Stanley Holloway was an accomplished singer and actor, a disarmingly funny comedian, and a superb monologist. The son of a lawyer's clerk, he was born Stanley Augustus Holloway in London's East End on October 1, 1890. After working in the office of a fish market in Billingsgate, the lad began his performing career as "Master Stanley Holloway -- The Wonderful Boy Soprano." At the age of 17 he sang with a concert-party providing entertainment at East Coast seaside resorts. In 1913 he traveled to Milan, Italy, where he received voice training in preparation for a career in opera....