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Town in Merseyside, England
Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Merseyside, three manors are recorded in
Formby
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961)
George Formby (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide
George_Formby
South African model, actress and journalist
Nicola Elizabeth Formby (born 22 April 1965) is a South African journalist, company director and food consultant, and a former model and actress. Born
Nicola_Formby
William Harper Formby (14 April 1818 – 12 October 1892), generally referred to as W. H. Formby, was a South Australian pioneer, horse breeder, broker
W._H._Formby
English comedian and singer (1875–1921)
George Formby (born James Lawler Booth; 4 October 1875 – 8 February 1921) was an English comedian and singer in musical theatre, known as one of the greatest
George_Formby_Sr
Topics referred to by the same term
Formby may refer to: People Bent Formby, Danish biochemist George Formby Jr. (1904–1961), English singer, comedian, actor, famous for his banjo ukulele
Formby_(disambiguation)
Golf club in Merseyside, England
Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England. Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park Jr. in 1912. Over the years
Formby_Golf_Club
American football player (born 2005)
Wilkin Formby (born February 25, 2005) is an American college football offensive tackle for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the Alabama
Wilkin_Formby
Former General Secretary of the Labour Party
Jennifer Formby (née Sandle; born 12 April 1960) is a British trade unionist and political figure who served as General Secretary of the Labour Party from
Jennie_Formby
Australian shipping agent
Port Adelaide Football Club 1880–1892. Formby was born in Liverpool, England, to John Formby and Helen Formby, née Harper, of Maghull, near Liverpool
John_Formby
Lakes in Alberta, Canada
Formby Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada. Formby Lake takes its name from Formby, in England. List of lakes of Alberta "Formby Lake". Geographical Names
Formby_Lake
The English comic, singer and actor George Formby (1904–1961) performed in many mediums of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. His
George Formby on screen, stage, record and radio
George_Formby_on_screen,_stage,_record_and_radio
Academy in Formby, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Formby High School is an English secondary school with academy status located in the town of Formby, Merseyside. The local primary schools Freshfield
Formby_High_School
British Lighthouse
Formby Lighthouse was a lighthouse station in Little Altcar, Merseyside. The lighthouse was converted in 1834 from a structure originally built in 1719
Formby_Lighthouse
Formby (born 1816; died at Normanton Hall, Thurlaston, Leicestershire, 12 March 1884) was an English Roman Catholic priest and writer. Henry Formby was
Henry_Formby
British musician, engineer and producer
Richard Formby is a British musician, engineer and producer. As well as releasing his own solo music, he has been a member of various bands. Formby produced
Richard_Formby
English association football club
Formby Football Club is an English football club based in Formby, Merseyside. They play in the Liverpool County Premier League Championship Division. The
Formby_F.C.
American journalist
Margaret Clark Formby (July 12, 1929 – April 10, 2003) was an American educator best known as the founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Margaret_Formby
2026 English local government election
N/A 3 0.0 8.1 19,471 –6.6 Independent 7 0 N/A N/A 0.0 2.3 5,528 +1.9 Formby Residents Action Group 2 0 N/A N/A 0.0 0.5 1,321 –1.5 Southport Community
2026 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
2026_Sefton_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
Listed building in Merseyside, England
Formby Hall is located to the north-east of Formby in the English metropolitan county of Merseyside, in secluded woodland adjoining the Formby Hall Golf
Formby_Hall
English musician
Rhian Louise Teasdale (born 1993) is an English musician. Born in Formby, she moved to the Isle of Wight aged eight and then to Bristol for her music career
Rhian_Teasdale
English footballer
Kevin Formby (born 22 July 1971) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. "Kevin Formby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the
Kevin_Formby
American politician
Mark S. Formby (born August 16, 1956) is an American politician. He served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 108th district
Mark_Formby
Bent Formby is a biochemist and researcher. He was born in Copenhagen, and came to the U.S. as a visiting professor in 1979. He co-authored two books and
Bent_Formby
Musical society
The George Formby Society was created after the death of British vaudeville entertainer George Formby in 1961. A small group of his fans, brought together
George_Formby_Society
British carvery chain
1 August 1997, page 120 Formby Times Thursday 24 September 1998, page 4 Formby Times Thursday 25 February 1999, page 12 Formby Times Thursday 4 March 1999
Toby_Carvery
1939 British film
1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Googie Withers and Gus McNaughton. It was written by Michael Hogan, Angus
Trouble_Brewing_(1939_film)
1945 film by Marcel Varnel
British comedy crime film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Dennis Wyndham and Carl Jaffe. It was written by Howard Irving Young, Stephen
I_Didn't_Do_It_(film)
Locality in the Shire of Gnowangerup, Western Australia
Australia. It borders Stirling Range National Park to the south. All of Formby Nature Reserve and the eastern part of the Camel Lake Nature Reserve are
North Stirlings, Western Australia
North_Stirlings,_Western_Australia
Church in Merseyside, England
St Peter's Church is in Green Lane, Formby, Sefton, Merseyside, England, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. It was built
St_Peter's_Church,_Formby
Single by George Formby
George Formby, who recorded it in 1937. It was written by his regular songwriting team of Harry Gifford and Fred E. Cliffe, with input from Formby himself
With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
With_My_Little_Stick_of_Blackpool_Rock
Hurdle horse race in Britain
The Formby Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Aintree
Formby_Novices'_Hurdle
1935 British musical comedy film by Monty Banks
British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring George Formby and Florence Desmond. It was written by Tom Geraghty, Fred Thompson based
No_Limit_(1935_film)
1938 British film
comedy film written and directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Jack Hobbs. The film was released in the United States with
It's_in_the_Air_(1938_film)
Port city in Tasmania, Australia
the amalgamation of the 1850s settlements of Torquay on the east bank and Formby on the west bank of the Mersey River. The township became a municipality
Devonport,_Tasmania
1944 British film
is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel starring George Formby, Robertson Hare, Elizabeth Allan and Claude Bailey. It was written by Stephen
He_Snoops_to_Conquer
English musician (1943–2001)
Comes the Sun". Harrison's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt; subsequent influences were Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins
George_Harrison
British TV miniseries
January 2022. "Filming of 'Anne' in Formby today - new Hillsborough drama about the inspirational Anne Williams". Formby Bubble. 25 October 2018. Retrieved
Anne_(British_TV_series)
Church in Merseyside, England
St Luke's Church is in St Luke's Church Road, Formby, Sefton, Merseyside, England, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool
St_Luke's_Church,_Formby
Isle of Man" is a song written by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe. It was recorded by Formby on 28 November 1935 for Regal Zonophone
The_Isle_of_Man_(song)
1915 British film by Bert Haldane
1915 British film directed by Bert Haldane and starring George Formby. It was Formby's first film; he was aged ten at the time. A stable boy outwits a
By_the_Shortest_of_Heads
1936 comic song
ukulele player George Formby. It first appeared in the 1936 film Keep Your Seats, Please. The song was credited as written by Formby, Harry Gifford and Fred
When_I'm_Cleaning_Windows
Welsh composer (1914–1955)
Harry Parr-Davies (24 May 1914 – 14 October 1955) was a Welsh composer and songwriter. He was born Harry Parr Davies in Briton Ferry, Neath, South Wales
Harry_Parr-Davies
Golf tournament
The Formby Hall Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played annually from 1996 to 2002. It was also an event on the third-tier
Formby_Hall_Challenge
Formby is a civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside, England. It contains 27 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated
Listed_buildings_in_Formby
Song performed by George Formby
military personnel in the 1880s in India. It was first recorded by George Formby, Jr. in 1940, and it has been covered by a number of other artists including
Bless_'Em_All
1937 British film
Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. It was written by Kimmins and Austin Melford. George Formby again plays his working class
Keep_Fit
American painter
William Formby Halsall (March 20, 1841 – November 7, 1919) was a marine painter born in Kirkdale, England. His parents were John and Mary. He lived at
William_Halsall
Hospital in England
Southport and Formby District General Hospital is an acute hospital at Kew in Southport, Merseyside. It is managed by the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching
Southport and Formby District General Hospital
Southport_and_Formby_District_General_Hospital
1934 British film by Bert Tracy
directed by Bert Tracy and starring George Formby, Beryl Formby, and Arthur Kingsley. It was written by Formby, Arthur Mertz and Jack Cottrill, and made
Boots!_Boots!
British writer and critic (1954–2016)
couple had two children. He then had a long-term relationship with Nicola Formby, editor-at-large of Tatler, for whom he left Rudd in 1995, and who appeared
A._A._Gill
1946 British film
British comedy film directed and produced by Marcel Varnel starring George Formby with Ronald Shiner and Ian Fleming. It was written by Howard Irving Young
George_in_Civvy_Street
American lawyer
Elizabeth Prim Formby Escalona was the interim United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from July 16, 2020 to February 20, 2026. Escalona
Prim_F._Escalona
British dancer and talent manager (1901–1960)
1901 – 24 December 1960) was the wife and manager of singer/actor George Formby, as well as being a variety performer and champion clogdancer. She was born
Beryl_Ingham
Town in Merseyside, England
Sefton, Merseyside, England. it is north of Bootle, south of Southport and Formby, and west of Netherton. It borders the areas of Blundellsands to the north
Crosby,_Merseyside
1936 British film by Monty Banks
a 1936 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring George Formby, Florence Desmond and Alastair Sim. It marked the film debut of the child
Keep_Your_Seats,_Please
Australian politician
4 September 1935) married Arthur Formby of Langhorne Creek on 5 September 1899. Their son Dr. Myles Landseer Formby was S.A.'s Rhodes Scholar of 1924
Albert_Henry_Landseer
species list. Formby is one of several sites in Britain where the red squirrel can still be found, although the red squirrels at Formby are now threatened
Sefton_Coast
1935 British film
by Arthur Metz and starring George Formby and Beryl Formby. It was written by John E. Blakeley and Mertz. Formby appears as John Willie, a stage character
Off_the_Dole
English actress
Johannesburg, South Africa, and then moved back to England. She attended Formby High School and did her A levels at King George V College in Southport,
Stacey_Roca
1942 British film
1942 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Kathleen Harrison, Hilda Bayley and Eileen Bennett. It was written by Walter
Much_Too_Shy
1939 British film by Anthony Kimmins
1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins which stars George Formby, with Pat Kirkwood and Joss Ambler in support. It was written by Leslie
Come_On_George!
English football league
The Pink. Manchester. 26 June 1993. p. 6. "Full steam ahead for league". Formby Times. Southport. 21 May 1998. p. 87. "Tough task ahead for Blues: The First
North West Counties Football League
North_West_Counties_Football_League
English musical artist (1934–2005)
and entertainer George Formby. After Formby's death in 1961, Randall began interspersing his act with performances of Formby's songs, singing and accompanying
Alan_Randall_(entertainer)
Criminal organization
The Formby Gang was an early Chicago juvenile street gang during the early 1900s from which many of the city's later gangsters would arise during prohibition
Formby_Gang
Railway station located on the Northern Line in Formby, Merseyside, England
Formby railway station is a railway station in the town of Formby, Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail
Formby_railway_station
Interstate in the Texas Panhandle
officially designated the Marshall Formby Memorial Highway after former attorney and State Senator Marshall Formby in 2005. The entire length of I-27
Interstate_27
Area of Formby, Merseyside, England
Freshfield is an area of Formby, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, situated at the northern end of the town. It has no local
Freshfield
English actor (1889–1979)
Aylmer made appearances in films with comedians such as Will Hay and George Formby. Felix Edward Aylmer Jones was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, the second of
Felix_Aylmer
1940 film by John Paddy Carstairs
musical comedy war film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring George Formby, Dorothy Hyson and Bernard Lee. It was written by Basil Dearden, Roger MacDougall
Spare_a_Copper
Liverpool Southport St Helens Birkenhead Maghull Prescot Kirkby Formby This is a list of cities, towns, villages and other populated places in the ceremonial
List_of_places_in_Merseyside
British film actress (1919–2025)
uk/ladies/bennett/biog.htm GRO Index "Eileen Bennett, actress who starred with George Formby on screen and lit up the West End in the war". The Telegraph. 14 March 2025
Eileen_Bennett
1940 British film
black-and-white comedy musical war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby. It was written by Basil Dearden, John Dighton, Angus MacPhail and Austin
Let_George_Do_It!
1938 British film
1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. It was written by Austin Melford and Kimmins
I_See_Ice
British musical group
Jones, Rolo McGinty, Alice Thompson, Paul Mulreany, Alex Green, Richard Formby, Kizzy O'Callaghan, Curtis E. Johnson and Peter Crouch. The band were formed
The_Jazz_Butcher
1941 film by Marcel Varnel
1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby and Peggy Bryan. It was written by Austin Melford (and, uncredited, Basil
Turned_Out_Nice_Again
British actress from Merseyside
From 2003, at the age of two, until 2012, Worthington Cox trained at the Formby School of Performing Arts. Before starring in Matilda, Worthington Cox was
Eleanor_Worthington-Cox
Football league season
name to Northwich Flixton Villa At the end of the season second placed Formby folded so per National League System rules the third-placed club 1874 Northwich
2013–14 North West Counties Football League
2013–14_North_West_Counties_Football_League
National Health Service hospital trust
provides care services at Whiston Hospital, St Helens Hospital, Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Ormskirk District General Hospital and Newton
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mersey_and_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983
the schedules of the Act, the Lancashire, Ormskirk Division comprised: Formby Urban District Lathom and Burscough Urban District Ormskirk Urban District
Ormskirk_(constituency)
Hybrid musical instrument
The banjo ukulele was the instrument played by British comedian George Formby (1904–1961), who developed his own style of playing in accompaniment to
Banjo_ukulele
Association football league in Merseyside, England
Conference Division. City of Liverpool East Villa Rail FC Community of Liverpool Formby Granby Toxteth Athletic L4 Liver Academy Liverpool NALGO MSB Woolton (reserves)
Liverpool County Premier League
Liverpool_County_Premier_League
British musician (born 1979)
with comic delivery, notably reminiscent of British film comedian George Formby, to whom (amongst others) Eastwood pays tribute in his act. Recent years
Andy_Eastwood
British actress (1930–2026)
was a British actress who worked with Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan, John Mills and Alastair Sim, amongst others. Frances was
Vera_Frances
2021 British crime drama series
around Manchester, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackpool, Formby, Morecambe and North West England including Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge
Stay_Close
Area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
performer George Formby Sr., who quipped that whenever he passed the pier the tide was in, a dig at the area's regular flooding. Formby died in February
Wigan_Pier
Hillsborough disaster activist (1951–2013)
was born at Formby on 6 February 1951. After education at Our Lady of Lourdes school, Birkdale, she became a mother of three, living in Formby and working
Anne_Williams_(activist)
American politician (born 1970)
New York The Daily Gazette, July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2020. Formby, David (June 25, 2011). "Friends, family say Irving's new mayor full of
Beth_Van_Duyne
Academy in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Formby, Merseyside, England. It was built during the early 1970s after a contracted
Range_High_School
1944 British film by Marcel Varnel
British comedy musical film directed by Marcel Varnel, starring George Formby and Anne Firth. It was written by Edward Dryhurst, Peter Fraser, John L
Bell-Bottom_George
1941 film by Marcel Varnel
black-and-white comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby in a dual role, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald
South_American_George
1962 single by Clinton Ford
Fanny" is a song written in 1935 by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Fred E. Cliffe, and recorded by Formby in May that year. Another notable version was
Fanlight_Fanny
1935 British song
written by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe. The film is featured in the 1935 film, No Limit, in which Formby's character takes part
Riding_in_the_TT_Races
Suburb of Warrington in Cheshire, England
Brindley In the 1900s George Formby Senior moved his young family to Stockton Heath and it was from here that George Formby Junior began his entertainment
Stockton_Heath
British biographer
but still presents a thoroughly joyless view of old Hollywood." In George Formby: A Troubled Genius Bret explores the "innocent innuendo" of a once hugely
David_Bret
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
and Joe Loss, with Parkes recalling that Lennon particularly liked George Formby. After Parkes's family moved to Scotland, the three cousins often spent
John_Lennon
1987–1988 satirical science fiction show
(Sharon Barr), one of Network 23's board members. Replaced Formby on the board after Formby grew weary of "handling things at night". Mr. Edwards (Lee
Max_Headroom_(TV_series)
1939 song
written by Harry Gifford and Fred E. Cliffe for the comedian George Formby. Formby recorded it on 17 December for Regal Zonophone Records. The title refers
Imagine Me in the Maginot Line
Imagine_Me_in_the_Maginot_Line
British actress and singer (1920–2011)
appearing in musical films such as Boots! Boots! (1934), opposite George Formby, and in Penny Paradise (1938), directed by Carol Reed. She was made an MBE
Betty_Driver
Former amateur football competition
Marine and Formby competed in this league in the past. Formby's spell was 1931-38, during which time Albert Tomkin signed directly from Formby to Tottenham
I_Zingari_League
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