Here we look back at the singer-comedian's life and times - enjoy!
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Francesca Davies,12, member of the Wigan George Formby Society with the newly sited statue of George in the Grand Arcade. It was unveiled in September 2007 in The Lane area of the Grand Arcade shopping centre. In 2009, it was moved nearer to the entrance of the shopping centre.
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Formby inspired many individuals and groups to form, pictured are members of the George Formby Society who held their first meeting in Wigan in November 2006.
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Lyrics from the George Formby song "Count Your Blessings and Smile" written on the side of a public sculpture in Ealing, London.
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Wigan George Formby Society members with the newly sited statue of George in the Grand Arcade, from left, President and Secretary Gerry and Vivien Mawdsley, Neil Forshaw vice pesident, and member Dennis Mitchell, with youngsters, front from left, Francessca Davies, Charlie and Lizzie Jones.