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Issy Bonn
British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent (–)
Issy Bonn | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Benjamin Levin |
| Born | ()21 April Whitechapel, London, England |
| Died | 21 April () (aged&#;74) Wembley Park, London |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, comedian, theatrical agent |
Musical artist
Issy Bonn (born Benjamin Levin; 21 April – 21 April ) was a British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent.
His signature song was "My Yiddishe Momme".[1]
Biography
Benjamin Levin was born into a Jewish family in Whitechapel, London, the son of a butcher. As a boy, he started singing and entertaining, but his family disapproved of his interest in the music hall and he was sent to Canada to live with relatives.
When he returned, he joined an existing comedy and singing group, the Three Rascals,[2] and used the stage name Benny Levine. He went solo in the early s.
Issy bonn biography definition wikipedia Tools Tools. In the s, his style of humour, trading on traditional Jewish stereotypes, went out of fashion, but he continued to appear on radio, television, and in pantomimes, and toured, often with the popular trumpeter Eddie Calvert. Click on the image above to see the complete collection -- More than items from tote bags, baseball caps, mugs, aprons, drinkware, T-shirts and sweatshirts, to pajamas and underwear. Somebody's got to say these things, it might as well be me.He took the stage name Issy Bonn at the suggestion of BBC Radio producer John Sharman, who produced a popular programme, John Sharman's Music Hall,[3] and made his first radio appearance on the show in , billed as "The Hebrew Vocal Raconteur".[4] He combined sentimental songs such as "My Yiddish Momme" and "Let Bygones Be Bygones", with Jewish humour and sketches, many featuring the fictitious Finkelfeffer family.[3][5]
Issy Bonn made over a thousand radio broadcasts on programmes such as Variety Bandbox,[4] and reputedly had a repertoire of over songs.[3] He also regularly toured South Africa.[6] He appeared in the films I Thank You in , and Discoveries in , where he played Mr.
Schwitzer. He made his first recordings in , for the Rex label, and later recorded for Decca and Columbia. He toured Europe with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), and after the Second World War wrote and starred in his own road shows including The Big Broadcasts and The Melody Lingers On.[2][5]
In the s, his style of humour, trading on traditional Jewish stereotypes,[7] went out of fashion, but he continued to appear on radio, television, and in pantomimes, and toured, often with the popular trumpeter Eddie Calvert.
He later retired from performing and became a theatrical agent, and a producer of variety shows around the country.[2] He made his last appearance as a performer in [3] His image appears on the cover of The Beatles album Sgt.
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He died on his 74th birthday, in London.[1]
References
- ^ abColin Larkin, ed. (). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise&#;ed.). Virgin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
- ^ abcBiography, .Issy bonn biography definition us history Either way, the quirks of Israeli life contribute to making that life interesting and fulfilling. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He has presented more than programs in South Florida and the Northeast on topics that include the great comedians and entertainers of the 20th century, funniest moments in film and television, flash mobs around the world, and composers and lyricists of the Great American Songbook. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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- ^ abcdRoy Hudd and Philip Hindin, Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts, Robson Books, , ISBN&#;, p
- ^ abIssy Bonn, Radio Times archive. Retrieved 1 December
- ^ ab"Issy Bonn ", Jewish Lives Project.
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- ^Richard Anthony Baker, Old Time Variety: an illustrated history, Pen & Sword, , ISBN&#;, pp
- ^Oliver Double, Stand Up: On Being a Comedian, A&C Black, , ISBN&#;, p
- ^"Issy Bonn". IMDb. Retrieved 17 October