Bob Monkhouse

(June 1, 1928 – December 29, 2003)

Robert Alan Monkhouse, OBE, best known as an English comedian who hosted a number of television game shows, was active in fandom in the 1940s and '50s, before establishing his career. He wrote and drew for fanzines while at school, and attended conventions, among them Coroncon in 1953.

He also drew for comic books, notably Tornado (1948).

Though gafiated, he kept in touch with old friends, such as Rog Peyton, and maintained a large collection of books, films and comics.

He died of cancer.

• Obituary by Dennis Barker, The Guardian, December 29, 2003.

See also: Celebrity Fen.

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Person

1928—2003

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