Jimmy Jewel
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| Born | James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh December 4, 1909 Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Died | December 3, 1995 (aged 85) London, England |
| Occupation | Comedy actor, Music hall artist |
| Spouse(s) | Belle |
James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, always known as Jimmy Jewel, (born December 4, 1909, Sheffield; died December 3, 1995, London) was a British television and film actor.
The son of a comedian and actor who used the stage name Jimmy Jewel, Jewel's early career was as part of a double act with Ben Warriss (1909-93), who together made regular television appearances in the 1950s after a popular radio comedy series Up the Pole in the post-war years. The premise of Up the Pole was that Jewel and Warriss maintained a residence at the North Pole, although it was never explained why they chose to live there.
After splitting from Warriss in 1966, Jewel starred in the sitcom Nearest and Dearest with Hylda Baker and in the later drama series Spring and Autumn. In the 1980's he made a guest appearance in an episode of the Lovejoy TV series. His film appearances included The Krays.
Jewel and Warriss were first cousins and were raised in the same household, even being born in the same bed (a few months apart). A persistent rumour -- difficult to substantiate or to disprove, at this late date -- maintains that, when Jewel and Warriss appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, Sullivan mistakenly introduced them as "Jules and his Walrus".
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