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While recovering from surgery, he accidentally fell to his death from a hotel window after being stricken with dizziness.

The son of a ship's carpenter and a music teacher.

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1942 King's Birthday Honours List for his services to the war effort.

A beloved music hall performer in England, this Scottish character comedian was known for his robust, amiable song-and-patter delivery.

Famous in music hall for his song "I Belong to Glasgow".