Charles Penrose (entertainer) a character actor in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Charles Penrose died of heart disease on 17 November 1952 at the Princess Beatrice Hospital, Kensington, aged 79. Charles Penrose (entertainer) Charles Penrose (born Charles Penrose Dunbar Cawse; 11 November 1873 – 17 November 1952) was an English music hall and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for his unusual comic song "The Laughing Policeman". He was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, the son of a master watchmaker and jeweller. He initially followed his father into the jewellery trade, but enjoyed such success with
Terence Kilmartin or the "Search for Lost Time", as it is now frequently called. Kilmartin died on 17 August 1991 of cancer. He was beautifully eulogized by Clive James. The following is an excerpt from James' address read at Kilmartin's memorial service in the Stationers’ Hall on October 28, 1991: Anthony Burgess remembered Kilmartin as one of the "great literary editors". Terence Kilmartin Terence Kevin Kilmartin CBE (10 January 1922 – 17 August 1991) was an Irish-born translator who served as the literary editor of "The Observer" between 1952 and 1986. He is best known for his 1981 translation of "Remembrance of