Charles Clews (1919 - 2009)

Born 27 Sep 1919 in Senglea, Malta

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Biography

Charlie Clews is Notable.

• Noted Maltese comedian^[1]
• s/o William George Clews & Mary Scerri^[2]
• 1935 The Dockyard - engine fitter apprentice, surveyor
• 1945 established the Stage Commandos
• 1953 co-founder, scriptwriter for Radju Muskettieri (The Radio Musketeers)
• 14 Aug 1943 m. Anne Pavia^[2]
  • Hilary, Miriam, Jane, Irene, Norman, Kenneth, Alan, Kevin
• The Stage Commandos
• Radju Muskettieri (The Radio Musketeers)
• “Karmena Abdilla”
• Chairman, Stage and Film Censors Board
• 1996 Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (MQR) award
• 1997 Special Award for Light Entertainment from the Broadcasting Authority

Notes

• Some media state that he died 30 Jan instead of 29 Jan (see: what-happened-on-january-30.700586

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Charles Clews, accessed 2 Dec 2018.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mangion, Fabian. "Charles Clews: the man who made us smile." Times Malta. 22 Sept 2019. timesofmalta.com. Accessed 29 Sept 2019.

• Vassallo, Raphael. "One hundred years of laughter | Toni Sant." Malta Today. 2 September 2019. www.maltatoday.com.mt. Accessed 3 Sept 2019.
• "Variety show pays tribute to Charles Clews." Times Malta. 28 Sept 2019. timesofmalta.com. Accessed 29 Sept 2019.