Jimmy Logan(1928-2001)
- Actor
- Writer
The legendary Scottish performer came from a family of entertainers. He started by selling programs, then moved onto operating theatre lights at the age of eight and doing a cowboy act at ten. He was an assistant manager at fifteen, tackled juvenile leads and landed his own show at the Metropole Theatre Glasgow at nineteen.
By 1950, he had his own radio show - 'It's All Yours' - then broke into television in England with his own sketch series for ATV Television, broadcast under the 'Saturday Showtime' banner. Entitled 'Jimmy Logan', they were written for him by Eric Sykes.
He practically held court at The Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow, appearing in six monthly runs of the revue 'Five Past Eight' and four month runs of Pantomime productions. In 1957, he played to an audience of over 320,000 in 21 week. In the same year, he appeared before the Queen in the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium.
By 1950, he had his own radio show - 'It's All Yours' - then broke into television in England with his own sketch series for ATV Television, broadcast under the 'Saturday Showtime' banner. Entitled 'Jimmy Logan', they were written for him by Eric Sykes.
He practically held court at The Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow, appearing in six monthly runs of the revue 'Five Past Eight' and four month runs of Pantomime productions. In 1957, he played to an audience of over 320,000 in 21 week. In the same year, he appeared before the Queen in the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium.
