Archie Pitt
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Archie Pitt | |
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| Born | Archibald Abraham Selinger 21 February 1882 Camberwell, London, England |
| Died | 12 November 1940 (aged 58) London, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Bertha Deitchman (stage name May Denver)
(m. 1912; div. 1922)[2] Anne Lipman (m. 1940–1940) |
| Children | 1 |
Archie Pitt (born Archibald Abraham Sellinger; 21 February 1882 – 12 November 1940)[4][5] was a British music hall performer, showman and talent agent. He is best known for his marriage to Gracie Fields, whose career he managed.[6] Archie Pitt's Band – a junior pit orchestra and revue band that toured the country – provided a professional start to several notable musicians, including Max Abrams and Nat Gonella.[7] Pitt was born in Camberwell, south London, in 1882, and died in 1940 in Hendon, Middlesex.[8][9]
Theatrical revues
[edit]- Yes, I Think So (1915), Manchester
- Mr Tower of London (1925)
- False Alarms (1926), Brighton
- The Show's The Thing (1929), Victoria Theatre, London
- Walk This Way (1932), Winter Garden Theatre, London
Selected filmography
[edit]Actor
[edit]- Danny Boy (1934)
- Barnacle Bill (1935)
- Excuse My Glove (1936)
Screenwriter
[edit]- Sally in Our Alley (1931)
- Looking on the Bright Side (1932)
- Boys Will Be Boys (1932 film)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Archie Pitt / The Official Gracie Fields". The Official Gracie Fields. The Dame Gracie Fields Appreciation Society. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Miss Fields's Decree Absolute". Bolton Evening News. Bolton, England, UK. 29 January 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Archie Pitt Weds his Secretary". Daily Mirror. London, England, UK. 19 February 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; School Admission and Discharge Registers; Reference: LCC/EO/DIV05/STPET1/AD/001
- ↑ Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
- ↑ Babington p.57
- ↑ Brown, Ron and Fairweather, Digby. Nat Gonella: A Life in Jazz. Northway Publications (2005)
- ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
- ↑ General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 1185
Bibliography
[edit]- Babington, Bruce. British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery. Manchester University Press, 2001.
External links
[edit]- Archie Pitt at IMDb
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