How many Billy Bunter books are there?
Allegedly, volume 34 was completed and the following 4 volumes written by an unknown author, though this is disputed by Charles Hamilton’s niece….The Bunter books (1947-1965)
No. | 5 |
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Title | Billy Bunter’s Christmas Party |
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Author | Frank Richards |
Published | October 1949 |
Who played Billy Bunter?
Gerald Theron Campion
Gerald Theron Campion (23 April 1921 – 9 July 2002) was an English actor best remembered for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation (Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School) of books by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton).
How old is Billy Bunter?
Billy Bunter’s age is given as 15 years 1 month; his height as 4 ft 9 ins (145 cm); and his weight as 14 stone 121⁄2 lb (94.6 kg).
Who was mr quelch?
actor Kynaston Reeves
Veteran character actor Kynaston Reeves was cast as schoolmaster Mr Quelch (and would play Quelch in four of the seven series, as the only recurring member of the main cast apart from Campion himself), with various unknown child actors cast in the roles of the various schoolboys.
Is Billy Bunter still alive?
Deceased (1921–2002)
Gerald Campion/Living or Deceased
What did Billy Bunter shout?
Even though Bunter acts foolishly, selfishly, and unheroically in this schoolboy setting, he is a fondly remembered comic character: bespectacled, overweight, dressed in too-tight checkered trousers, and emitting, from time to time, a characteristic cry of “Yarooooh!” To his schoolmates (especially to Harry Wharton.
Who was the headmaster in Billy Bunter?
Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School was broadcast as a BBC television series from 19 February 1951 to 22 July 1961….
Greyfriars School | |
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Headmaster | The Rev Herbert Henry Locke, D.D. |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 13 to 18 |
Publication | The Greyfriars Herald |
Is Gerald Campion still alive?
Who wrote the magnet?
The Magnet
Magnet Number 1, 1908 | |
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Editor | Charles Maurice Down (1919–1940) |
Illustrator | C. H. Chapman (1911–1940) |
Staff writers | Charles Hamilton |
Frequency | Weekly |
Who was the headmaster at Greyfriars school?
Rev Herbert Henry Locke
Greyfriars School is a fictional English public school used as a setting in the long-running series of stories by the writer Charles Hamilton, who wrote under the pen-name of Frank Richards….
Greyfriars School | |
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Headmaster | The Rev Herbert Henry Locke, D.D. |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 13 to 18 |
Publication | The Greyfriars Herald |
Who first discovered magnetism?
William Gilbert
The ancient Greeks were the first known to have used this mineral, which they called a magnet because of its ability to attract other pieces of the same material and iron. The Englishman William Gilbert (1540-1603) was the first to investigate the phenomenon of magnetism systematically using scientific methods.
Who discovered magnetic field?
Hans Christian Oersted
Hans Christian Oersted was born in August 1777, in Rudkobing, Denmark. He was educated mainly at home, and showed some interest in science as a child. At age 13 he apprenticed himself to his father, a pharmacist.