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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Windmill Theatre
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(London W1) Intimate theatre, built originally as a small cinema, which acquired a proud reputation in World War II as the only London theatre to have stayed open throughout the bombing; 'We never closed' became its slogan. In a continuous variety performance from approximately midday to midnight, fan dancers and tableaux of almost nude girls shared the bill with stand-up comics. Many successful comedians (notably Tony Hancock, Jimmy Edwards, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers) first made their names at the Windmill. It finally closed as a theatre in 1964.
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