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Best known for starring in Dad's Army, where his Sergeant Wilson was the languid, rakish, distracted foil to Arthur Lowe's pompous, chippy Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier is a beloved character actor. "Do you think that's wise, sir?" and "Would you mind awfully . . . ?" are just two of Sergeant Wilson's expressions that sum up his unorthodox, unruffled approach to service life. But occasionally, life mirrors art and there was much of Sergeant Wilson in "Le Mez," as he was known to friends and family. Just as Wilson appeared to enjoy a close—but unmarried—acquaintance with Private Pike's mom, so Le Mesurier had three unconventional marriages, one with the comic actress Hattie Jacques. His third wife left him for an affair with Tony Hancock, and he tended to prioritize an early-morning scan of the Racing Post above rehearsals. A phone call from Le Mez was often to suggest, "Playtime?"—always delivered in his irresistible drawl. This biography is fully authorized by his family.
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Graham McCann is the author of Cary Grant: A Class Apart, Dad's Army, and Fawlty Towers.
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'Graham McCann's book is an affectionate, enthralling account of this laid-back gentleman of whom Dad's Army writer Jimmy Perry said: 'He just swanned through life' Daily Mail
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- PublisherAurum Pr Ltd
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1845135830
- ISBN 13 9781845135836
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages342
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