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George Formby, Jr.

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Comedian

The Resume

    (May 26, 1904-March 6, 1961)
    Born in Wigan, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name was George Hoy Booth
    British music hall star
    Played banjolele (a banjo-ukelele hybrid)
    Songs included 'Leaning on a Lamppost,' 'Chinese Laundry Blues,' 'The Window Cleaner,' 'Bless 'Em All' and 'Kiss Me Goodnight, Sargeant Major'
    Appeared in the films 'No Limit' (1935), 'Keep Fit' (1937), 'It's In The Air' (1938), 'Trouble Brewing' (1939), 'Let George Do It!' (1940), 'Spare a Copper' (1940), Turned Out Nice Again' (1941), 'He Snoops to Conquer' (1945) and 'I Didn't Do It!' (1945)
    Inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a jockey at age 10.
    His father was also a music hall comedian, and he started his career using his father's material.
    He smoked 40 cigarettes a day, starting at age 12.
    Columbia Pictures tried unsuccessfully to make him a star in America.
    His song 'With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock' was banned by the BBC for having double entendre lyrics (1937).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was born blind due to an obstructive caul, but gained his sight during a fit of coughing or sneezing.
    He received the OBE for entertaining the troops during WWII.
    In one British poll, his film 'Let George Do It,' in which he bops Hitler on the nose, was declared the biggest morale-booster of the war.
    He was the top British entertainer of the 30s, earning over 100,000 pounds a year (equivalent to $4 million in 2010 dollars).
    During a tour of South Africa (1946), he hugged a black girl who presented his wife with a box of chocolates, prompting National Party leader Daniel Malan to demand that he be deported. His wife/manager Beryl replied, 'Why don't you piss off, you horrible little man?'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 147 Votes: 53.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying