Post by planet24 on Feb 25, 2007 18:01:26 GMT
Jimmy Clitheroe - The Clitheroe Kid 
Jimmy Clitheroe (1921 - 1973), aka The Clitheroe Kid, was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, but raised in Blacko, near Nelson. His career spanned five decades. He never grew any taller than 4 foot 3 inches all his life, and could easily pass for an 11 year old boy.
He started out in Variety and Theatre, but moved into records, films and then pantomime and radio, and finally television. Many people today who remember him do so from his long-running radio programme on the BBC, The Clitheroe Kid.
He never married, and lived quietly with his mother in Blackpool. He died from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills on the day of her funeral, aged 51.
The modern day act 'The Krankies' is based on Jimmy Clitheroe's schoolboy character, and the catchphrase 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em', used by Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice for their sitcom in the 1970s, was also originally coined by Jimmy.
Stephen Poppitt and Sandra Skuse are currently writing a biography of Jimmy Clitheroe for publication in 2007.
See Here www.jimmyclitheroe.co.uk/index.htm#main
Jimmy Clitheroe (1921 - 1973), aka The Clitheroe Kid, was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, but raised in Blacko, near Nelson. His career spanned five decades. He never grew any taller than 4 foot 3 inches all his life, and could easily pass for an 11 year old boy.
He started out in Variety and Theatre, but moved into records, films and then pantomime and radio, and finally television. Many people today who remember him do so from his long-running radio programme on the BBC, The Clitheroe Kid.
He never married, and lived quietly with his mother in Blackpool. He died from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills on the day of her funeral, aged 51.
The modern day act 'The Krankies' is based on Jimmy Clitheroe's schoolboy character, and the catchphrase 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em', used by Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice for their sitcom in the 1970s, was also originally coined by Jimmy.
Stephen Poppitt and Sandra Skuse are currently writing a biography of Jimmy Clitheroe for publication in 2007.
See Here www.jimmyclitheroe.co.uk/index.htm#main