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Ted Lune (born Harold Garnett, Ainsworth, Lancashire, August 1920, died 7 January 1968) was a British actor, best known for portraying Private Len Bone in the TV series The Army Game. He also worked in radio comedy and appeared in a couple of films.

After leaving school at 15 and serving an engineering apprenticeship, he began entertaining people by, for example, reciting Stanley Holloway monologues, and he became well known in the Bolton area. He married Florence Baker in 1943, and they had two daughters, Lynne and Anne. He turned professional in 1947, taking his stage name from the River Lune that flows through Lancashire, and his older brother's name. Harold and Florence later divorced and he married an entertainer known professionally as Valerie Joy. He died in London after a long illness. [1] [2]

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 '''Ted Lune''' (born Harold Garnett, Ainsworth, [[Lancashire]], August 1920, died 7 January 1968) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]], best known for portraying Private Len Bone in the TV series ''[[The Army Game]]''.  He also worked in radio comedy and appeared in a couple of films.
-After leaving school at 15 and serving an engineering apprenticeship, he began entertaining people by, for example, reciting Stanley Holloway monologues, and he became well known in the Bolton area. He married Florence Baker in 1943, and they had two daughters, Lynne and Anne. He turned professional in 1947, taking his stage name from the River Lune which flows through Lancashire, and his older brother's name. Harold and Florence later divorced and he married an entertainer known professionally as Valerie Joy. He died in [[London]] after a long illness.
+After leaving school at 15 and serving an engineering apprenticeship, he began entertaining people by, for example, reciting Stanley Holloway monologues, and he became well known in the Bolton area. He married Florence Baker in 1943, and they had two daughters, Lynne and Anne. He turned professional in 1947, taking his stage name from the River Lune that flows through Lancashire, and his older brother's name. Harold and Florence later divorced and he married an entertainer known professionally as Valerie Joy. He died in [[London]] after a long illness.
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 [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk]