A service to celebrate the life and work of Maurice Denham was held at St Paul's, Covent Garden, London on May 16th 2003.
Famous for being the voice of the story teller in "The Oldest Member", a popular BBC Radio 4 comedy about a golf club reminiscing about his and his friends' golfing exploits.
He was awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1992 Queen's Honours List for his services to drama.
Kept notebooks of every acting job he did.
Stage career dates back to 1934.
Stage-struck as a boy, he nevertheless signed on for a four-year apprenticeship with Waygood-Otis in order to please his parents. He helped install the lifts at BBC Broadcasting House, and also maintained those of Jessie Matthews and of the future royal family. The latter led to an interesting talking-point at a royal broadcast of the radio show in which he made his name.