Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund
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The Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund is a charity based in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. It is dedicated to helping provide support for elderly, infirm or distressed members and former members of the entertainment industry, and their dependants.
It provides residential care at Brinsworth House in Twickenham. Its residents have included:
- Arthur Askey CBE - (1902-1982)
- Hylda Baker - (1905-1986)
- Charlie Chester (1914-1996
- Charlie Drake - (1925-2006)
- Alan Freeman CBE (1927-2006)
- Dame Thora Hird - (1911-2003)
Current residents include:
It is perhaps otherwise best known for its fund raising event, the Royal Variety Performance.
