I'll bet he was a blast to work with.
LOL, just re-reading the OP, I guess he was!
50 Is The New Cutoff Age.

Such great stories! He sounds like a hoot (like you would imagine him to be)
Goodnight, good luck and may your God go with you

I love these stories. Freddie must have been a blast to know in person.

What a guy and what a story!
Thanks for sharing that with us and glad you met up with him all those years later.

Like Nick,I too worked with Freddie in the works control lab as a chemist.Freddie was quite a character but I believe his drink preference was Bass or Marstons or Ind Coupe bitter from Burton on Trent. The tool shed I remember was his place of residence as was his old Morris or Austin car. Like all of us at the time we were all broke all of the time.I am glad that he made it to the big time and comes close to being as well known as Robert Morlly who I believe he respected greatly.Since the 50's I have met with Fred at the Chichester Theater where he played in the early 90,s. We had a pint in the "Bell".He kindly autographed my program.Later met him with my now deceased wife at his local pub in Oxfordshire in the mid 90's..I remember it well . I met Fred and his family on one occasion in a small village near Gatwick Airport in the 70's-.Red Jaguar and all.Fred had made it.
Freddie was a great fellow and full of fun in the laboratory, often betting a weeks wages on our ability to recognize certain Shakespearean quotations spoken from of the workbench,upon which he stood and orated in full voice as portrayed by Sir Lawrence Olivier.Whenever I see Sir Lawrence, I am immediately reminded of Freddie.Keep up the good work and glad to see the family is following their Mom an Dad. Regards,Derek H.

Like Nick,I too worked with Freddie in the works control lab as a chemist.Freddie was quite a character but I believe his drink preference was Bass or Marstons or Ind Coupe bitter from Burton on Trent. The tool shed I remember was his place of residence as was his old Morris or Austin car. Like all of us at the time we were all broke all of the time.I am glad that he made it to the big time and comes close to being as well known as Robert Morlly who I believe he respected greatly.Since the 50's I have met with Fred at the Chichester Theater where he played in the early 90,s. We had a pint in the "Bell".He kindly autographed my program.Later met him with my now deceased wife at his local pub in Oxfordshire in the mid 90's..I remember it well . I met Fred and his family on one occasion in a small village near Gatwick Airport in the 70's-.Red Jaguar and all.Fred had made it.
Freddie was a great fellow and full of fun in the laboratory, often betting a weeks wages on our ability to recognize certain Shakespearean quotations spoken from of the workbench,upon which he stood and orated in full voice as portrayed by Sir Lawrence Olivier.Whenever I see Sir Lawrence, I am immediately reminded of Freddie.Keep up the good work and glad to see the family is following their Mom an Dad. Regards,Derek H.

Thankyou for sharing this with us.
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!

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Great stuff.