Fred Emney
Frederick Arthur Round Emney (12 February 1902 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian. Emney was born in Prescot, Lancashire, the son of Blanche (née Round) and Fred Emney, a music hall entertainer. His great-uncle was the actor Arthur Williams. Emney junior grew up in London and was educated at Cranleigh School. He made his film debut in 1935, having previously worked in music hall. He became a familiar figure to screen audiences, usually playing the "posh fat bloke", usually gruff and invariably wearing a monocle. During the 1950s, he had his own television show which featured sketches and deft piano pieces often composed by him. Some were released on record. He had a short spell as straight man to puppets Pinky and Perky. His sister Joan Emney was an actress who sometimes appeared with him in the same stage productions. Fred Emney died in Bognor Regis, Sussex, on Christmas Day 1980. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1900 (Prescot), Died December 25, 1980 (Bognor Regis)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 29964 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Shell out : Parlour scene, part 1 | Fred Emney ; Tom Shale ; Louie Tinsley | vocalist | ||
Columbia | 29965 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Shell out : Parlour scene, part 2 | Fred Emney ; Tom Shale ; Louie Tinsley | vocalist | ||
Columbia | 29966 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Shell out : Restaurant scene (Descriptive) | Fred Emney ; Tom Shale | vocalist, speaker | ||
Columbia | 29967 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Shell out : Sprinkle me with kisses | Fred Emney ; Tom Stuart | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Emney, Fred," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354017.
Emney, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354017.
"Emney, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Emney, Fred - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2004037995
Wikidata: Fred Emney - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495072
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/272573956
ISNI: 0000 0003 8392 8631 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000383928631
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