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Actress Janet Brown dies aged 87
Janet Brown was best known for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher
Actress and comic Janet Brown, who was best known for impersonating former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died aged 87.
Her agent said she died in her sleep at a nursing home in Hove, East Sussex, after a short illness.
In a career beginning in the 1930s, she gained national TV fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations on The Mike Yarwood Show.
She also played Lady Thatcher in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.
Over the years, the star who was born in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, worked with a number of stars including Hughie Green, Tony Hancock and George Cole.
In 1987 she wrote her autobiography, Prime Mimicker, chronicling her childhood and career as impressionist.
More recently she appeared in dramas including Midsomer Murders, Casualty and Hotel Babylon.
Janet Brown was best known for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher
Her final stage role was in a production of The Country Wife at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2007.
"She was a delightful client and we will all miss her very much," said agent Susan Angel.
"Her knowledge of sport was second to none. We will miss the endless discussions about football and her fellow Scot, the tennis star Andy Murray."
The actress, who was married to Carry On actor Peter Butterworth until his death in 1979, is survived by a son, the actor Tyler Butterworth, and a grandson.
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Smuggy55527th May 2011 - 19:16
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Ian_H_Thain28th May 2011 - 9:43
Well I confidently expect to live to at least the age of Moses (120)!
However I'm surprised to learn that Janet Brown was 87! I always thought of her as the lassie who sang "How much is that doggie in the window?" I do remember though that she was married to Peter Butterworth and that they were both decent people. Both are also sadly missed. RIP.
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kenromford28th May 2011 - 8:54
41 Tony, 44 Ascog, Rutherglen was in Lanarkshire, not Glasgow, until 1975. Then it was incorporated into Glasgow District until 1996, when it left Glasgow again and became part of South Lanarkshire.
So Ru'glen was not in Glasgow when Janet was born, nor when she died, but it was for a time.
Ken (ex-Cambuslang)
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Jo28th May 2011 - 8:16
I asked her if 'she was the lady off the telly' about six months ago while she was waiting to have her hair done in the local trendy hairdressers. She very graciously gave me the Thatcher nod.....lovely lady. So sad.
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ChrisMM28th May 2011 - 7:59
'In this day and age, you are expected to live to 95 or thereabouts. '
Rubbish.
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