My friend Lee Stevens, who has died aged 86, was a well-loved figure from a bygone era of British show business. Known latterly as a successful broadcaster with LBC radio, he was originally a prolific female impersonator, long before such acts became mainstream.
He was born Bernard Davidson into a Jewish family in Liverpool, the son of Samuel, a commercial traveller, and his wife, Frances. He was star-struck from an early age and used to go to the local theatres to gather autographs at the stage door.
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