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Gus Elen

22/7/2020

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Ernest Augustus Elen (22 July 1862 – 17 February 1940) was an English music hall singer and comedian.
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He achieved success from 1891, performing cockney songs including "Arf a Pint of Ale", "It's a Great Big Shame", "Down the Road" and "If It Wasn't for the 'Ouses in Between" in a career lasting over thirty years.
Born in Pimlico, London, Elen had worked as a barman and a draper's assistant and had packed eggs for the Co-op before becoming a singer
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Elen died of liver cancer at his home in Balham, on 17 February 1940, aged 77 and is buried in Streatham Park Cemetery. There is a blue plaque at his former home, 3 Thurleigh Avenue, Balham, which was erected by the GLC in 1984

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Janus Polenceusz link
8/1/2021 05:54:54 pm

You can often listen to songs sung by Gus Elen on my radio show called 'The English Music Hall Show' at Doncaster's radio station Sine FM every Sunday morning at 7am. Please check it out at www.sinefm.com

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Mark Bery
9/1/2021 12:07:55 am

Thanks that sounds interesting will tune in

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