I hope Roy will not mind me forwarding this. It seems very appropriate to THEATRE-UK list VF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Campbell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:10 PM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Arthur Askey > Born in Toxteth and for most of his 58 years in show buisness was one of > Britians best loved comics. > He made his first stage appearance aged four and twenty years later quit > his job in Liverpools Education Office to turn professional. > The 5ft 2ins comic was famous for his catchphrase 'Hello playmates'. He > was the star of the radio show Band Wagon and made dozens of films and > TV series. > He was awarded an OBE in 1969 and the CBE in 1981, the year before he > died in aged 82. > As a schoolboy Arthur was the first person to sing solo in Liverpool > Cathedral, at the consecration of the Lady Chapel in 1910. > He attended Liverpool Institute and carved his name in his desk. Years > later, Paul McCartney was to 'inherit' the same desk. > Jane > > > > ==== ENG-LIVERPOOL Mailing List ====