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Charlie Chester

Short Name: Charlie Chester
Full Name: Chester, Charlie
Birth Year: 1914
Death Year: 1997

Pseudonym. Born Cecil Victor Manser, April 26, 1914 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Known as "Cheerful Charlie" Chester, he was a comedian, radio personality, singer, and song writer.

Dianne Shapiro, from obituary in Independent, 27 June 1997 and Radio Rewind (accessed online from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-charlie-chester-1258200.html and https://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio2/charlie_chester_page.htm, 6/26/2020


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