Booklet exploring the background to the careers of Lancashire stars Gracie Fields, George Formby, Frank Randle, Norman Evans, Hylda Baker, Thora Hird and Al Read, looking at their northern roots and the ways in which the Lancashire tradition of music hall entertainment developed through the rise of radio, film and television. Written for Lancashire County books by leading film scholar Jeffrey Richards.

Item number 79048
Category Book
Type Collected Biography
Language English
Country of origin UK
Related people Jeffrey Richards (Author)

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection