Charles "Charlie" Clews (September 27, 1919 â€" January 29, 2009) was
a Maltese comic actor and script writer. Clews was one of the first
contributors to the local Maltese radio (then Rediffusion). He found
solace in his mother-in-law about whom he used to joke constantly,
depicting her as a monster when in fact she had been an angel. He
married in 1943 and had eight children; Hilary (deceased), Miriam,
Jane, Irene, Norman, Kenneth, Alan and Kevin. He was born in Senglea,
Malta.Clews worked as a marine surveyor at the Admiralty Dockyard
complex (now Malta Shipyards), from where he left to start a career in
journalism.During his lifetime, his greatest love was the stage and
the radio. He started acting in Senglea, but his acting career was
established in concerts for the workers at the dockyards during the
constant bombardment during the Second World War, with air-raids
frequently cutting shows short. The authorities encouraged the raising
of morale in the face of grave danger that workers faced in their
perilous work. His jokes kept the men laughing even during heavy
bombardments.He was the backbone of The Stage Commandos, the stage
company that came out with a new style of comedy in 1945 and was very
popular all over the island, having performed in all the principal
theatres of the two islands. Their repertoire included sketches, plays
and musicals. The Stage Commandos had won the “Bajda u Ħamraâ€
award in the one act play competition at the Radio City Theatre in
1947. Charles Clews Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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