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COMEDIAN'S SUICIDE JOHN HENRY, OF WIRELESS FAME Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 15. The comedian Norman Clapham, known as John Henry, was ipund dead at his home in London. He was recently sued for maintenance by his wife, who alleged that while he was in Australia and New Zealand he sent her nothing. Ho was found dead with his head in a gas oven at Kensington, with six letters nearby. It was a pathetic end lor a man who was the first comedian to mould his personality to suit the microphone. He became famous overnight as the man who made millions laugh. Recently he had done more music hall work than broadcasting, but he staged a promising comeback in broadcasting early in the year. Finally, frightened by the publicity arising from court proceedings by his wife, he decided to commit suicide. His troubles were accentuated by the death, a few weeks ago, .of Miss Gladys Horridge, with whom hn toured Australia.
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Evening Star, Issue 21721, 16 May 1934, Page 9
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163TRAGIC END Evening Star, Issue 21721, 16 May 1934, Page 9
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