George Formby

Ovo je članak o sviraču ukulelea, pjevaču i komičaru. Za njegovog oca (1875–1921), vidi George Formby, Sr.

George Formby OBE
Lični podaci
Ime po rođenju	George Hoy Booth
Drugo ime	George Hoy
Datum rođenja	(1904-05-26)26. 5. 1904. Wigan, Lancashire, Engleska
Datum smrti	6. 3. 1961. (dob: 56) Preston, Engleska
Zanimanje	Muzičar, pjevač, komičar, glumac, zabavljač
Muzički rad
Žanr	Oldies, swing, dancehall
Instrument	vokali, ukulele, banjulele
Diskografska kuća	razni

George Formby, OBE (26. maj 1904 – 6. mart 1961), rođen kao George Hoy Booth, bio je britanski komičar, pjevač, kantazitor i glumac, poznat po laganim komičnim pjesmama, prilikom kojih je svirao banjo ukulele ili banjolele. Predstavljao je jednu od najvećih zvijezda britanske pozornice i filma 1930-ih i 1940-ih.

Popularne pjesme

• "Chinese Laundry Blues" (1932)
• "The Isle of Man" (1932)
• "With My Little Ukulele in My Hand" (1933)
• "The Window Cleaner"/"When I'm Cleaning Windows" (1936)
• "Leaning on a Lamppost" (1937)
• "Hi Tiddly Hi Ti Island" (1937)
• "The Lancashire Toreador" (1937)
• "With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock" (1937)
• "Tan Tan Tivvy Tally-Ho!" (1938, wm Arthur Le Clerq)
• "They Can't Fool Me" (1938)
• "Mother, What'll I do Now?" (1938)
• "Our Sergeant Major" (1938)
• "Imagine Me on the Maginot Line" (1939)
• "It's Turned Out Nice Again" (1939)
• "Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now" (1939)
• "My Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt" (1939)
• "Count Your Blessings And Smile" (1940)
• "Auntie Maggie's Remedy" (1941)
• "Bless 'Em All" (1941)
• "Mr Wu's is Now an Air Raid Warden" (1942)
• "You Don't Need A Licence For That" (1946)
• "Happy Go Lucky Me" (1960)

Filmografija

• By the Shortest of Heads (1915)
• Boots! Boots! (1934)
• Off the Dole (1935)
• George Formby Cavalcade (1935) (inserti iz prethodna dva filma 1934-35)
• No Limit (1935)
• Keep Your Seats Please (1936)
• Feather Your Nest (1937)
• Keep Fit (1937)
• Christmas Greetings of 1937 (1937)
• I See Ice (1938)
• Christmas Greetings of 1938 (1938)
• It's in the Air (1938)
• Trouble Brewing (1939)
• Come On George! (1939)
• Let George Do It (1940)
• Spare a Copper (1940) također poznat kao Call a Cop
• Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
• South American George (1941)
• Much Too Shy (1942)
• Get Cracking (1943)
• Bell Bottom George (1943/44)
• He Snoops To Conquer (1945)
• I Didn't Do It! (1945)
• George in Civvy Street (1946)
• The Friday Show (televizijska emisija BBC, 1960; obnovljena 1994)

Povezano

• Regal Zonophone Records

Literatura

• Bret, David (1999). George Formby: A troubled genius. London: Robson. ISBN 9781861052391. 

Eksterni linkovi

• George Formby na sajtu IMDb
• George Formby biography and credits na Screenonlineu Britanskog filmskog instituta
• The Guardian: Naughty but nice (George Formby by David Bret)
• 'Ukulele king' Formby dies (BBC News)
• The George Formby Society
• Profile of George Formby Snr and Jnr
• George Formby's Gravesite
• George Formby Forum "the Resonator" Arhivirano 2016-03-06 na Wayback Machine-u
• "Mr Wu is a Window Cleaner Now" on YouTube