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Mabel Constanduros (née Tilling; 29 March 1880 – 8 February 1957) was an English actress, screenwriter and BBC Radio personality. She gained public notice playing Mrs.Buggins on the radio programme The Buggins Family, which ran from 1928 to 1948. As well as writing the series, she started off playing the whole family as well.
Mabel Constanduros was born on 29 March 1880 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for David Copperfield (1956), Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective (1953) and My Ain Folk (1945). She was married to Athanasius Constanduros.
- March 29, 1880
- February 8, 1957
Mabel Constanduros was born on 29 March 1880 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for David Copperfield (1956), Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective (1953) and My Ain Folk (1945). She was married to Athanasius Constanduros.
May 31, 2016 · This article explores the work of Mable Constanduros (1880–1957), who was a prolific writer and actress for radio, film and theatre, specialising in comedy. Her radio series The Buggins Family (over 250 episodes were broadcast by the BBC between 1928 and 1948) was possibly the first situation comedy, but has never been recognised as such.
- Carolyn S. Scott Jeffs
- 2016
Oct 5, 2022 · On a mizzly, drizzly morning nearly 100 years ago in February, 1925, Mabel Constanduros found herself walking up and down the Thames Embankment, nervously agonising over a decision that would change her life forever.
The story of Mabel Constanduros is remarkable.She went from ordinary housewife in 1925 to one of the UK's most famous and beloved comedians.But she has since...
Comic actress Mabel Constanduros was famous on radio in the 1920s and 1930s for many sketches as the Buggins family - she played all the voices apart from Father (Michael Hogan). During the...
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