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    George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide...
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    George Formby (born James Lawler Booth; 4 October 1875 – 8 February 1921) was an English comedian and singer in musical theatre, known as one of the greatest...
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    Weeps" and "Something". Harrison's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt; subsequent influences were Carl Perkins, Chet...
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    Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in...
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    The English comic, singer and actor George Formby (1904–1961) performed in many mediums of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. His...
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    (1901 – 24 December 1960) was the wife and manager of singer/actor George Formby, as well as being a variety performer and champion clogdancer. She was...
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    but still presents a thoroughly joyless view of old Hollywood." In George Formby: A Troubled Genius Bret explores the "innocent innuendo" of a once hugely...
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    The George Formby Society was created after the death of British vaudeville entertainer George Formby in 1961. A small group of his fans, brought together...
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  • Formby may refer to: People George Formby, Jr. (1904–1961), English singer, comedian, actor, famous for his banjo ukulele George Formby, Sr. (1875–1921)...
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  • starring George Formby. Formby appeared as John Willie, a stage character originally developed by his father, George Formby, Sr.; Beryl Formby, Formby Jnr's...
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    sixth). The banjo ukulele was the instrument played by British comedian George Formby (1904–1961), who developed his own style of playing in accompaniment...
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  • When I'm Cleaning Windows (category George Formby songs)
    ukulele player George Formby. It first appeared in the 1936 film Keep Your Seats, Please. The song was credited as written by Formby, Harry Gifford and...
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  • No Limit is a 1935 British musical comedy starring George Formby and Florence Desmond. The film, which was directed by Monty Banks, was made on location...
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    and refer also to George Formby Senior as the origin of its mythical existence. In 1937, Wigan was featured in the title of George Orwell's The Road to...
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  • Bell-Bottom George is a 1943 black and white British comedy musical film, directed by Marcel Varnel, starring George Formby and Anne Firth. A wartime...
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  • Bing Crosby, the BBC Dance Orchestra, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Miller, and George Formby. Some songs were banned for only a limited period, and have since received...
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    has been well known for its popular music since the days of George Formby Sr and George Formby Jr. It was the birthplace of the Eight Lancashire Lads, a...
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    Festival Bell. A great admirer of George Formby, he hosted a BBC Four TV documentary, Frank Skinner on George Formby, which aired on 27 October 2011. In...
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  • Herald. January 4, 1941. Motion Picture Herald, January 3, 1942 "Rooney, Formby Voted Top Money Draws in Britain". Motion Picture Daily. January 4, 1943...
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  • Carol Reed, and two George Formby comedies directed by Anthony Kimmins: George Takes the Air (1938), produced by Dean, and Come on George! (1939).[citation...
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    pantomime and music hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, George Formby and Dan Leno. The influential English music hall comedian and theatre...
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    In their first two decades their artists included Gertrude Lawrence, George Formby, Jack Hylton and Vera Lynn in Britain and Bing Crosby, Al Jolson the...
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    James Brindley In the 1900s George Formby Senior moved his young family to Stockton Heath and it was from here that George Formby Junior began his entertainment...
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  • Come On George! is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins which stars George Formby, with Pat Kirkwood and Joss Ambler in support. It...
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    Britain tours globally, and the George Formby Society, established in 1961, continues to hold regular conventions. George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and...
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    Aylmer made appearances in films with comedians such as Will Hay and George Formby. Felix Edward Aylmer Jones was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, the second...
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  • Field (1904–1950) Bud Flanagan (1896–1968) Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005) George Formby (1904–1961) Bruce Forsyth (1928–2017) Ken Goodwin (1933–2012) Haver...
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    2008. George, Gerry. "Gerry George's Memories". whirligig-tv. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008. "George Formby's last...
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  • is a 1915 British film directed by Bert Haldane and starring George Formby. It was Formby's first film; he was aged ten at the time. A stable boy outwits...
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  • starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made. George Formby again plays...
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