Here we look back at the singer-comedian's life and times - enjoy!
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English entertainer George Formby amongst the crowd of war workers, during a free concert in the north of England in October 1940.
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Although George Formby would refer to it as a ukulele, the instrument he mostly played was actually a banjolele – a kind of uke/banjo hybrid - pictured entertaining the troops.
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George and Beryl Formby, in 1952
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British entertainer George Formby admires in the mirror, dress in his ENSA (Entertainment National Services Association) uniform in 1940.