Stanley Unwin Death
Stanley passed away on January 12, 2002 at the age of 90 in Danetre Hospital, Daventry, United Kingdom.
When did Stanley Unwin die?
January 12, 2002How old was Stanley Unwin when died?
90Where did Stanley Unwin die? What was the location of death?
Danetre Hospital, Daventry, United Kingdom
Stanley Unwin Birthday and Date of Death
Stanley Unwin was born on June 7, 1911 and died on January 12, 2002. Stanley was 90 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 7, 1911
Date of Death: January 12, 2002
Age at Death: 90
Stanley Unwin - Biography
Stanley Unwin (7 June 1911 – 12 January 2002), sometimes billed as "Professor" Stanley Unwin, was a British comedian, actor and comic writer, and the inventor of his own language, "Unwinese", referred to in the film Carry On Regardless (1961) as "gobbledygook".
While based in Birmingham from 1947 to 1951, Unwin made his first, accidental, transmission. While testing equipment, he handed the microphone to broadcaster F.R. "Buck" Buckley, who ad-libbed a spoof commentary about an imaginary sport called "Fasche". Buckley then encouraged Unwin to join in and introduced him as "Codlington Corthusite", handing back the microphone – whereupon Unwin continued in Unwinese. The recording was played back to two BBC producers, who added sound effects; it was eventually broadcast on Pat Dixon's Mirror of the Month programme and, after receiving a positive response, culminated in another sketch in which Unwin, playing a man from Atlantis, was interviewed about life in the sunken city. The broadcast produced Unwin's first fan mail, from Joyce Grenfell, who had been impressed by his performance. Since Grenfell was Unwin's heroine, the encouragement gave Unwin a boost and he was inspired to break into show business.
Unwinese, also known as "Basic Engly Twenty Fido", was an ornamented and mangled form of English in which many of the words were corrupted in a playful and humorous manner. Unwin's performances could be hilarious yet disorientating, although the meaning and context were always conveyed in a disguised and picturesque style. Unwinese may have been inspired in part by Lewis Carroll's 1871 poem Jabberwocky.
Unwin died at Danetre Hospital in Daventry on 12 January 2002. He is buried in the churchyard at Long Buckby, with Frances, who pre-deceased him. Their gravestone bears the epitaph, "Reunitey in the heavenly-bode – Deep Joy!".
