Veteran British entertainer Max Bygraves will be farewelled at a funeral on Queensland's Gold Coast today. Bygraves was born in 1922 and started his career as a pub singer in his teens and later ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tributes have poured in for "giant of showbusiness" Max Bygraves, who has died aged 89. The comedian, singer and variety performer died ...

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Entertainer Max Bygraves has died aged 89. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for two years. His agent Johnny Mans said: "He had become confused and often wasn't sure where he was. "He was ...

Veteran entertainer Des O'Connor has led the tributes to "lovely man" and "top, top professional" Max Bygraves, who has died at his home in Australia. O'Connor said the London-born comedian, actor and ...

Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, a close friend of Bygraves, has paid tribute to "one of the greats of British entertainment". "I have nothing but lovely memories of him. He was a big, big influence on me, " ...

The 89-year-old comedian, singer and variety performer, whose catchphrase was "I wanna tell you a story", died peacefully in his sleep at home in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia. Born Walter ...

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With an act that relied on sentiment and nostalgia as much as talent and timing, Max Bygraves was a family favourite, bringing music hall tradition to his audiences. Bygraves' poverty-stricken ...

Veteran entertainer Des O'Connor has led the tributes to "lovely man" and "top, top professional" Max Bygraves, who has died at his home in Australia. O'Connor said the London-born comedian, actor and ...