- Leonard Maguire
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name = Leonard Maguire
imagesize = 200px
caption = Maguire playing "Uncle" in "EastEnders".
birthdate = birth date|1924|5|26|df=y
location =Glasgow ,Scotland
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deathdate = death date and age|1997|9|12|1924|5|26|mf=y
deathplace =France
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homepage =Leonard Maguire (
26 May 1924 -12 September 1997 ) was a Scottishactor . Born inGlasgow , Scotland, Maguire had a long career, beginning in the 1940s. He died in 1997, aged 73, after a lengthy illness.Career
Maguire was one of the founding members of the
Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in 1943. He appeared on stage in numerous plays, including world premieres fromSamuel Beckett andDylan Thomas at theEdinburgh Festival . Maguire won the sought-after Fringe First award three years in a row for solo shows (1976, 1977, 1978); he was the only performer to accomplish this.cite news|url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970914/ai_n14132843|title= Leonard Maguire dies|publisher="The Independent " | date =1997-09-14 | accessdate=2008-03-10]Maguire appeared in numerous television shows during his career. He achieved a big TV audience in the Sixties and Seventies as presenter of arts programmes "Perspective and Tempo" and as the headmaster in school drama serial "This Man Craig". Other television credits include: "
Dixon of Dock Green " (1962); "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" (1963-1970); "Z Cars " (1967); "The Troubleshooters " (1967); "The Borderers " (1969); "Emmerdale Farm " (1972); "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? " (1974); "The Pallisers " (1974); "Doctor Who " (1980); "Rockliffe's Babies " (1987); a recurring character in "EastEnders " asLou Beale 's friend "Uncle" (1986-1988); "Rab C. Nesbitt " (1990); "Bergerac " (1991), and "Poirot " (1993), among many others.Film credits included "The Awakening" (1980); "
The Honorary Consul "; "A Dry White Season ", and "Prospero's Books ".Personal life
Maguire married radio producer Frances Campbell (1917-2008) in the 1960s. [cite news|url= http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/-Frances-Campbell.3799629.jp|title= Frances Campbell|publisher="
The Scotsman " | date =2008-02-21 | accessdate=2008-03-10] After his retirement, Maguire moved toFrance , where he died in 1997 from a lengthy illness. He was aged 73. He was survived by his wife, and three children, son Tim and two duaghters.References
External links
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* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970914/ai_n14132843 Obituary]
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