"Comedian, comic actor, astronomer" . . . "Will Hay"@en . . "Hay, Will"@en . "William Thomson \"Will\" Hay (6 December 1888 \u2013 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, who achieved fame through his theatrical sketch as a joke-schoolmaster, which he took on world tours. He moved on to films, some of them continuing the schoolmaster theme, in which he also featured as a writer and director. In The Goose Steps Out (1942), his brand of humour was adapted for war propaganda. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer, who built his own observatory."@en . "William Thomson Hay"@en . . "1949-04-18Z"^^ . . . . . "Hay, William Thomson"@en . . "1888Z"^^ . "1949Z"^^ . . . "1888-12-06Z"^^ .