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Ray Alan

Raymond Alan Whyberd (18 September 1930 – 24 May 2010) was an English ventriloquist, television entertainer, and writer. His career spanned over half a century, though he was most popular from the 1950s until the 1980s. He was associated primarily with the dummies Lord Charles and Ali Kat and later with the puppets Tich and Quackers.

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Born
Raymond Alan Whyberd (1930-09-18)18 September 1930 Greenwich, London, England
Died
24 May 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 79) Redhill, Surrey, England
Occupations
Ventriloquist · entertainer · writer
Spouses
Jane Laycock ​(m. 1991)​
Years active
1944–2010

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Ray Alan

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Occupations · 3
Ray Alan → entertainer, Ventriloquist, writer
Spouses · 2
Ray Alan → .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…, Jane Laycock ​(m. 1991)​
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Ray Alan → Raymond Alan Whyberd (1930-09-18)18 September 1930 Greenwich, London, England
Died · 1
Ray Alan → 24 May 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 79) Redhill, Surrey, England
Years active · 1
Ray Alan → 1944–2010
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Ray Alan → IMDb

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Ray AlanBornRaymond Alan Whyberd (1930-09-18)18 September 1930 Greenwich, London, England1.00infobox
Ray AlanDied24 May 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 79) Redhill, Surrey, England1.00infobox
Ray AlanOccupationsVentriloquist1.00infobox
Ray AlanOccupationsentertainer1.00infobox
Ray AlanOccupationswriter1.00infobox
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Ray AlanSpousesJane Laycock ​(m. 1991)​1.00infobox
Ray AlanYears active1944–20101.00infobox
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Give Us A Clueinstance ofHe also hosted Cartoon Carnival and made many appearances on later game shows0.80text
Family Fortunesinstance ofHe also hosted Cartoon Carnival and made many appearances on later game shows0.80text
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