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HISTORICAL FACTS: Stanley baxter - The Untold Story

Pulp Fiction and The Mask star Peter Greene found dead aged 60

Veteran actor who played iconic villains was discovered at his New York apartment after music had been playing for 24 hours

Evening Standard

Stanley Baxter, Master of the Lavish TV Entertainment, Dies Years After Revealing Secret Life

Stanley Baxter, the beloved Scottish comedian, passed away in a home care facility, just five years after revealing a secret he had hidden all his life.

International Business Times UK

Stanley Baxter obituary

Scottish comedian whose spectacular sketch shows on television made him a household name

The Guardian - UK

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Tributes paid to Scottish comedy ‘giant’ Stanley Baxter after his death aged 99

He died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures.

Evening Standard

Veteran comedian dies months before 100th birthday

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The Independent UK

Stanley Baxter death: Comedian known for mimicking the Queen and the Pope, dies aged 99

The Glaswegian star was considered a pioneer of satire and character performances in the comedy world

The Independent UK

‘Astonishing’: how Stanley Baxter’s TV extravaganzas reached 20 million

The Scottish star used his exceptional gift for impersonations to create genre-mashing specials that were as epic as the Hollywood films they parodied. He was a perfectionist performer with huge talent

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Stanley Baxter dead at 99: Scottish TV funny man who sent up the Pope and Queen dies in London care home

Glasgow-born TV star died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures

Evening Standard

Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99

Baxter enjoyed a decades-spanning career on radio, TV and film, and was famous for impersonating famous people including Queen Elizabeth II

The Guardian - UK

Rab C Nesbitt actor Gregor Fisher: ‘People say: I didn’t realise you could speak properly!’

He’s been in everything from Love Actually to Shakespeare with Al Pacino – but will he always be thought of as the string-vest-wearing boozy Glaswegian? Ahead of a tour as himself, the actor and Instagram cookery guru looks back

The Guardian - UK

Scottish pantomime continues the long tradition of men in frocks

SCOTTISH pantomime is, as any aficionado of the popular theatrical art form will tell you, a very distinctive creature.

The National (Scotland)

The BBC's history from children’s entertainment to the General Strike

PROVING that sometimes history can be relevant today, in the past week we have been hearing a lot about the BBC’s impartiality in light of Gary…

The National (Scotland)

Playhouses gearing up for Christmas return - here's the top pantos on this year

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