George Formby

Person · Open Library

Works

3

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1904-05-26

Active to

1961-03-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

44,356

Total plays

345,773

George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was a British actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele. He was a major star of stage and screen in the 1930s and '40s, when Formby became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. His songs such as "When I'm Cleaning Windows" were particularly popular during the Second World War (1939–45). When he and his wife travelled throughout the war, creating improvised lyrics to songs to fit the

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. A short history of<i>SHELX</i>

   · 2007 · cited 79,944x

2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

   · 1997 · cited 48,627x

3. Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>

   · 2015 · cited 40,878x

4. <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination

   · 2015 · cited 27,634x

5. A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity

   · 1961 · cited 23,202x

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Quotes

• “Now I go window cleaning to earn an honest bob.For a nosey parker it's an interesting job.Now it's a job that just suits me, a window cleaner you will be.If you could see what I can see.When I'm cleaning windows.”

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