Hubert Gregg

Hubert Robert Harry Gregg (19 July 1914 – 29 March 2004) was a British broadcaster, writer and actor. In his later years, he was known for the BBC Radio 2 "oldies" shows A Square Deal and Thanks for the Memory. He was also a novelist, theatre director and hit songwriter.

Biography Gregg was born in Islington, north London. He attended St Dunstan's College and the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art.

Gregg worked as an announcer for the BBC Empire Service in 1934 and 1935,

In the Second World War, Gregg first served as a private with the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1939, before becoming an officer in the 60th Rifles the following year. They divorced in 1979.

His third and final marriage was in 1980, to Carmel Lytton, with whom he had a son and a daughter.

Gregg died on 29 March 2004, aged 89, in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Complete filmography

As actor The Marvellous History of St. Bernard (1938 TV film) - Bernard Flying Fortress (1942) - Fire Controller (uncredited) In Which We Serve (1942) - Pilot 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) - Michael The Root of All Evil (1947) - Albert Vote for Huggett (1949) - Maurice Lever Once Upon a Dream (1949) - Capt. Williams Landfall (1949) - Lt. Cmdr. Dale The Third Visitor (1951) - Jack Kurton The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) - Prince John Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1953) - Pennacott The Maggie (1954) - Pusey Final Appointment (1954) - Hartnell Svengali (1954) - Durian Room in the House (1955) - Hugh Richards Doctor at Sea (1955) - Archer Simon and Laura (1955) - Bertie Burton Stars in Your Eyes (1956) - Crawley Walters

As writer The Great Little Tilley (1956 TV film) Stars in Your Eyes (1956) Three Men in a Boat (1956) After the Ball (1957)

As songwriter Strike A New Note (1943) - "I'm Going To Get Lit Up When The Lights Go up in London" Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) - "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" (uncredited) As Long as They're Happy (1955) - "I Hate the Morning" (uncredited) Doctor at Sea (1955) - "Je Ne Sais Pas" Stars in Your Eyes (1956) - "Stars In My Eyes", "I'd Pick Piccadilly", "The Man That Wakes The Man That Blows Reveille" Rockets Galore! (1958) - "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" (uncredited) Charlie Is My Darling (1966 Rolling Stones documentary) - "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" The Adventures of Picasso (1978) - "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" Legend (2015) - "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner"

As stage play director Rule of Three (1963 TV film)