and daughter.<ref name="ondb" /> His last home was in Well End, a suburb of [[w:Borehamwood\|Borehamwood]], [w:[Hertfordshire\|]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2022}}		Alfie Bass died on 16 July 1987 in [[w:Barnet General Hospital\|Barnet General Hospital]], north London, following a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]]. He was survived by his wife and their son and daughter.<ref name="ondb" /> His last home was in Well End, a suburb of [[w:Borehamwood\|Borehamwood]], [[w:Hertfordshire\|Hertfordshire]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==

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	==Recording career==		==Recording career==

	In 1955, Bass recorded the [[novelty song]] "Pity the Downtrodden Landlord".<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bR8uDwAAQBAJ&q=alfie+bass+pity+the+downtrodden+landlord&pg=PT176\|title=The British Folk Revival\|access-date=27 December 2015\|isbn=9781351775205\|last1=Brocken\|first1=Michael\|date=2017-07-12}}</ref> It was issued by the folk music label [[Topic Records]] on a [[Phonograph record\|78rpm single]], backed with "Housing Repairs And Rents Act", written by [[Karl Dallas\|Fred Dallas]]; on both sides, Bass was accompanied by "The Four Bailiffs".<ref>{{Citation\|title=78 Record: Alfie Bass And The Four Bailiffs - Pity The Downtrodden Landlord (1955)\|url=http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/trc87\|access-date=2020-12-12}}</ref>		In 1955, Bass recorded the [[w:novelty song\|novelty song]] "Pity the Downtrodden Landlord".<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bR8uDwAAQBAJ&q=alfie+bass+pity+the+downtrodden+landlord&pg=PT176\|title=The British Folk Revival\|access-date=27 December 2015\|isbn=9781351775205\|last1=Brocken\|first1=Michael\|date=2017-07-12}}</ref> It was issued by the folk music label [[w:Topic Records\|Topic Records]] on a [[w:Phonograph record\|78rpm single]], backed with "Housing Repairs And Rents Act", written by [[w:Karl Dallas\|Fred Dallas]]; on both sides, Bass was accompanied by "The Four Bailiffs".<ref>{{Citation\|title=78 Record: Alfie Bass And The Four Bailiffs - Pity The Downtrodden Landlord (1955)\|url=http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/trc87\|access-date=2020-12-12}}</ref>

	With his fellow cast members from ''[[The Army Game]]'', [[Bernard Bresslaw]], Leslie Fyson and [[Michael Medwin]], Bass was part of a vocal quartet who scored a number 5 hit in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1958 with "The Signature Tune Of The Army Game". It was backed with the same actors singing "What Do We Do ~~In The~~ Army".<ref>{{Citation\|title=Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass And Leslie Fyson - The Signature Tune ~~Of The~~ Army Game\|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/pop490\|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref> In 1960, [[Pye Records]] issued two solo recordings by Bass on a single, "[[Villikins and his Dinah\|Villikens And His Dinah]]" and "Rat Catcher's Daughter".<ref>{{Citation\|title=Alfie Bass - Villikens And His Dinah\|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/7n15286\|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>		With his fellow cast members from ''[[The Army Game]]'', [[Bernard Bresslaw]], Leslie Fyson and [[Michael Medwin]], Bass was part of a vocal quartet who scored a number 5 hit in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1958 with "The Signature Tune Of The Army Game". It was backed with the same actors singing "What Do We Do in the Army".<ref>{{Citation\|title=Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass And Leslie Fyson - The Signature Tune of the Army Game\|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/pop490\|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref> In 1960, [[w:Pye Records\|Pye Records]] issued two solo recordings by Bass on a single, "[[w:Villikins and his Dinah\|Villikens And His Dinah]]" and "Rat Catcher's Daughter".<ref>{{Citation\|title=Alfie Bass - Villikens And His Dinah\|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/7n15286\|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==

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