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Michael Henry Flanders OBE (1 March 1922 – 14 April 1975) was an English actor, broadcaster, and writer and performer of comic songs. He is best known for his stage partnership with Donald Swann.
Michael Flanders (1922–1975) was a lyricist, actor, and singer. He collaborated with Donald Swann (1923–1994), a composer and pianist, in writing and performing comic songs. They first worked together in a school revue in 1939 and eventually wrote more than 100 comic songs together. [1]
Apr 16, 1975 · Michael Flanders, the British lyricist, humorist and actor who performed from a wheelchair because of the effects of polio, collapsed and died Monday night while on vacation in Wales. Mr.
Feb 28, 2024 · Michael Flanders and Donald Swann were a musical duo who wrote humorous and satirical songs, such as 'The War of 14-18' and '20 Tons of TNT'. They were influenced by their wartime experiences and their friendship with Anthony Wedgwood Benn, a pacifist politician.
A biography of Michael Flanders, a British actor, writer and lyricist who collaborated with Donald Swann on several musical revues and operas. Learn about his life, career, achievements and legacy in the world of theatre and music.
Aug 8, 2014 · – Michael Flanders, introduction to “The Gnu,” At the Drop of a Hat (1960) As Michael Flanders says, the animal songs made him and his partner Donald Swann famous. The duo’s best-known such number may be “The Hippopotamus,” with its cheerful, waltzing chorus of
Michael Flanders was a writer and actor who had a successful cabaret act with Donald Swann in the 1950s. He was also a polio survivor and a social activist for the disabled.
