The venue played host to many famous names from Anna Pavlova, Rachmaninoff, Paul Robeson, Dame Nellie Melba, Sir Donald Wolfit, George Formby, Laurence Olivier, Dame Shirley Bassey and Harold ...

The venue played host to many famous names from Anna Pavlova, Rachmaninoff, Paul Robeson, Dame Nellie Melba, Sir Donald Wolfit, George Formby, Laurence Olivier, Dame Shirley Bassey and Harold Pinter, ...

Caption: Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club backing up the militaria display outside the Abbey Church. In readiness for the launch of the VE celebration starting at the end of May, two ...

It was chosen as the location for the 1938 comedy film 'It's in the Air', where actor George Formby was seen to pilot a Hawker Fury through Hangar No. 3. In the early years of the Second World War ...

George Formby who had a strong affinity with South Tyneside. It was a music shop in King Street which had that great honour and it was not the only connection between the Lancashire legend and our ...

He was recognisably in the same mode as George Formby, whom he had a sideline imitating, complete with ukelele. His catchphrases "Settle down, now" and "Do you get it?" made him a target for ...

A collection of musical instruments and items related to George Formby will also be up for grabs. George Formby, an actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, and star of stage and screen, was Britain ...

George Formby may be known for his risqué double entendres – but he once had to warn his writers about for supplying ‘too much sex’ stuff. A major auction of the comedian’s memorabilia on Thursday ...

And she said, ‘I can do George Formby’. “And there and then, the Queen picked up an imaginary ukulele and she sang to me, When I’m Cleaning Windows.” Lancastrian Formby gained fame for ...