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- Birth nameFrederick Bittiner Coo
- Freddie Frinton was born on January 17, 1909 in Grimsby, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dinner for One (1963), Comedy Playhouse (1961) and Thicker Than Water (1968). He was married to Nora Gratton and Maisie Basil. He died on October 16, 1968 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesNora Gratton(1945 - October 18, 1968) (his death, 4 children)Maisie Basil(1931 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- He died three weeks before a scheduled new TV-production of his famous sketch Dinner for One (1963). The show was to be re-shot in color.
- Although often playing a drunk, he was a teetotaler.
- "Dinner for One" became cult viewing in Germany, religiously screened every New Year's Eve since the mid-1960s.
- Started working in a fish processing plant in Grimsby, but was fired because he entertained his colleagues with parodies and jokes.
- Turned professional at the age of twenty.
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