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- Ches
- Flanagan & Allen
- Chesney Allen was born on April 5, 1893 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dreaming (1944), Here Comes the Sun (1946) and O-Kay for Sound (1937). He was married to Aleta Cosette Turner. He died on November 13, 1982 in Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK.
- SpouseAleta Cosette Turner(1926 - November 13, 1982) (his death)
- A member of "The Crazy Gang" of popular WWII comedians. Partner to Bud Flanagan
- In 1915 he enlisted in the 9th Lancers, was sent overseas and rode as a cavalry soldier. He was part of the mounted escort to the 14th Army Corps Commander, Lt. Gen. The Earl of Cavan. When the cavalry was reorganized into infantry, he saw service in Bapaume as a sergeant in the 10th Battalion Royal West Kents and was twice gassed.
- English pop singer Chesney Hawkes is named after Chesney Allen.
- Flanagan and Allen stopped performing together with Chesney Allen's retirement on health grounds in the late 1950s, although he continued working in theatrical management and returned to make occasional guest appearances.
- He was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period.
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