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George Robey
Sign in to saveEnglish music hall singer, film & theatre actor (1869-1954)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1869
- Died
- 1954
- Works
- 6
Top works
- After-dinner stories
- Bits & pieces
- Family affairs
- In other words
- Looking back on life
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Film & TV
Kennington, London, England, UK
Known for
- Wogan — Self1982
- Omnibus — Self1967
- The Pickwick Papers — Tony Weller1952
- The Trojan Brothers — Old Sam1946
- Waltz Time — Vogel1945
- Henry V — Falstaff1944
- They Met in the Dark — Pawnbroker1943
- Salute John Citizen1942
- A Girl Must Live — Horace Blount1939
- Television Demonstration Film1937
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- Listeners
- 500
- Total plays
- 1,479
Tags
music hallmale vocalistschellack-schatz
ir George Edward Wade (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), better known by his stage name, George Robey, was an English music hall comedian and singer. He was known by audiences as the "Prime Minister of Mirth". Robey was born in Herne Hill, London into a middle class family. His father George was a civil engineer. He earned small fees from performing music and song at local venues, adopting the stage name "Robey" from a firm of builders, finally changing it by deed-poll. <a href="https://w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Herne Hill
- Place of death
- Saltdean
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Millwall F.C.
- Image
- George Robey by H. Walter Barnett.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 1954-11-29
- date of birth
- 1869-09-20
- Commons category
- George Robey
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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