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Arthur Lowe

Born: 22 September 1915, at Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, as Arthur Lowe

Died: 15 April 1982, at Birmingham, England, after suffering a stroke, aged 66

Parents: Arthur Lowe (senior) (died 12th August 1971, aged 82 and Mary Lowe (nee Ford, known as Nan)

Married: Joan Cooper, 10 January 1948, at Robert Adam Registry Office, The Strand, London (actress, born 23 August 1922 – died 1989)

Children: Stepson - David Gatehouse (Joan’s son from a previous marriage) and Son - Stephen Lowe (born 1953 at Hammersmith, London, UK)

Biographies:
Arthur Lowe - A Life by Stephen Lowe
Arthur Lowe - by Graham Lord

Acknowledgements: British Academy Award 1973 for his three roles in ‘O Lucky Man’ won for Best Supporting Actor

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Arthur Lowe's Other Works

Audio Recordings

LP Albums

Album

Notes

Maker

Date

Call Me Madam
The Soldier’s Fortune
Home And Beauty
Bless ‘em All
The Tempest
Dad’s Army
The Mr Men
Moveaboutalot
Aesop In Fableland
Mr Men Songs
Mr Men Stories Vol 2
Children’s Animal Fairyland
The Story of Penny Suit
Arthur Lowe Reads The Pigwig Papers

Cast record, stage musical
Recorded at RoyalCourt Theatre
Recd. Nov 1968 at The Old Vic
Arthur singing WWII songs
Recd at The Old Vic on 28/6/1974
Dad’s Army stage show
Narrating children’s stories
Arthur reads stories for children
reading story with Aesop’s fables
a re-release of the 1976 album
narrating children’s stories
only track 15, on compact disc
Play by Whitmore
possibly re-release of Movaboutalot?

Columbia
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World Records ST1008
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Warner  K56196
Epic SEPC 81184
C John Mears TLP777
Arista  Four 2
BBC_Rec 345
BBC Rec 386
Songs For Children SFCD 023
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1958
1967
1968
1969
1974
1975
1976
1977
1979
1979
1980
1988
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Album Contents Listings
Bless ‘em All (World Records, ST 1008, released 1969)
Side One                                   Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
                                                  This Is The Army Mr Jones/ Kiss me Goodnight Sgt-Major (medley)
                                                  I’ll Be Seeing You
                                                  Lilli Marlene
                                                  Mairzy Doats And Doazy Doats
                                                  The Army, The Navy And The Air Force
Side Two                                   Bless ‘Em All
                                                  Run, Rabbit, Run!
                                                  We’re Gonna Hang Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line
                                                  That Lovely Weekend
                                                  Underneath The Arches
                                                  Alouette/ Waltzing Matilda/ Now Is The Hour (medley)

The Mr Men (Epic EPC 81184, released 1976) Arthur Lowe does not appear on tracks marked *

Tracks                                       Let’s Go To Misterland*
                                                  Mr Sneeze
                                                  Mr Silly’s Nonsenseland Band
                                                  Day Dreaming*
                                                  Mr Topsy Turvey
                                                  Mr Greedy’s Little Light Lunch
                                                  The Happy Song*
                                                  Mr Tickle
                                                  Nosey Nosey*
                                                  Christmas Snow*
                                                  Mr Bump
                                                  Mr Small

Moveaboutalot (C John Mears, CJM TLP777, released 1977) Arthur Lowe does not appear on tracks marked *
Tracks                                      Moveaboutalot / The Squirrel Of Wirral / The Frog And His Dog
                                                  Who’s Who In The Zoo*
                                                  Moveaboutalot
                                                  Going To The Zoo*
                                                  The Lion And Curiosity / The Tiger And The Monkey
                                                  Moveaboutalot
                                                  The Chimpanzees’ Tea Party
                                                  Dolphin Dee And The Chimpanzee*
                                                  Percy Polar Bear
                                                  Knox The Fox
                                                  Talk To The Animals
                                                  Moveaboutalot
                                                  Lancelot The Dancealot Giraffe*
                                                  Moveaboutalot
Mr Men Stories Volume 2 (BBC, Rec 386, released 1980)
Side One                                    “Mr Messy” Where Did Mr Messy Walk After Breaskfast?
                                                  “Mr Snow” What Happened To The Snowman?
                                                  “Mr Daydream” What Did Mr Daydream And Jack See In The Jungle?
Side Two                                   “Mr Bounce” What Happened When Mr Bounce Jumped Out Of Bed?
                                                  “Mr Mean” What Happened To Mr Mean’s Nose?
_________________________“Mr Chatterbox” What Happened When Mr Chatterbox Tried On The Magic Hat?

Singles

A Side

Maker

Notes

B Side

Date

They Like Ike
Medley With Bud Flanagan
Who Do You Think You’re
__ Kidding, Mr Hitler?
The Dad’s Army March
My Little Girl, My Little Boy
We Stood Alone
Making Whoopee
Sonny Boy
Mr Nosey
Heidi

Columbia
Telstar
EMI

Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Spiral
Spiral
BBC
RCA

From Call Me Madam LP
details unknown, NSA lists it
from Bless ‘em All album
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Dad’s Army single - as Mainwaring

Dad’s Army single - as Mainwaring

Mr Noisy, Mr Men stories

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What Did You Do In The War?
How I Won The War
Down Our Way
Windows And Doorways
The Autumn Years
And Yet, And Yet
PB 5261

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DB8766
DB8956
DB8952
SPF 7001
SPF 7013
RESL 39

1958
1969
1969
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1971
1972
1972
1976
1977
1977
1980

Related Books and Collectables

Books	Publisher	Author	Notes	Date
Dad’s Army The World War Two Funbook The Strange Case of the End _of Civilisation As We Know It Potter Arthur Lowe – A Life Arthur Lowe – Dad’s Memory Arthur Lowe	Elm Tree Books Corgi Star (WH Allen) _ Corgi Nick Hern Books Virgin Orion	Jimmy Perry and David Croft Denis Gifford John Cleese, Jack Hobbs and __ Joe McGrath Roy Clarke Stephen Lowe Stephen Lowe Graham Lord	Arthur wrote the foreword Arthur wrote the foreword paperback of the film starring Arthur, with the script and photos from the film. Features on cover, paperback of series A biography by Arthur’s son. Hardback same biography, new name & publisher biography	1975 1975 1977 _ 1979 1996 1997 2002

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