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   Who was Don Estelle?

   • GREATER Manchester television favourite Don Estelle has died aged 70. The 4ft 9ins tall star - best known for his role as Lofty in the 70s sitcom, It Ain't Half Hot Mum - passed away with his family at his bedside at Rochdale Infirmary following an illness. He sold up everything he had in the UK last year and emigrated to New Zealand.

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   Is Don Estelle dead or still alive?

   • Don Estelle. Actor: It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Don Estelle was born on 22 May 1933 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974), Not Now, Comrade (1976) and Dad's Army (1968). He was married to Elizabeth Amy Brent and Mary Heywood. He died on 2 August 2003 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK.

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   What happened to Don Estelle?

   • The actor and singer Don Estelle has died after a long illness. The diminutive actor, only 4ft 9in tall, starred as Lofty in the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, which was set in Burma during World War II. In 1975 he had a number one hit with Whispering Grass, dueting with Windsor Davies, who played the bullying sergeant-major in the show.

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   Where is Don Estelle buried?

   • It Ain't Half Hot Mum actor Don Estelle has been buried at a ceremony attended by former co-stars, alongside the army helmet he wore in the comedy series. The diminutive actor and singer died earlier this month after a long illness at the age of 70. The funeral was held in Estelle's home town of Rochdale, near Manchester.

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   Was Don Estelle still lofty?

   • The poignancy of this opinion, in spite of its authorial intention, came from the fact that, at this late stage in his life, Don Estelle was not what he was, but what he had been: he was still Lofty, and he always would be.

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   How many children did Don Estelle have?

   • He returned to the UK from New Zealand to have a liver transplant, but was too ill for surgery. He had 2 children, Sheila and Philip. Sheila died in 2016 at the age of 58. She is buried alongside her father. Don Estelle.

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   Don Estelle (22 May 1933 – 2 August 2003) was an English actor and singer, best known as Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in It Ain't Half Hot Mum.

3. www.telegraph.co.uk › tv › 0Life after Lofty: where did it all go wrong for Don Estelle?

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   Sep 2, 2021 · After working as the warehouse manager for a carpet firm, Estelle – who took his stage surname from a ladies' fashion shop in Levenshulme called Estelle Modes – stepped up his bid to make a...

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   Aug 2, 2003 · The actor and singer Don Estelle has died after a long illness. The diminutive actor, only 4ft 9in tall, starred as Lofty in the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, which was set in Burma...

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   May 3, 2020 · Graham McCann recounts the rise-and-fall from fame of Don Estelle, the sitcom star whose life was underpinned by an incredible amount of chutzpah.

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   Aug 10, 2004 · GREATER Manchester television favourite Don Estelle has died aged 70. The 4ft 9ins tall star - best known for his role as Lofty in the 70s sitcom, It Ain't Half Hot Mum - passed away with his ...

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   Don Estelle was born on 22 May 1933 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974), Not Now, Comrade (1976) and Dad's Army (1968). He was married to Elizabeth Amy Brent and Mary Heywood. He died on 2 August 2003 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK.

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    Aug 19, 2003 · It Ain't Half Hot Mum actor Don Estelle has been buried at a ceremony attended by former co-stars, alongside the army helmet he wore in the comedy series. The diminutive actor and singer died...