George Robey

(1869-1954)

English music hall singer, film & theatre actor

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Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), known professionally as George Robey, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, who became known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a comedian, he mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdity. Apart from his music hall acts, he was a popular Christmas pantomime performer in the English provinces, where he excelled in the dame roles. He scored notable successes in musical revues during and after the First World War, particularly with the song "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)", which he performed with Violet Loraine in the revue The Bing Boys Are Here (1916). One of his best-known original characters in his six-decade long career was the Prime Minister of Mirth.

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Born	George Edward Wade 20 September 1869 Herne Hill, London, England, UK
Died	29 November 1954 (aged 85) Saltdean, Sussex, England, UK
Zodiac	Virgo
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Ethel Hayden - · · m. 1898; div. 1938 info edit

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Blanche Littler 1898-1981 · · m. 1938 info edit

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Edward info 1st child with Ethel Hayden Male b. 1900 · Age: 125 · 1900- · Celebrity Baby

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Eileen info 2nd child with Ethel Hayden Female b. 1903 · Age: 122 · 1903- · Celebrity Baby

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