Leslie Sarony

b. 22 January 1897, Surbiton, Surrey, England, d. 12 February 1985. A singer, songwriter and all-round entertainer, Sarony made his first stage appearance in a music hall act in 1911. He subsequently became one of Park's Eton Boys, and appeared in the revue Hello Tango at the London Hippodrome in 1913. He also toured the provincial music halls while they were enjoying their ‘golden era'. During World War I, he served with the London Scottish Regiment in France and Salonika, spending much of his time entertaining in army concert parties. After the war he appeared in pantomime, ...