"I can remember what I ate. Coconut squares dipped in chocolate, wrapped in gold paper."
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Fenella Fielding
Fenella Fielding, OBE (born Fenella Marion Feldman; 17 November 1927 - 11 September 2018) was an English actress and comedian of Romanian/Russian Jewish descent. She was not related to Marty Feldman.
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