Phyllis Lane

Birth : 1916-11-08, Sandhurst, Berkshire

Death : 2006-09-24

History

Phyllis Lane (1916-2006) was a British actress, singer and showgirl. After the Second World War, she moved to the Netherlands. There she would become known as the assistant of Dutch comedian Toon Hermans in his One Man Show.

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Movies

Toon Hermans: One Man Show 1958

Dutch comedy icon Toon Hermans' second One Man Show was the first to be broadcast live on tv. The show caused a nationwide scramble of tv-sets, with millions of people tuning in. Featuring songs like 'Méditerranée', 'Ballonnetje' and the 'Kolderliedjes,' the show is seen as a landmark of Dutch television history.

Moutarde of Sonaansee

dr. Helen Ford

In his first and only venture into filmmaking, Dutch comedy icon Toon Hermans tells the story of Jeep Moutarde. Mr Moutarde's house is threatened by the owners of the Knik Knak sausage factory who want to tear it down and build a sausage factory in its place. Fortunately, the other villagers — including a French wine seller, the village priest and Moutarde’s new love Helen, an English biologist — want to help him.