Biography for
John Inman

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Date of Birth

28 June 1935, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

Date of Death

8 March 2007, Paddington, London, England, UK (Hepatitis A)

Birth Name

Frederick John Inman

Nickname

Jazz

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Trade Mark

Catchphase in "Are You Being Served?" (1972) - "I'm free!!!".

Trivia

At 21, he joined a touring repertory theater company and later appeared in pantomimes as well.

On 27 December 2005 in Westminster, Inman entered into a civil partnership with Ron Lynch, his partner of 33 years, under a new British law that had come into effect the week before that gave official recognition to same-sex relationships.

In December 2004, he was forced to pull out of the London pantomime production of Dick Whittington after being diagnosed with hepatitis A. His health began to decline and he never worked again.

He was named BBC TV Personality of the Year in 1976.

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