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Terence "Terry" Hall (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English ventriloquist. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, Lenny the Lion, whose catchphrase was "Aw, don't embawass me!" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet.^[1] Hall was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, where his parents ran a working men's club.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Hall and Lenny continued to work in variety through the 1970s, appearing on television in programmes such as CrackerjackCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). From 1977 to 1980, Hall regularly appeared in the educational television programme Reading With Lenny. He wrote the Kevin the Kitten series of children's reading books which accompanied the series.^[2]

Hall married twice. He had two daughters from his first marriage. He married a second time in 1980, to dance teacher Denise Francis. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life, and died in 2007 in Coventry. Dr Harry Brünjes, a long-standing family friend, gave the eulogy at the service.

References

^ Obituary, The Guardian, 30 May 2007
^ Reading with Lenny

External links

Terry Hall at IMDb
Lenny the Lion at IMDb
Lenny the Lion at TelevisionHeaven.com
Children's entertainer Hall dies, BBC News, 11 April 2007
Obituary, The Independent, 12 April 2007
Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 12 April 2007
Obituary, The Times, 14 April 2007

[Guardian-1] Obituary, The Guardian, 30 May 2007

[2] Reading with Lenny

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+'''Terence "Terry" Hall''' (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English [[ventriloquist]]. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, '''Lenny the Lion''', whose catchphrase was "Aw, don't embawass me!" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet.<ref name="Guardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,2090807,00.html Obituary], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 30 May 2007</ref>
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+Hall was born in [[Chadderton]], [[Lancashire]], where his parents ran a [[working men's club]].<ref name="Guardian"> He was educated at St Patrick's School in [[Oldham]] and at De La Salle College in [[Pendleton, Greater Manchester|Pendleton]], [[County Borough of Salford|Salford]]. Hall initially worked as a ventriloquist with a boy dummy, named Mickey Finn, and won a talent show aged 15.
-'''Terence "Terry" Hall''' (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English [[ventriloquist]]. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, '''Lenny the Lion''', whose catchphrase was "Aw, don't embawass me!" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet.
-Hall was born in [[Chadderton]], [[Lancashire]], where his parents ran a [[working men's club]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} He was educated at St Patrick's School in [[Oldham]] and at De La Salle College in [[Pendleton, Greater Manchester|Pendleton]], [[County Borough of Salford|Salford]]. Hall initially worked as a ventriloquist with a boy dummy, named Mickey Finn, and won a talent show aged 15.
 Hall created Lenny the Lion in 1954 after he visited the zoo while working at the [[summer season]] in [[Blackpool]]. Lenny was made from an old fox fur and [[papier-mâché]], with a golf ball for the nose. He originally had a mouthful of fearsome teeth, but they were removed at the suggestion of singer [[Anne Shelton (singer)|Anne Shelton]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} to avoid scaring children in the audience.
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 In spite of the fact that Hall was a staunch [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] fan, during the 1957–58 English football season, Hall took Lenny to [[The Old Den|the Den (old)]] which was then the home of [[Millwall F.C.]] and allowed Lenny to pose with his "fellow Lions" for publicity shots, much to the delight of all present in the ground.<ref name="Bethel">Bethel, Chris. ''Millwall Football Club 1940–2001'' Tempus Publishing Ltd. p44. ISBN 0-7524-2187-5</ref>
-Hall and Lenny continued to work in variety through the 1970s, appearing on television in programmes such as ''[[Crackerjack (TV series)|Crackerjack]]''{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} and [[3-2-1]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkG9yXKbKmA]</ref> From 1977 to 1980, Hall regularly appeared in the educational television programme ''Reading With Lenny''. He wrote the ''Kevin the Kitten'' series of children's reading books which accompanied the series.<ref>[http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Reading_with_Lenny Reading with Lenny]</ref>
+Hall and Lenny continued to work in variety through the 1970s, appearing on television in programmes such as ''[[Crackerjack (TV series)|Crackerjack]]''<ref name="Guardian"> and ''[[3-2-1]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkG9yXKbKmA]</ref> From 1977 to 1980, Hall regularly appeared in the educational television programme ''Reading With Lenny''. He wrote the ''Kevin the Kitten'' series of children's reading books which accompanied the series.<ref>[http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Reading_with_Lenny Reading with Lenny]</ref>
 Hall married twice. He had two daughters from his first marriage. He married a second time in 1980, to dance teacher Denise Francis. He suffered from [[Alzheimer's disease]] in later life, and died in 2007 in [[Coventry]]. [[Dr. Harry Brünjes|Dr Harry Brünjes]], a long-standing family friend, gave the eulogy at the service.
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 *[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/04/12/db1202.xml Obituary], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 12 April 2007
 *[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1652124.ece Obituary], ''[[The Times]]'', 14 April 2007
-*[https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,2090807,00.html Obituary], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 30 May 2007
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