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Val Parnell(1894-1972)

  • Producer
  • Actor
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Val Parnell was born on 14 February 1894 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and actor, known for Val Parnell's Startime (1956), Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955) and The New London Palladium Show (1965). He was married to Aileen Cochrane, Helen Howell (dancer) and Dorothy O'Connell (aka Dolly). He died on 22 September 1972 in France.
BornFebruary 14, 1894
DiedSeptember 22, 1972(78)
BornFebruary 14, 1894
DiedSeptember 22, 1972(78)
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Val Parnell's Startime
TV Series
  • Producer
Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Norman Wisdom in Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
The New London Palladium Show (1965)
The New London Palladium Show
7.8
TV Series
  • Producer
Françoise Hardy in The London Palladium Show (1966)
The London Palladium Show
6.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Françoise Hardy in The London Palladium Show (1966)
    The London Palladium Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1966
  • The New London Palladium Show (1965)
    The New London Palladium Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1965
  • Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Norman Wisdom in Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)
    Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1955–1965
  • Val Parnell's Startime
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1956–1960
  • Saturday Spectacular (1956)
    Saturday Spectacular
    5.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1956–1959
  • The Howerd Crowd
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1957

Actor

  • A Santa for Christmas
    TV Movie
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • February 14, 1894
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 22, 1972
    • France
  • Spouses
      Aileen CochraneMay 20, 1966 - September 22, 1972 (his death)
  • Other works
    He directed Robert Nesbitt's revue, "Fine Feathers," at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, England with Jack Buchanan, Ethel Revnell, Billy Nelson, Max Kirby, Douglas Wakefield, Don Kenito, and Marqueez in the cast.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Variety show impresario of the London Palladium, and son of "the father of modern ventriloquists" Fred Russell. His grandfather was also a ventriloquist Russ Carr. A former music hall manager himself, his brother Wallace Parnell ran the vaudeville managing company Tivoli Ciranti. He was also an uncle of the band leader Jack Parnell.

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