# George Formby, Sr.

> George Formby was an English comedian and singer in musical theatre, known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the early 20th century. His comedy played upon Lancashire stereotypes, and he was popular around Britain. His nickname, "The Wigan Nightingale", was coined because of the way he would use his bronchial cough as a comedic device in his act.

*English comedian and singer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Comedian
- **Category:** Comedians
- **Born:** 1875-10-04
- **Died:** 1921-02-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 18.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1554639/ (@nm1554639)

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7411387d-f6a2-48fb-9ada-75fd524e5b6a)
- [George Formby Sr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Formby_Sr)
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- [George Formby Senior](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Formby_Senior)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5539359)

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