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	'''Norman Edward Vaughan''' (10 April 1923<ref>GRO Register of Births: JUN 1923 8b 761 W. DERBY - Norman E. Vaughan</ref> – 17 May 2002)<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: OCT 2002 B35 246 TOWER HAMLETS - Norman Edward Vaughan, DoB = 10 Apr 1923, aged 79</ref> was an English comedian who led a long and successful career in the [[television]] and [[theatre]], appearing occasionally in films.		'''Norman Edward Vaughan''' (10 April 1923<ref>GRO Register of Births: JUN 1923 8b 761 W. DERBY - Norman E. Vaughan</ref> – 17 May 2002)<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: OCT 2002 B35 246 TOWER HAMLETS - Norman Edward Vaughan, DoB = 10 Apr 1923, aged 79</ref> was an English comedian who led a long and successful career in the [[w:television\|television]] and [[w:theatre\|theatre]], appearing occasionally in films.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Vaughan was born in [[Liverpool]] and began a stage career at the age of 14 with a boys' theatrical troupe, the Eton Boys Choir, singing "[[D'ye ken John Peel (song)\|D'ye ken John Peel]]". A few years later, he formed a dance trio called The Dancing Aces, and toured with it until he was called up to the join the Army in 1945. He served as a sergeant in Italy and the Middle East. During his military service he appeared in Army shows with [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Harry Secombe]], who were later to form the [[The ~~Goons~~\|Goons]]. In 1951, he appeared with Secombe again, when they performed on the same bill in variety.		Vaughan was born in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]] and began a stage career at the age of 14 with a boys' theatrical troupe, the Eton Boys Choir, singing "[[w:D'ye ken John Peel (song)\|D'ye ken John Peel]]". A few years later, he formed a dance trio called The Dancing Aces, and toured with it until he was called up to the join the Army in 1945. He served as a sergeant in Italy and the Middle East. During his military service he appeared in Army shows with [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Harry Secombe]], who were later to form the [[The Goon Show\|Goons]]. In 1951, he appeared with Secombe again, when they performed on the same bill in variety.

	After two years of doing variety shows in [[Australia]], Vaughan returned to Britain to appear in a summer season of shows called ''Twinkle''. By the end of the decade he was the compere of a show starring [[Cliff Richard]].		After two years of doing variety shows in [[w:Australia\|Australia]], Vaughan returned to Britain to appear in a summer season of shows called ''Twinkle''. By the end of the decade he was the compere of a show starring [[w:Cliff Richard\|Cliff Richard]].

	==Television career==		==Television career==
	Vaughan was by now becoming known as an entertainer and his big break came when he stepped into [[Bruce Forsyth]]'s shoes to host ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. The show was broadcast live and was a national institution, often reaching 20 million viewers. Vaughan used catch-phrases like "swinging!" and "dodgy!", which were accompanied by thumbs-up or thumbs-down gestures. He was a popular host for the long-running television programme (1962–1965). He also hosted ''[[The Golden Shot]]'' (during 1972 and 1973), taking over from [[Bob Monkhouse]]. Vaughan appeared in a 1960s TV advertising campaign for [[Cadbury's Roses]] chocolates which included the slogan "Roses Grow On You".		Vaughan was by now becoming known as an entertainer and his big break came when he stepped into [[Bruce Forsyth]]'s shoes to host ''[[w:Sunday Night at the London Palladium\|Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. The show was broadcast live and was a national institution, often reaching 20 million viewers. Vaughan used catch-phrases like "swinging!" and "dodgy!", which were accompanied by thumbs-up or thumbs-down gestures. He was a popular host for the long-running television programme (1962–1965). He also hosted ''[[w:The Golden Shot\|The Golden Shot]]'' (during 1972 and 1973), taking over from [[Bob Monkhouse]]. Vaughan appeared in a 1960s TV advertising campaign for [[w:Cadbury's Roses\|Cadbury's Roses]] chocolates which included the slogan "Roses Grow On You".

	On television, he was also a regular guest on variety and quiz shows, including ''[[Celebrity Squares]]'', ''[[Give Us a Clue]]'' and ''[[The Generation Game\|Larry Grayson's Generation Game]]'', as well as being compere of the [[BBC]]'s ''Pebble Mill Showcase''.		On television, he was also a regular guest on variety and quiz shows, including ''[[w:Celebrity Squares\|Celebrity Squares]]'', ''[[w:Give Us a Clue\|Give Us a Clue]]'' and ''[[w:The Generation Game\|Larry Grayson's Generation Game]]'', as well as being compere of the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]'s ''Pebble Mill Showcase''.

	==Theatre career==		==Theatre career==
	Vaughan had already launched a successful career as an actor. His stage appearances include ''In Order of Appearance'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], a tour of ''[[Calamity Jane (musical)\|Calamity Jane]]'' with [[Barbara Windsor]] and the farces ''[[A Bedful of Foreigners]]'' and ''[[No Sex Please, We're British]]''. He also appeared in a number of pantomimes.		Vaughan had already launched a successful career as an actor. His stage appearances include ''In Order of Appearance'' at the [[w:Chichester Festival Theatre\|Chichester Festival Theatre]], a tour of ''[[w:Calamity Jane (musical)\|Calamity Jane]]'' with [[Barbara Windsor]] and the farces ''[[w:A Bedful of Foreigners\|A Bedful of Foreigners]]'' and ''[[w:No Sex Please, We're British\|No Sex Please]]''. He also appeared in a number of pantomimes.

	==Later years==		==Later years==
	Vaughan devised the television game show ''[[Bullseye (British game show)\|Bullseye]]'' (1981), which was presented by [[Jim Bowen]]. He made few television or film appearances after 1974, other than appearing as himself in the [[Southern Television]] show ''Tell Me Another'' (1976–1979); as a seaside entertainer in the sex comedy ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)\|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977); again as himself in ''[[Hear My Song]]'' (1991); and featuring in a TV tribute to Sir [[Harry Secombe]] (2001).		Vaughan devised the television game show ''[[w:Bullseye (British game show)\|Bullseye]]'' (1981), which was presented by [[Jim Bowen]]. He made few television or film appearances after 1974, other than appearing as himself in the [[w:Southern Television\|Southern Television]] show ''Tell Me Another'' (1976–1979); as a seaside entertainer in the sex comedy ''[[w:Come Play with Me (1977 film)\|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977); again as himself in ''[[w:Hear My Song\|Hear My Song]]'' (1991); and featuring in a TV tribute to Sir [[Harry Secombe]] (2001).

	==Death==		==Death==
	He died, aged 79, in the [[Royal London Hospital]] in East London, on 17 May 2002, from injuries sustained in a road accident on 17 April at [[Waterloo Bridge]]. He was cremated at [[Golders Green Crematorium]] in [[North London]] on 23 May 2002. His ashes are in the Southern Garden (Bed L) but he has a memorial plaque in the West Memorial Court.		He died, aged 79, in the [[w:Royal London Hospital\|Royal London Hospital]] in East London, on 17 May 2002, from injuries sustained in a road accident on 17 April at [[w:Waterloo Bridge\|Waterloo Bridge]]. He was cremated at [[w:Golders Green Crematorium\|Golders Green Crematorium]] in [[w:North London\|North London]] on 23 May 2002. His ashes are in the Southern Garden (Bed L) but he has a memorial plaque in the West Memorial Court.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	*{{IMDb name\|0891084\|Norman Vaughan}}		*{{IMDb name\|0891084\|Norman Vaughan}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Norman Vaughan
| image =
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| birth_name = Norman Edward Vaughan
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1923|04|10}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2002|05|17|1923|04|10}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| occupation = Comedian
| spouse = Bernice
| children = David
}}

'''Norman Edward Vaughan''' (10 April 1923<ref>GRO Register of Births: JUN 1923 8b 761 W. DERBY - Norman E. Vaughan</ref> – 17 May 2002)<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: OCT 2002 B35 246 TOWER HAMLETS - Norman Edward Vaughan, DoB = 10 Apr 1923, aged 79</ref> was an English comedian who led a long and successful career in the [[television]] and [[theatre]], appearing occasionally in films.

==Early life==
Vaughan was born in [[Liverpool]] and began a stage career at the age of 14 with a boys' theatrical troupe, the Eton Boys Choir, singing "[[D'ye ken John Peel (song)|D'ye ken John Peel]]". A few years later, he formed a dance trio called The Dancing Aces, and toured with it until he was called up to the join the Army in 1945. He served as a sergeant in Italy and the Middle East. During his military service he appeared in Army shows with [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Harry Secombe]], who were later to form the [[The Goons|Goons]]. In 1951, he appeared with Secombe again, when they performed on the same bill in variety.

After two years of doing variety shows in [[Australia]], Vaughan returned to Britain to appear in a summer season of shows called ''Twinkle''. By the end of the decade he was the compere of a show starring [[Cliff Richard]].

==Television career==
Vaughan was by now becoming known as an entertainer and his big break came when he stepped into [[Bruce Forsyth]]'s shoes to host ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. The show was broadcast live and was a national institution, often reaching 20 million viewers. Vaughan used catch-phrases like "swinging!" and "dodgy!", which were accompanied by thumbs-up or thumbs-down gestures. He was a popular host for the long-running television programme (1962–1965). He also hosted ''[[The Golden Shot]]'' (during 1972 and 1973), taking over from [[Bob Monkhouse]]. Vaughan appeared in a 1960s TV advertising campaign for [[Cadbury's Roses]] chocolates which included the slogan "Roses Grow On You".

On television, he was also a regular guest on variety and quiz shows, including ''[[Celebrity Squares]]'', ''[[Give Us a Clue]]'' and ''[[The Generation Game|Larry Grayson's Generation Game]]'', as well as being compere of the [[BBC]]'s ''Pebble Mill Showcase''.

==Theatre career==
Vaughan had already launched a successful career as an actor. His stage appearances include ''In Order of Appearance'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], a tour of ''[[Calamity Jane (musical)|Calamity Jane]]'' with [[Barbara Windsor]] and the farces ''[[A Bedful of Foreigners]]'' and ''[[No Sex Please, We're British]]''. He also appeared in a number of pantomimes.

==Later years==
Vaughan devised the television game show ''[[Bullseye (British game show)|Bullseye]]'' (1981), which was presented by [[Jim Bowen]]. He made few television or film appearances after 1974, other than appearing as himself in the [[Southern Television]] show ''Tell Me Another'' (1976–1979); as a seaside entertainer in the sex comedy ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977); again as himself in ''[[Hear My Song]]'' (1991); and featuring in a TV tribute to Sir [[Harry Secombe]] (2001).

==Death==
He died, aged 79, in the [[Royal London Hospital]] in East London, on 17 May 2002, from injuries sustained in a road accident on 17 April at [[Waterloo Bridge]]. He was cremated at [[Golders Green Crematorium]] in [[North London]] on 23 May 2002. His ashes are in the Southern Garden (Bed L) but he has a memorial plaque in the West Memorial Court.

==Personal life==
Vaughan was married to Bernice, a former dancer, and they had one son, David.

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[You Must Be Joking! (1965 film)|You Must Be Joking!]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Twinky]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Hear My Song]]'' (1991)

==Catchphrases==
*Thumb up – "Swinging"; thumb down – "Dodgy".<ref>Eric Partridge, Paul Beale (Editors), [https://books.google.com/books?id=tvRp1whVFUsC&pg=PA322&dq=%22Norman+Vaughan%22+comedian&lr=&ei=xZpiSO7ICJW-jgGCs93qBQ&sig=ACfU3U1U5L_6dX8rBDpUCsI3e4gg9bkwIA A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English.] Taylor & Francis, November 2002.
{{ISBN|978-0-415-29189-7}}; p. 322</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{IMDb name|0891084|Norman Vaughan}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:20th-century English comedians]]
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