George Formby

Folk Singer
BIRTHDAY
May 26,1904
Birthplace
England
Age
Mar 6,1961,age 56
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
May 26,1904 (age Mar 6,1961,age 56)
Birthplace
England

About

Singer, songwriter, and actor in the 1930s and 1940s who often accompanied himself on the banjolele and ukulele.

Before Fame

He was born with a membrane covering his eyes, which fell away when he was a few months old.

Trivia

He became popular for songs full of double entendres and suggestive lyrics considered too indecent for airplay.

Family Life

His father James Booth adapted the surname Formby for his own stage act, one of the most popular of its day.

Associated With

He sang a cover of "Subterranean Homesick Blues," written by Bob Dylan, on The Day Show.