Fred Karno
(1866-1941)
British theatre manager
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Frederick John Westcott (26 March 1865 – 17 September 1941), best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English theatre impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularising the custard-pie-in-the-face gag. During the 1890s, in order to circumvent stage censorship, Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue.
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26 March 1866 Exeter, Devon, England, U.K.
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18 September 1941 (aged 75)
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