Bud Flanagan

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Bud Flanagan OBE
Flanagan in a BBC publicity photograph from 1943
Born	Chaim Reuben Weintrop (1896-10-14)14 October 1896 Whitechapel, London, England
Died	20 October 1968(1968-10-20) (aged 72) Kingston, London, England
Resting place	Golders Green Crematorium, London, England
Other names	Robert Winthrop
Occupation(s)	Music hall entertainer, comedian, television and film actor
Known for	Music hall comedy double act
Spouse	Ann Quinn ​ (m. 1925)​
Children	1

Bud Flanagan, OBE (born Chaim Reuben Weintrop, 14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian, and later a television and film actor. He was best known as being one half of the comedy and music act Flanagan and Allen with his partner Chesney Allen. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1959.