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Carry on Kenny - The Life of Kenneth Williams

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Introduction:
"Although most know him as one of the stars of the 'Carry-on' films, Kenneth Williams was an actor, comedian, radio and TV star. This quiz on his public and private life is based primarily on information provided in his own published diaries."


1. Which profession did Kenneth Williams initially train for before he went into acting and entertainment?
    Medicine
    Law
    Teaching
    Lithography


2. What did Kenneth Williams' father, Charlie, do for a living?
    Electrician
    Teacher
    Hairdresser
    Plumber


3. Which actor, composer and playwright was the inspiration for Kenneth's acting style and became a friend and mentor to him until his own death in 1973?
    Ivor Novello
    Noel Coward
    Aaron Copeland
    Irving Berlin


4. Which stage performance helped Kenneth Williams break through to the world of radio and television?
    King John
    Hamlet
    The Dauphin in 'St. Joan'
    Romeo


5. Which was Kenneth's first 'Carry On' film, and which was his last?
    'Carry on Teacher' and 'Carry on Abroad'
    'Carry on Sergeant 'and 'Carry on Emmanuelle'
    'Carry on Nurse' and 'Carry on Matron'
    'Carry on Constable' and 'Carry on at your Convenience'


6. Which fellow comic actor did Kenneth Williams play alongside during his 'Combined Services Entertainments' army experience, who would become a life-long friend?
    Charles Hawtrey
    Sid James
    Stanley Baxter
    Dick Emery


7. The full editions of Kenneth Williams' diaries were not to be published until after his death. With which entertainer and ex-Conservative Member of Parliament did Kenneth publish highly edited anecdotes and entries from some of his diaries in the early 1980s?
    Jeffrey Archer
    Gyles Brandreth
    John Major
    Edward Heath


8. What were the names of the camp out-of-work actors played by Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams in the radio series 'Round the Horne'?
    Geoffrey and Alastair
    Philip and Peter
    Simon and Giles
    Julian and Sandy


9. How many years of diaries did Kenneth Williams write during his lifetime?
    37 years
    18 years
    43 years
    26 years


10. Which of these film, radio or television series did Kenneth Williams make the most appearances in?
    'Round the Horne' (Radio)
    'Carry On' (Films/Movies)
    'Countdown' (TV)
    'Just a Minute' (Radio)


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