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4 unusual facts about Brian Rix


Lynda Lee-Potter

After leaving the Guildhall School, and using the stage name Lynda Berrison, she won a part in one of Brian Rix's farces at the Whitehall Theatre.

Ray Cooney

Cooney began to act in 1946 appearing in many of the Whitehall farces of Brian Rix throughout the 1950s and '60s. It was during this time that he co-wrote his first play One For The Pot.

Sheila Mercier

Sheila Mercier (born 1 January 1919) is an English actress and the elder sister of actor Brian Rix.

The Brilliant Corners

"Brian Rix", a re-recorded version of a track from the LP, with added trumpet, and a tribute to Rix, the "king of farce", was issued as a single, the proceeds going to Mencap, the charity of which Rix was chairman.



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