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Anthea Askey
Anthea Shirley Askey (2 March 1933 – 28 February 1999) was an English actress who was popular on television in the 1950s.
Anthea Askey was born in Golders Green, north London, to the comedian and actor Arthur Askey, and his wife Elizabeth May Swash (b. 1899, m. 1925, d. 1974). In many of her television roles she starred with him. 
Her early television appearances included "Love and Kisses", where she played Rose Brown, whose father Bill was played by
in 1969 and the CBE in 1981.
Personal life.
Askey was married to Elizabeth May Swash in 1925 until her death in 1974; he was the father of actress Anthea Askey (1933–1999).
Death.
Askey carried on working on his comedy career until just before he was hospitalised in July 1982 due to poor circulation which resulted in gangrene and the amputation of both legs. He died in London's St Thomas's Hospital on 16 November 1982 and is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery.
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