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Samuel Vernon Watson (5 February 1885–13 January 1949), [1] [2] better known under his stage name Nosmo King, and cited in some sources as H. Vernon Watson, was a popular English variety artist. He was touring the music halls before World War I , but he remained relatively obscure until the 1920s, when he went by Nosmo King.
Jackie Vernon (born Ralph Verrone; March 29, 1924 – November 10, 1987) was an American comedian and actor who was best known for his role as the voice of Frosty the Snowman in the Rankin/Bass Productions Christmas special Frosty the Snowman and its sequel, Frosty's Winter Wonderland.
Nosmo King may refer to several entertainment personalities, based on the term "No smoking": Stage name of Vernon Watson (1885–1949), English variety artist, who used the name from the early 1930s to his death; Alter ego of Paul Shannon (1909–1990), American radio announcer
Despite the fact that the show could only be heard and not seen, it retained the conventional format of minstrel shows, with a "white" compere or "Interlocutor", and "black" comedy "end men" and entertainers. The first show, in January 1933, was compered by Percy Parsons; later hosts included James Carew, Nosmo King (H. Vernon Watson), and Fred ...
Shannon played to a studio audience that attended each broadcast, usually scout troops, and amused his audiences with his alter ego, "Nosmo King", a play on "No Smoking" signs (but not to be confused with H. Vernon Watson (1886–1949), the British music hall artist who also performed as Nosmo King). [4] He used a prop he dubbed "The Magic ...
He was the son of a Gaiety Girl, Barbara Hughes, and a music hall comedian, Nosmo King. Watson often appeared on stage with his father as straight man, where he was known simply as Hubert. Watson often appeared on stage with his father as straight man, where he was known simply as Hubert.
The Javells were a British Northern soul group led by Stephen Jameson (born 1949, London, England), an English musician.Jameson had previously recorded solo for Pye and Dawn in the 1970s, under his own name, as well as under the stage name Nosmo King (No Smoking! - a name also used by an entertainer of the 1930s).
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