blue plaque · England

George Formby Snr

George Formby Snr, 1875-1921, Music hall's legendary comic genius and father of George Formby Jnr was born James Booth at 26 Hodgson Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Remembered by the people of Tameside and the George Formby Society

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