 George Formby with the British army in France, 1940 Image by War Office official photographer Puttnam L A (Lt), via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
George FormbyGeorge Formby George Formby English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961) This article is about the ukulele player, singer and comedian. For his father, see George Formby Sr. 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 audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comic songs, usually accompanying himself on the ukulele or banjolele, and became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. Formby in France during the Second World War Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as… (Source: Wikipedia)
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