Albert Modley
| Albert Modley | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
3 March 1901 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died |
23 February 1979 (aged 77) Morecambe, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Entertainer & Comedian |
Albert Modley (3rd March 1901, in Liverpool, Lancashire – 23 February 1979, in Morecambe, Lancashire) was a variety entertainer and comedian.
Works
- Babes in the Wood (1932/33, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Dick Whittington (1933/34, pantomime at the Princes Theatre in Bradford)
- Mother Goose (1936/37, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Mother Goose (1939/40, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Cinderella (1941/42, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- Bob's Your Uncle (1942, film)
- Mother Goose (1946/47, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- Humpty Dumpty (1949/50, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Up for the Cup (1950, film)
- Take Me to Paris (1951, film)
- Humpty Dumpty (1951/52, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- Cinderella (1953/54, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- The Leslie Crowther Show (1971, TV series)
- "Play for Today" Sunset Across the Bay (1975, TV drama)
- All Day on the Sands (1979, film)
Trivia
- Modley is well known for his catch phrase "Eeeeeeehh! Isn't it grand when you're daft?!"
- The final issue of the UK's Comic Cuts magazine featured a cartoon of Modley on its cover. This was the magazine's last and 3,006th edition, a world record until it was beaten by The Dandy's 3,007th edition in July 1999.
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