You see the crackling footage of long lost films – a tall man with a cheeky face strumming his banjolele and singing cheeky songs in once much cherished films of mishap and silliness. Every now and ...

Frank Skinner will front a BBC Four documentary about the life of musician and film star George Formby. Skinner's show will attempt to uncover the secret behind Formby's success and enduring legacy.

George Formby’s ukulele, cheery smile and witty songs won him a huge following – and few were as dedicated as one Tyneside fan. George Johnson, who died last summer aged 91, amassed a huge array of ...

According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

ONE of my favourite words is ukulele. So it is with a note of disappointment that I learn that a ukulele can be used as an offensive weapon. You see, there is a war being waged. The Borders, not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eileen Bennett in the 1942 film Much Too Shy - www.georgeformby.co.uk Eileen Bennett, who has died aged 105, was known to George ...

THE Queen wanted to be a comic impressionist and loved mimicking actor George Formby singing When I’m Cleaning Windows, a pal has revealed. The late monarch was inspired by entertainers who visited ...

George Formby fans from across the British Isles are to retrace the entertainer's steps to mark the 90th anniversary of his Isle of Man TT film No Limit. Directed by Monty Banks, the film shot in 1935 ...

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A banjolele once owned by George Formby is up for auction on Friday - and could fetch more than £30,000. Formby was one of England's leading entertainers in the 1930s and 1940s and his Gibson UB3 goes ...