Ernie Bourne

Ernest Ernie Alfred Bourne was an English Australian actor, an entertainer and comedian best known for his regular roles on television and theatre

Bourne was born in Dorset, England and raised in Yeovil, Somerset where his mother ran a boarding house following the early death of his father. Leaving school and home at the age of 14, Bourne worked in a cafe before joining the British Merchant Navy during World War II, where he became interested in acting after appearing in an pantomime, he would appear regularly in English pantomime and in many stage productions in Bristol, before migrating to Australia.

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