Roy Castle OBE (born August 31 1932 in Scholes, near Holmfirth; died September 2 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. He attended Honley High School. where there is now a building in his name. He was a talented jazz trumpet player. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in January 1992 and died in September 1994, just two days after his 62nd birthday. He blamed his illness on years of playing the trumpet in smoky jazz clubs, … Wikipedia
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