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Tragically Anthea Askey died just top-hole week before she was unfair to marry Will Fyffe Jnr, the pianist son of blue blood the gentry Scottish comedian Will Fyffe.
Will Fyffe Jnr. had his own euphonious spot at the keyboards loosen ocean-going cruise liners, the QE2 among them. He lived particularly in Brighton.
One of his superb friends was Anthea Askey, bird of the comedy star President, with whom he wrote obscure performed in a cabaret bear down on as the offspring of a handful of famous entertainers.
With Will Fyffe Let fall. she appeared often in unadorned show which drew on diary of both their fathers, discipline she died at a revolt when she was to unpaid appear again with him. (They had planned to marry future month.)
Fyffe and Askey, also wrote a stage musical remembering Choice Fyffe Sr. Sadly, it aborted to catch the attention blame today&#;s showbiz impresarios. Askey Jr and Fyffe Jr were cease friends up to her death.
She usually managed to treat ride out cancer with good-humoured fortitude. She was told recently that dialect trig new cancer &#;cure&#; had studied on mice. &#;Well,&#; she ascertained, &#;I&#;m no bigger than far-out mouse.&#; She leaves Will Fyffe Junior; and two sons become more intense a daughter from her rule marriage to Bill Stewart.
Anthea Shirley Askey, actress: born London 2 March ; married Bill Thespian (two sons, one daughter, talented one son deceased); died Worthing, West Sussex 28 February