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- Birth nameViktor Oliver Von Samek
- Vic Oliver was born on July 8, 1898 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Give Us the Moon (1944), He Found a Star (1941) and Hi, Gang! (1941). He was married to Natalie Conder and Sarah Churchill. He died on August 15, 1964 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- SpousesNatalie Conder(October 7, 1946 - August 15, 1964) (his death, 1 child)Sarah Churchill(December 24, 1936 - March 28, 1945) (divorced)
- Was the first ever 'castaway' to appear on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs. He was introduced as a "comedian, lightning club manipulator, violinist and comedy trick cyclist". The show was recorded in the BBC's bomb-damaged studio in January 1942.
- He was an accomplished violinist and used this musical talent in his comedy act, and was one of the first musical comedians whose style was later taken up by the likes of Victor Borge.
- Was married to Winston Churchill's daughter, Sarah.
- When the great female trumpeter Joan Hinde broadcast her famous performance of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, it was Oliver who introduced her on air, and he may even have conducted the orchestra for the performance.
- Son of Baron Victor von Samek but he relinquished his father's title in 1922
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