Benny Hill: Merry Master of Mirth...the Complete Companion ( Benny Hill - Alfred Hawthorn Hill - 21 January 1924 - 20 April 1992) by Ross, Robert - 1999

United Kingdom: B T Batsford Ltd, 1999. ....Large soft cover, 174 pages, square clean and tight, no names, filled with b & w photos and drawings, faint spine crease. "Robert Ross tracks Hill's career through the landmark independent television specials, early parody sketches for the BBC. film apperarances, radio shows and recordings - including the No. 1 hit 'Ernie, the Fastest Milkman in the West'. Ross examines Hill's skillful use of the fledgling TV medium, and celebrates the support of his regular back-up team (Bob Todd, Henry McGee and Nicholas Parsons). The truth is revealed about Hill's Angels and the alternative comedy backlash that saw Hill pushed off the small screen in the UK. Benny Hill is the ultimate guide to the most widely recognised funny man since Charlie Chaplin." Contents include: Forword by Henry McGee, Peter Charlesworth, June Whitfield, Phil Collins, & Nicholas Parsons / Intro / Blue Benny Hill: The early days of a comic legend "I'm the saucy comic!" Benny Hill / The Stage / Radio / Sound Recordings / Films / Television / Epilogue / Further Reading / Videos. Any image directly beside this lisitng is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.