- Was teamed for many years in a successful cabaret act with Michael Flanders, which also enjoyed success on Broadway. Their recordings are now considered comedy classics.
- Was a student at Westminster School, London, where his classmates included not only future partner and lifelong friend Michael Flanders, but also Peter Brook, Peter Ustinov, and R. von Ribbentrop, the son of Hitler's Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop.
- Father of Rachel Swann (born Rachel J Swann in 1956) and Natasha Swann (born Natasha M Swann in 1959).
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