Cyril Fletcher (June 25, 1913 – January 2, 2005) was an English comedian. He was most famous for his Odd Odes, which was a section of the popular TV show That's Life. Fletcher had first begun performing the Odd Odes in 1937, long before they first appeared on television. He came up with the idea when he was short of material for a radio show. The first Odd Ode was a comic, yet sentimental, reading of Edgar Wallace's war poem Dreaming of Thee. Following this broadcast he was given a regular programme on Radio Luxembourg; it was this show that brought him to national attention. Jump to: navigation, search June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling, or a stream of funny banter. ... Thats Life! was an enormously successful BBC television series, which began in 1973 and ran until 1994. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edgar Wallace pictured on a 1929 cover of Time Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. ... Jump to: navigation, search Radio Luxembourg (1933-1992) was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Europe. ...

Fletcher, who was born in Watford, was a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He was also a successful businessman, believing it to be important to diversify in such a fickle business as show business. He was the founder of Associated Speakers, an agency for after-dinner speakers, on whose books were the likes of the Duke of Bedford and Lord Longford, as well as himself. Watford is a town and district (styled as borough due to the historical charter granted by Henry VIII) just to the north-west of London. ... The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ... The Most Noble John Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (May 24, 1917–October 25, 2002) was a British peer and writer, the son of Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford. ... Francis Aungier Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, KG, PC (December 5, 1905 - August 3, 2001) was a politician, author, and social reformer. ...

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