Forde, Florrie (1876–1940)
Forde, Florrie (1876–1940)
Australian-born comedian and singer. Born Aug 14, 1876, in Melbourne, Australia; died April 18, 1940, in Aberdeen, Scotland; dau. of Francis Lott Flanagan; m. Laurence Barnett.
Made 1st stage appearance in Sydney (1893); made London debut at the Pavilion (1897) and subsequently appeared in all the leading music halls in Great Britain and as principal boy in several pantomimes; popularized such songs as "Down at the Old Bull and Bush," "She's a Lassie from Lancashire," "On a Sunday Afternoon," "Pal o' Mine," "Easy Street," "Waltz Me Round Again Willie," "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?," "Flanagan," "Looping the Loop with Lucy" and "Only a Working Girl."
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