RIP Sir Ken Dodd

Peter Elgar
Posted 13/03/2018 - 16:31 Link
Famous British Entertainer Sir Ken Dodd died aged 90 yesterday-- Knighted by The Queen in 2017, born in Liverpool, over 60 odd years as comedian and singer. I photographed him many years ago for a local newspaper when he came to my town, BRENTWOOD, Essex ( ENGLAND) on stage at the Brentwood Centre, by available light. PENTAX ME Super + 80-200mm f4.5 SMC Pentax-M zoom lens at full aperture, ILFORD XP1 film. Print scanned from my files. He 'beat the Income Tax Man' in the 1980's !!
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RIP Sir Ken Dodd -- by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
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Gwyn
Posted 13/03/2018 - 17:01 Link
He was a unique entertainer and you captured him beautifully. Exactly how I think of him.
Algernon
Posted 13/03/2018 - 17:34 Link
RIP Ken some good progs about him on TV last night.

He used to like go to a tog that I knew well (also no longer with us) for his publicity shots and I was told that it was 'because he knew they way his nose bent' and other togs didn't

Good photo Peter. The 80-200mm was good film lens. I found it better than the 200mm prime.

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Defragged
Posted 13/03/2018 - 18:20 Link
Unique, funny and a great voice - a rare combination. They don't make em like him any more. End of another era. R.I.P. Doddy.
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pschlute
Posted 13/03/2018 - 21:22 Link
Great capture Peter. I am sure the subject would have been very tickled.
stub
Posted 13/03/2018 - 21:42 Link
Lovely Image Peter... But I'm sorry. This guy should have gone to jail for tax avoidance...!!
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LennyBloke
Posted 13/03/2018 - 22:09 Link
stub wrote:
Lovely Image Peter... But I'm sorry. This guy should have gone to jail for tax avoidance...!!
.... wow - great comic timing
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pschlute
Posted 13/03/2018 - 22:19 Link
stub wrote:
Lovely Image Peter... But I'm sorry. This guy should have gone to jail for tax avoidance...!!
I don't wish to start a debate about his tax affairs, but just wish to point out that tax avoidance is not a criminal offence. He was charged with tax evasion in 1989 and was subsequently acquitted.
MrB
Posted 14/03/2018 - 01:00 Link
The charges against him were pursued by the Inland Revenue so he said that he lived at the seaside.
RobL
Posted 14/03/2018 - 08:12 Link
He paid his dues to the general public with dividends!
walkeja
Posted 14/03/2018 - 10:57 Link
MrB wrote:
The charges against him were pursued by the Inland Revenue so he said that he lived at the seaside.
You beat me to it.
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Edited by walkeja: 14/03/2018 - 10:57
alfpics
Posted 14/03/2018 - 14:37 Link
Excellent image Peter - a typical pose!
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