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Dewi "Pws" Morris

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33: 528: 718: 93:(21 April 1948 – 22 August 2024) was a Welsh musician, poet, actor, television presenter and comedian. He was known for being the lead singer of the 183: 98: 278: 110: 576: 238:
did not play songs in Welsh, so there was no reason for the only national Welsh-language radio channel to play songs in English.
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on 18 December 2018. He died after a period of illness on 22 August 2024, at the age of 76.
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from its beginning in 1974 until 1987. He had one of the main roles in the comedy film
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programmes as they play too much English-language music. He explained that
627: 289:. In the early 1990s he starred as the father of the family in the sitcom 392: 357: 333: 248: 276:(1981). In the 1980s he performed in and wrote the sketch comedy series 689: 329: 272: 150: 325: 138: 56: 684: 529:"Grand Slam: Wales rugby film actor Dewi 'Pws' Morris dies at 76" 353: 341: 225: 158: 142: 60: 246:
Morris played the character Wayne Harries on the S4C soap opera
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in 1978. In the 1970s he appeared in the children's series
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in January 2010 that he would now refuse to appear on many
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Morris at the National March for Welsh Independence in 2019
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Morris was a member of the early Welsh-language pop band
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He was in the original cast of another S4C soap opera,
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Straeon Cymru: 10 o Chwedlau Cyfarwydd (CD) (Scd2480)
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to train as a teacher and taught for a few years at
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He published his autobiography, 14: 780: 674: 521: 471: 209:" and composed the notable song " 640:Jones, Rachel (7 January 2019). 554:Davies, Dylan (22 August 2024). 319: 108:and later for his comedy series 367: 314:Royal Television Society Awards 659: 633: 620: 595: 547: 495: 1: 577:"Pwy ydy Pwy yn Noson Lawen?" 488: 222:He declared to the newspaper 137:Dewi Grey Morris was born in 132: 7: 764:Welsh television presenters 422:(Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2007) 409:(Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2004) 10: 785: 729:20th-century Welsh writers 509:(in Welsh). 22 August 2024 435:(Wasg Carreg Gwalch, 2010) 690:Dewi "Pws" Morris 681:Dewi "Pws" Morris 172: 153:. Afterwards, he went to 68: 42: 30: 23: 420:Dewi, Dwpsi a'r Dreigiau 177: 754:Welsh soap opera actors 457:with Rhiannon Roberts, 266:. He also acted in the 734:Welsh-language writers 628:"Awn i ail Adfer bro." 374:Llyfr i Blant dan Gant 347: 308: 300: 291: 261: 224: 211: 205: 125:. He held the post of 395:, Robat Gruffudd and 336:and then settling in 397:Robin Llwyd ab Owain 724:People from Swansea 646:Business News Wales 507:newyddion.s4c.cymru 461:(Gomer Press, 2013) 452:Llyfr Jôcs y LOL fa 444:with Alun Gibbard, 441:(Gomer Press, 2011) 433:Dewi, Dwpsi a'r Aur 332:, before moving to 769:Welsh nationalists 362:Swansea University 167:Cwmni Theatr Cymru 242:Acting and comedy 127:Bardd Plant Cymru 80: 79: 776: 668: 666:Dewi Grey Morris 663: 657: 656: 654: 652: 637: 631: 630: 624: 618: 617: 615: 613: 599: 593: 592: 590: 588: 579:. 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He won the 196: 190: 185: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 130: 128: 124: 120: 117: 112: 105: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 71: 67: 62: 58: 53:21 April 1948 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 749:Welsh actors 661: 649:. Retrieved 645: 635: 622: 610:. Retrieved 606: 597: 585:. Retrieved 581:the original 559: 549: 537:. Retrieved 532: 523: 511:. 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Treboeth
Swansea
Welsh pop
Y Tebot Piws
cy
Torri Gwynt
cy
S4C
Bardd Plant Cymru
Treboeth
Swansea
Dynevor School
Morriston
Cyncoed College
Cardiff
Splott
Cwmni Theatr Cymru
Y Tebot Piws
cy
Edward H. Dafis
Cân i Gymru
Ar Log
Y Cymro
BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Wales
Pobol y Cwm
Grand Slam
HTV
Taff Acre

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