Biographical entry Robey, George (1869 - 1954)

Sir

Born
20 September 1869
London, England
Died
29 November 1954
Occupation
Actor, Comedian and Writer of Inscription
Alternative Names
  • Wade, George Edward (birth name)

Details

George Robey was an English comedian. He worked as a clerk and took up amateur comedy to distract himself from the boredom of office life. He began his professional stage work in London in 1891.

Source

Harding, James. 'Robey, Sir George (1869-1954)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, January 2011). Accessed online 30 August 2014, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35788.

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