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Valentine Dyall

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Valentine Dyall

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Overview

  • Born
    May 7, 1908 · London, England, UK
  • Died
    June 24, 1985 · Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, UK (undisclosed)
  • Nickname
    • The Man in Black

Biography

    • He could have been described as the "British Vincent Price". This distinguished actor was probably best known for his voice work. His low, resonant and mellifluous tones were employed to chill and excite for at least half a century. His most famous radio role was as "The Man In Black", back in the late 1940s, but he was making radio appearances as late as 1980 in "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", and undoubtedly later, and was in the BBC Television Shakespeare in the year of his death, at 77.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Silas Mayfield

Family

  • Spouses
      Kay Woodman(1970 - 1985) (his death)
      Babette Jones(1941 - ?)
      Marjorie Stonor(April 23, 1935 - 1940) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Sarah Dyall
      Christian Dyall
  • Parents
      Mary Phyllis Logan
      Franklin Dyall

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  • He narrated a number of short films including 'Prisoners of the Tower', 'The Clock Strikes', 'The Gong Cried Murder' and 'The House in Rue Rapp' all in 1946.
  • Narrator of 'Carved Out of Eden and Lake Maggiore and Surrounding Villages.
  • Toured the UK with Spike Milligan in 1967 in 'The Bedsitting Room' and each night he sang Milligan's song 'Tower Bridge' with just his head visible on stage.

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