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    Francis Heywood Melly and (Edith) Maud, née Isaac. His mother was Jewish. Melly was a descendant of the shipowner and Liberal MP George Melly. He was also...
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    With the death of Bill Kerr in 2014, Melly was the last surviving regular cast member of Hancock's Half Hour. Melly died on 31 January 2020 at the age of...
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    politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1875. Melly was the son of Andre Melly and his wife Ellen Greg, daughter of Samuel Greg of Manchester...
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  • Melly, Mely or Mellie can refer to: Andrée Melly (1932-2020), English actress Charles Pierre Melly (1829–1888), English philanthropist George Melly (1926–2007)...
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    British writers, artists and intellectuals including Jonathan Miller, George Melly, Alan Bennett and Alice Thomas Ellis. Many of the homes on the crescent...
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  • 1960 novel Take a Girl Like You by Kingsley Amis, it was adapted by George Melly. Northerner Jenny arrives in a town near London, where she has taken...
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    and philanthropist. Melly was the son of Swiss-born cotton merchant Andre Melly and the brother of the liberal MP George Melly. He was well known for...
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    mixture of Soho's low-lifes and its alcoholic, artistic elite, including George Melly, Jeffrey Bernard and Lucian Freud. Visiting non-members included many...
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  • 1960s media-influenced phenomenon of Swinging London. It was written by George Melly. Brenda and Yvonne, two girls from the North of England, arrive at St...
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  • Over time, the club was frequented by people such as Lucian Freud, George Melly, Jeffrey Bernard and the Kray Twins. The club saw a resurgence in the...
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