Binkie (other)
Binkie may refer to * Hugh Binkie Beaumont (1908–1973), British theatre manager and producer * Binkie Stuart, Scottish child actress born as Elizabeth Alison Fraser (1932–2001) * Binkie Huckaback, a character in the BBC Radio programme ''Round the Horne'' * Binkie Muddlefoot, a character from the Disney Animated series ''Darkwing Duck'' See also * Binky (other) * Binki Baraka Andrew Ongeri (born September 14, 1997), known professionally by the stage name Binki (stylized as binki), is an American singer and songwriter. Early life Ongeri was born to Kenyan parents. From Pennsylvania, Ongeri grew up in Hershey ...

Binkie Beaumont
Hugh "Binkie" Beaumont (27 March 1908 - 22 March 1973) was a British theatre manager and producer, sometimes referred to as the " éminence grise" of the West End theatre. Though he shunned the spotlight so that his name was not known widely among the general public, he was one of the most successful and influential manager-producers in the West End during the middle of the 20th century. Beaumont was brought up in Cardiff, where he joined the staff of a local theatre at the age of fifteen. From there he built a career in theatrical management. His company, H. M. Tennent, which he co-founded in 1936, was based at the old Globe Theatre (now the Gielgud Theatre) in Shaftesbury Avenue, London. His success was based on lavish productions, starry casts and plays calculated to appeal to a West End audience. Among those with whom he was closely associated were Noël Coward and John Gielgud. His successes included new plays, revivals of classics, and musicals. With the rise of state- ...
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Binkie Stuart
Binkie Stuart (March 11, 1932 – August 4, 2001) was a Scottish film actress. During the 1930s she enjoyed brief fame as a child actress and was considered Britain's answer to Shirley Temple. Early life She was born as Elizabeth Alison Fraser in Kilmarnock. Her father was a musician and her mother was an actress. In 1933, Stuart's parents entered her in a "Most Beautiful Baby" contest and won. She then enrolled in dancing classes and began her film career in 1936 when director Monty Banks was looking for a child actress to appear alongside George Formby in '' Keep Your Seats Please'' (1936).Vallance, Tom, "Binkie Stuart", ''The Independent'', 17 August 2001, p.6. Despite Stuart's very young age, her dancing abilities landed her the part. "Binkie", the name of the character she played, became her stage name. Film career For the next four years, she became a celebrity in the UK and large amounts of merchandise bearing her likeness were sold. She appeared in '' Our Fighting N ...
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Round The Horne
''Round the Horne'' is a BBC Radio comedy programme starring Kenneth Horne, first transmitted in four series of weekly episodes from 1965 until 1968. The show was created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, who wrote the first three series. The fourth was written by Took, Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Donald Webster. Horne's supporting cast comprised Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and, in the first three series, Bill Pertwee. The announcer was Douglas Smith (broadcaster), Douglas Smith, who also took part in the sketches. All except the last series featured music by Edwin Braden, played by the band "the Hornblowers", with a song in the middle of each show performed by the Close and open harmony#Vocal music, close-harmony singing group the Fraser Hayes Four; in the fourth series, the music was by Max Harris (composer), Max Harris with a smaller group of players than the earlier series. The show was the successor to ''Beyond Our Ken'', which had run from 1958 to ...
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