Early Life
Braben was born in Liverpool, England on Halloween 1930. As a child he was entranced by radio comedy and particularly that of Arthur Askey. After school he followed his parents into market trading, manning a fruit and veg stall. In spare moments he wrote jokes, frequently on the back of the brown paper bags he used to package his goods.
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