Name John Masurier Role Actor | Books A Jobbing Actor | |
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Died November 15, 1983, Ramsgate, United Kingdom Spouse Joan Le Mesurier (m. 1966–1983), Hattie Jacques (m. 1949–1965), June Melville (m. 1940–1949) Children Robin Le Mesurier, Kim Le Mesurier Movies and TV shows Dad's Army, The Pink Panther, The Italian Job, Jabberwocky, Hancock's Half Hour Similar People Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, Hattie Jacques, Ian Lavender, John Laurie | ||
John Le Masurier was a British athletics coach who was best known for coaching three-time Olympic medalist Mary Rand who he connected with in 1958. He also coached sprinter Dave Segal, Chris Carter and Diane Leather, who earlier had become the first woman to break five minutes for the mile. Le Masurier was also coach of the Great Britain team at the Olympic Games between 1960 and 1976.
In 2010, he was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.
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