alfred hawthorne

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He famously worked as a milkman, an experience that later inspired his 1971 chart-topping hit, " Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) ".

He never owned a car, preferred to do his own grocery shopping, and lived in a modest, rented flat in Teddington. alfred hawthorne

Despite being one of the wealthiest entertainers in Britain—with an estate worth over £10 million—Hill lived with extreme frugality. He famously worked as a milkman, an experience