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Walter William "Max" Bygraves (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012) was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs.
The memorable title song, "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be", was recorded by Max Bygraves, [2] albeit with heavily bowdlerised lyrics. An original cast recording was made, and was later re-released by Hallmark Records (710032). Reviews were mixed.
Spare the Rod is a 1961 British social drama directed by Leslie Norman and starring Max Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen, Donald Pleasence and Richard O'Sullivan. [2] [3] The film was based on the 1954 novel by Michael Croft and deals with an idealistic schoolteacher coming to a tough area of East London to teach in a secondary modern school at a time when such establishments were largely starved of ...
"Max Bygraves' first record was a thing called 'Cowpuncher's Cantata' which was an odd shaped piece of music and we had great difficulty in getting Maxie to come in on the beat because there were long gaps in between the vocal lines.
Charley Moon is a 1956 British musical film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Max Bygraves, Dennis Price and Shirley Eaton. [2] The screenplay and lyrics are by Leslie Bricusse. The story is based on Reginald Arkell's novel of the same name.
"Tulips from Amsterdam" is a popular romantic song, best known in the 1958 hit version by British entertainer Max Bygraves. Most English versions of the song credit its composition to Klaus Günter Neumann, Ernst Bader, Ralf Arnie, and Gene Martyn.
The best-known version in the United Kingdom is by Max Bygraves, with his performance recorded on 23 June 1954, with a children's chorus and orchestra directed by Frank Cordell, [6] and released in the UK by HMV in September 1954 [4] as catalog number B 10734. [7] It entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 September 1954.
A Cry from the Streets is a 1958 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray. [2] It was written by Vernon Harris based on the 1957 novel The Friend in Need by Elizabeth Coxhead.