Lionel Blair has died at the age of 92, it has been announced.The showbiz legend’s management shared the news on Thursday evening and paid tribute to the entertainer.
They said: ‘He got to a very ripe old age, he was loved by his family, and I think he died in their company, which is lovely.’ A cause of death was not revealed but they added that Blair was surrounded by his loved ones.
Blair, born Henry Lionel Ogus, was born in Canada before moving to London at the tender age of two. Despite originally training as a dancer, Blair decided he wanted to pursue a career in acting in 1947.
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