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Showbiz veteran Lionel Blair dies aged 92

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Lionel Blair dies aged 92 after decades in UK show business world

Entertainer, choreographer and dancer Lionel Blair has died at the age of 92, according to a statement from his agent.

A fixture of the UK show business world for decades, Blair was perhaps best known for being a team captain on the game show Give Us a Clue.

He was part of the old school entertainer ways, and could turn his hand to just about anything – including a famous dance-off against Sammy Davis Jr.

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