When was the actor whose name inspired the name for the fictitious character Bertrand Newton born?
Bertrand Newton Bertrand Newton is a fictitious character created by Australian comedian Charles Firth for his satirical book American Hoax, the name being a play on Australian television celebrity Bert Newton. In this book Newton was described as the founder the fictitious American 527 Political Action Committee (PAC) "AdBack", and also author of an influential booklet on political advertising titled "How to Change the World One Ad at a Time" (2004).
Tom Fleming (actor) Thomas Kelman Fleming, CVO, OBE, FRSAMD (29 June 1927 – 18 April 2010) was a Scottish actor, director, and poet, and a television and radio commentator for the BBC.