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Known for his trademark red fez, bungling stage persona and razor-sharp humour, Cooper’s career spanned almost four decades and saw him tour extensively with his comedy magic act. He starred in his own shows, both on stage and television, and died during a live broadcast from Her Majesty’s Theatre in 1984. \n\nIn 1968 Tommy Cooper played the same show at the Blackpool Winter Gardens and  the Palace Theatre, Manchester. This poster was originally printed for the shows at Blackpool. The Blackpool phone number, lower right, has been partially blacked out and the details of the Palace Theatre have been added at the top.\n\n\n\n\n","physicalDescription":"Poster for <i>The Tommy Cooper Show</i>, Palace Theatre, Manchester, 1968. Figure of Tommy Cooper, left, with a black and white photograph for the head and a caricature drawing for the body. A red fez is drawn on his head. 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