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Benjamin Holden Driver Warriss (29 May 1909 – 14 January 1993) was an English comedian. He is the first cousin of fellow comedy actor Jimmy Jewel. Allegedly the two cousins were born in the same bed (at different times) and brought up in the same household at 52 Andover Street, Sheffield.
18 de ene. de 1993 · Ben Warriss, actor, born Sheffield 29 May 1909, died Twickenham 14 January 1993. BEN WARRISS was one half of the popular double act Jewel and Warriss, and the man dubbed 'the best straight man in...
1 de sept. de 2020 · Jimmy Jewell and Ben Warriss were a very popular double-act in the 1940s and 1950s - in fact they kept going until 1967. This performance is from a variety s...
14 de nov. de 2019 · Ben Warriss & Jimmy Jewel were the biggest British double any of the 1940s. Sheffield born cousins (in fact born in the same family bed 6 months apart) these two started at a very young age and...
21 de may. de 2023 · Britain's favourite comedy double act before Morecambe & Wise found fame in the 1960s, cousins Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss are now largely forgotten - despite having a huge impact on radio and television comedy.
Ben Holden Driver Warriss (29 May 1909 – 14 January 1993) was an English comedian and the first cousin of fellow comedy actor Jimmy Jewel. Allegedly the two cousins were born in the same bed (at different times) and brought up in the same household at 52 Andover Street, Sheffield.
Jewel and Warriss. Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss. Jimmy was born 1906 and Ben, his cousin was born in 1909. They were both from Sheffield and began solo careers. They teamed up in 1934 and became extremely famous and were the highest paid double act in the early 1950s.
