Harry Lauder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harry Lauder

Scottish entertainer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Portobello, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1950

Profession: actor, singer, songwriter, film actor

Nationality: Scotland

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Harry Lauder

  • Sir Henry Lauder (; 4 August 1870 – 26 February 1950) was a Scottish singer and comedian popular in both music hall and vaudevillian theatre traditions; he achieved international success. He was described by Sir Winston Churchill as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador", who also wrote that Lauder, "...
  • by his inspiring songs and valiant life, rendered measureless service to the Scottish race and to the British Empire." He became a familiar worldwide figure promoting images like the kilt and the cromach (walking stick) to huge acclaim, especially in America.
  • Among his most popular songs were "Roamin' in the Gloamin", "A Wee Deoch-an-Doris", "The End of the Road" and, a particularly big hit for him, "I Love a Lassie". Lauder's understanding of life, its pathos and joys, earned him his popularity.
  • Beniamino Gigli commended his singing voice and clarity.
  • Lauder usually performed in full Highland regalia—kilt, sporran, tam o' shanter, and twisted walking stick—and sung Scottish-themed songs, including Roamin' in the Gloamin'.By 1911 Lauder had become the highest-paid performer in the world, and was the first British artist to sell a million records; by 1928 he had sold double that.
  • He raised vast amounts of money for the war effort during the First World War, for which he was knighted in 1919.
  • He went into semi-retirement in the mid-1930s, but briefly emerged to entertain troops in the Second World War.
  • By the late 1940s he was suffering from long periods of ill-health and died in Scotland in 1950.

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