SERIOUS: Who was "Izzy Bon"
Tony
where the darstardly BBC had apparently turned "Izzy Bon" into Eccles.
Anyone able to enlighten me on this? (apart from Bloodnok who will no doubt
lighten me by removing my wallet)
Tony
originally asked it to!!! I have long since been told the answer!
Bill Jarvis
weekly. I think he was more like the Goons' East End Jewish Tailor
voice than like Eccles.
Trying to remember some of the names of those 40s comedy
shows.....Merry-go-Round (Eric Barker?), Much Binding in the Marsh
(Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne), Workers' Playtime (daily), "Up
the Pole" (Charlie Chester). Another which featured "Ramsbottom, Enoch
and Me"; another with Horace Hotplate and Wetherby Wett. "Oh, you'll
never guess", and "Little silver balls".
Also "Life with the Lyons" ("....such a vulgar family.....are they
colonials?") with "Mr Cobbledick"; and (the real) Mollie Weir as
Aggie, the totally reliable Scottish maid, who started every sentence
with "Aye,..."
Many of which wireless entertainments my parents thought were
unsuitable for children; but of course I could never hear anything
remotely rude.
Wm McMate,
Edinburgh
MartinS
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 11:08:23 GMT, "Tony"
> <goon...@paradise.net.nz.nz.nz.nz.nz> wrote:
>
>>I can't find out who/what "Izzy Bon" refers to, from the Goon Show
>>1985, where the darstardly BBC had apparently turned "Izzy Bon" into
>>Eccles.
>>
>>Anyone able to enlighten me on this? (apart from Bloodnok who will
>>no doubt lighten me by removing my wallet)
>
> I recall hearing "Izzy Bonn" on some pre-Goon "Light Programme"
> comedy weekly. I think he was more like the Goons' East End Jewish
> Tailor voice than like Eccles.
>
> Trying to remember some of the names of those 40s comedy
> shows.....Merry-go-Round (Eric Barker?), Much Binding in the Marsh
> (Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne), Workers' Playtime (daily), "Up
> the Pole" (Charlie Chester). Another which featured "Ramsbottom,
> Enoch and Me"; another with Horace Hotplate and Wetherby Wett. "Oh,
> you'll never guess", and "Little silver balls".
>
> Also "Life with the Lyons" ("....such a vulgar family.....are they
> colonials?") with "Mr Cobbledick"; and (the real) Mollie Weir as
> Aggie, the totally reliable Scottish maid, who started every
> sentence with "Aye,..."
>
> Many of which wireless entertainments my parents thought were
> unsuitable for children; but of course I could never hear anything
> remotely rude.
I vaguely remember Issy Bonn (1893-1977). He is described on the
internet as both a Jewish comedian and a great British song stylist. His
photo features prominently on the cover of "Sgt. Pepper", behind Paul
and George and just in front of Stan Laurel.
Ben Lyon (1901-1979) and Bebe Daniels (1901-1971) were established
American actors who married in Hollywood in 1930 and moved to Britain in
1935, where they made a career in music hall, radio, movies and
eventually TV. Ben served in the RAF in WWII, and received an OBE.
Their children, in real life and on Life With The Lyons, were Barbara
(b. 1931) and Richard (b. 1934 - adopted). Remember the neighbour,
Florrie Wainwright (Doris Rogers)? She and Bebe always geeted each other
with: "Bebe darling!" "Florrie darling!", followed by much kissing.
--
Martin S.
Roger the Saurus
"MartinS" <m...@my.place> wrote > Ben Lyon (1901-1979) and Bebe Daniels
(1901-1971) were established
> American actors who married in Hollywood in 1930 and moved to Britain in
> 1935, where they made a career in music hall, radio, movies and
> eventually TV. Ben served in the RAF in WWII, and received an OBE.
>
> Their children, in real life and on Life With The Lyons, were Barbara
> (b. 1931) and Richard (b. 1934 - adopted). Remember the neighbour,
> Florrie Wainwright (Doris Rogers)? She and Bebe always geeted each other
> with: "Bebe darling!" "Florrie darling!", followed by much kissing.
Richard Lyon is still alive and living in St. Clears Carmarthenshire West
Wales last time I saw him
Roger the Saurus
Paul Winalski
<g...@8apx.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>I recall hearing "Izzy Bonn" on some pre-Goon "Light Programme" comedy
>weekly. I think he was more like the Goons' East End Jewish Tailor
>voice than like Eccles.
That's Issy Bonn. Jewish variety comedian and singer. He's most
famous perhaps for being roped in to the "Paul McCartney's dead"
Beatles controversy. Issy's photo appears on the cover of the
Sgt. Pepper album, and he's the one holding his raised right hand,
palm outward, over Paul's head. That supposedly is a sign of
death in some eastern culture or other.
Peter's minor character Cyril Cringingknutt is an Issy Bonn
impression.
-Paul W.
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Bill Jarvis <g...@8apx.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I recall hearing "Izzy Bonn" on some pre-Goon "Light Programme" comedy
> weekly. I think he was more like the Goons' East End Jewish Tailor
> voice than like Eccles.
Izzy / Issy Bonn recorded for UK Decca
>
> Trying to remember some of the names of those 40s comedy
> shows.....Merry-go-Round (Eric Barker?), Much Binding in the Marsh
> (Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne), Workers' Playtime (daily), "Up
> the Pole" (Charlie Chester). Another which featured "Ramsbottom, Enoch
> and Me"; another with Horace Hotplate and Wetherby Wett. "Oh, you'll
> never guess", and "Little silver balls".
Ohhh matey..... "Up the Pole" was a vehicle for Jimmy Jewell & Ben Warriss
(one series had them living over a fire station)
Ramsbottom, Enoch [LET ME TELL YOU!} and "me" (Mr Lovejoy) were featured in
"Happidrome" (a feature film was made of this title
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0171360 and recordings by the trio were released on
a BBC LP in the late 70's (it also featured the extracts from "Bandwaggon")
Wetherby Wett was a character fom Merry-Go-Round / Waterlogged Spa voiced by
Jon Pertwee who mutated into Commander Wetherby in the Hmmmrahmmrahummmra
"Navy Lark"