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Fred Karno

1866 - 1941

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Frederick John Westcott (26 March 1865 – 17 September 1941), best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English theatre impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularising the custard-pie-in-the-face gag. During the 1890s, in order to circumvent stage censorship, Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue. Cheeky authority-defying sketches such as Jail Birds (1895) in which prisoners play tricks on warders and Early Birds (1899), showing the poverty and realities for the poor of London's East End, can be seen as precursors of movie silent comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Karno is the 566th most popular businessperson (down from 441st in 2019), the 4,235th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,986th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Fred Karno ranks 566 out of 847. Before him are Mark Shuttleworth, Jorma Ollila, Jamie Hyneman, Susan Kare, Marcus Loew, and Johan Anker. After him are Mary Barra, Indra Nooyi, Adam Silver, Anita Roddick, Svend Foyn, and Anil Ambani.

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Among people born in 1866, Fred Karno ranks 136. Before him are Antonios Pepanos, François Gagnepain, Abraham Flexner, Albertson Van Zo Post, Nina Bang, and Oskar Messter. After him are Harry Davenport, Józef Pankiewicz, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Ndre Mjeda, Matthew Henson, and George Milne, 1st Baron Milne. Among people deceased in 1941, Fred Karno ranks 180. Before him are DeLisle Stewart, Marcus Hurley, Masha Bruskina, Victorino Márquez Bustillos, Herbert Adamski, and Noël Liétaer. After him are Karel Kašpar, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Aleksander Prystor, František Křižík, Hugh Walpole, and Wilhelm Leichum.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fred Karno ranks 4,236 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Litolff (1818), Neil Bartlett (1932), George Rodger (1908), Peter Davison (1951), Joe Cole (1981), and Stanley Morison (1889). After him are David Wilkie (1785), Edward Carpenter (1844), Steve Hogarth (1956), Harry Ryan (1893), Mal Evans (1935), and George Grove (1820).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Fred Karno ranks 40. Before him are William Knox D'Arcy (1849), Howard Stringer (1942), Jim Marshall (1923), Claire Williams (1976), Andrew Planche (1727), and Neil Aspinall (1941). After him are Anita Roddick (1942), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), William McGregor (1846), Alan Sugar (1947), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), and John Henry Davies (1864).

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