...n [[Jarrow]], [[County Durham]], but within a few weeks of his birth moved to [[South Shields]] where his father owned a [[pawnbroker]]'s shop.<ref name= ...)|concert parties]] as an entertainer, and at the age of 13 was still able to perform in the guise of a five-year-old.<ref name=baker/> For much of his c

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...had a successful recording career and made the transition from music hall to [[revue]] in 1916. ...established, also changed his name to [[George Formby]]; Formby Jr went on to become the top British male star in box office takings between 1937 and 194

...s revealed that Hamilton had been defrauding her, she continued to play up to her established image, and she made [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] ...erley]] in paperback, a time when sexuality was naughty, repressed and fit to burst."<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Studies: She could have been a contender