Archie Pitt Explained

Archie Pitt
Birth Name:	Archibald Abraham Selinger
Birth Date:	1882
Birth Place:	United Kingdom
Death Place:	London, England

Archie Pitt (1882 – 12 November 1940) was a British music hall performer, showman and talent agent. He is best known for his marriage to Gracie Fields whose career he managed.^[1] Archie Pitt's Busby Boy's Band – a junior pit orchestra and revue band that toured the country - provided a professional start to several notable musicians, including Max Abrams and Nat Gonella.^[2]

Theatrical revues

• Yes, I Think So (1915), Manchester
• Mr Tower of London (1925)
• False Alarms (1926), Brighton
• The Show's The Thing (1929), Victoria Theatre, London
• Walk This Way (1932), Winter Garden Theatre, London.

Selected filmography

Actor

• Danny Boy (1934)
• Barnacle Bill (1935)
• Excuse My Glove (1936)

Screenwriter

• Sally in Our Alley (1931)
• Looking on the Bright Side (1932)
• Boys Will Be Boys (1932 film)

Bibliography

• Babington, Bruce. British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery. Manchester University Press, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Babington p.57
2. Brown, Ron and Fairweather, Digby. Nat Gonella: A Life in Jazz. Northway Publications (2005)