Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde
Florrie Forde by George Henry Hana
Born
Flora May Flannagan

(1875-08-16)16 August 1875
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Died18 April 1940(1940-04-18) (aged 64)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation(s)Singer, entertainer
Known forChorus songs
Notable work"Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy"
Spouses
  • Walter Emanuel Bew (1893–?)
  • Laurence Barnett (1905–1934) his death

Florrie Forde (born Flora May Augusta Flannagan;16 August 1875 – 18 April 1940[1]) was an Australian-born British vaudevillian performer and popular singer, notable in music hall and pantomime.[1] From 1897 she lived and worked in the United Kingdom, where she found her greatest success, as one of the most popular stars of the early 20th century as a music hall entertainer and recording artist.

  1. ^ a b Brownrigg, Jeff (2005). "Florrie Forde (1875–1940)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. Supplement. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 July 2017.