Mavis Pugh
| Mavis Pugh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mavis Gladys Fox Pugh 25 June 1914 Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Died | 6 December 2006 (aged 92) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Years active | 1974-1993 |
| Spouse(s) | John Clegg (1959-2006) |
Mavis Gladys Fox Pugh (25 June 1914 – 6 December 2006) was an English actress who made many appearances as mainly upper class ladies in several sitcoms including Dad's Army, Are You Being Served? and Fawlty Towers, as well as having a regular role in You Rang, M'Lord?. Before appearing on television, she had a long and successful career doing rep theatre, including at Arthur Brough Players.
Mavis Gladys Fox Pugh was born in Croydon, Surrey in 1914. Her father was a London solicitor, and her acting talent was first noticed while performing in school plays at Downs College in Folkestone, Kent. Pugh won a scholarship to the International School of Acting. Having worked in rep in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Pugh toured in 1939 with My Wife's Family and in 1943 made her West End debut in Junior Miss. As well as doing several years in rep, Pugh toured music halls and clubs with Hugh Paddick with the pair trying to beat each other's ad-libbing.
While performing at the Golders Green Hippodrome in 1956, she was spotted by Jimmy Perry, who then invited her to join his rep company at the Palace Theatre in Watford. There she met John Clegg, an actor who would later appear in Dad's Army, Are You Being Served? and You Rang, M'Lord?, but is perhaps best known as Mr La-di-da Gunner Graham in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and they married in 1959.
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