Glyn Dearman (30 December 1939 – 30 November 1997) was an English actor, originally a
child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in film, movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associ ...
, whose career spanned almost two decades, including the eponymous ''
Jennings
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*Jennings (Swedish noble family)
A–G
*Adam Jennings (born 1982), A ...
'' in BBC ''
Children's Hour
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''Childre ...
'' "Jennings at School". Dearman is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of the character
Tiny Tim in the 1951 film ''
Scrooge''. He was also a
BBC Radio
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producer in the latter part of his career and directed the radio plays of
Angela Carter
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. He died after falling down a flight of stairs at his home at the age of 57.
Filmography
References
External links
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* John Tydeman
"Obituary: Glyn Dearman" ''The Independent'', 4 December 1997.
English male film actors
English male child actors
English radio producers
1939 births
1997 deaths
20th-century English male actors
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