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Sandy Powell (1900 - 1982)
Sandy powell was born in Rotherham on 30th January 1900 and made his stage debut at the age of five as part of his mothers marionette show.
At this early stage in his career he often appeared blacked up, an effect that helped to disguise his true age as law didn't allow children under the age of eleven to perform on stage. His started his solo act at the age of 12, doing impressions of the great comedians of the day including George Robie, George Formby (senior), and his own favorite - Harry Weldon. At the age of 18, Sandy toped the bill at the Palace Theatre, Blackpool and was soon making records and getting regular Radio work. It was in one of these radio sketches that the world first heard what was to become his catchphrase - "Can you hear me mother?" In the 1930's Sandy made eight movies and many more short films, most of which featured sketches from his stage act. (CLICK HERE FOR ONE OF HIS SONGS) He continued working the theatres and piers of Britain, with his wife Kay, into his eighties. He would often seen on TV's The Good Old Days performing his most popular and memorable sketches, The Bumbling Magician and The Hopeless Ventriloquist. Both of these acts started out as short sketches to fill in for acts who had failed to turn up for his shows. Sandy died on 26 June 1982. (CLICK HERE FOR A CLIP OF THE VENTRILOQUIST ACT)
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"SANDY POWELL'S Lifetime of Music Hall" is Sandy's own story as told to the books author Harry Stanley.
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