Archie Pitt (born Archibald Abraham Sellinger; 21 February 1882 – 12 November 1940)London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; School Admission and Discharge Registers; Reference: LCC/EO/DIV05/STPET1/AD/001Principal 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 was a British music hall performer, showman and talent agent. He is best known for his marriage to Gracie Fields, whose career he managed.Babington p.57 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.Brown, Ron and Fairweather, Digby. Nat Gonella: A Life in Jazz. Northway Publications (2005) Pitt was born in Camberwell, south London, in 1882, and died in 1940 in Hendon, Middlesex.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
Theatrical revues 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 Actor Danny Boy (1934) Barnacle Bill (1935) Excuse My Glove (1936)
Screenwriter Sally in Our Alley (1931) Looking on the Bright Side (1932) Boys Will Be Boys (1932 film)
References
Bibliography Babington, Bruce. British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery. Manchester University Press, 2001.
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