Tommy Lorne
Tommy Lorne[1] (7 December 1890 – 17 April 1935) was a Scottish music hall comedian of the 1920s.
Life
Born Hugh Gallagher Corcoran[2] in Kirkintilloch, he grew up in Glasgow.
Lorne famously wore white make-up, boots that were too large, a jacket that was too short, a Glengarry and a very short kilt.[3] He performed his act in a high-pitched voice. In 1927, Lorne made two short films, The Lard Song[4][5] and Tommy Lorne and "Dumplings",[6][7] both filmed in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
It is often said that Lorne sausage is named after him.[8][9][10] However, advertisements for Lorne sausage have been found in newspapers as early as 1896, long before Tommy Lorne became well-known.[11][12]
He died from pneumonia at age 45.
Catchphrases
- "In the name of the wee man!"
- "Ah'll get ye, and if Ah don't get you the coos'll get ye!"
- "Sausages is the boys!"
References
- ^ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry: Tommy Lorne".
- ^ "TheGlasgowStory: 1914 to 1950s: Personalities: Tommy Lorne". www.theglasgowstory.com.
- ^ "University of Glasgow Library - Collections - Scottish Theatre Archive". special.lib.gla.ac.uk.
- ^ "The Lard Song" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The "Lard Song" A Song Scena Featuring Tommy Lorne (1927)". BFI. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
- ^ "Tommy Lorne and 'dumplings' (1927)". BFI. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry".
- ^ Catherine Brown (21 August 2011). Classic Scots Cookery. Neil Wilson Publishing. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-906476-56-4.
- ^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language:: SND :: sndns2422".
- ^ "Scotslanguage.com - Lorne sausage n. square-shaped sausage meat".
- ^ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Results - Arbroath Herald and Advertiser For The Montrose Burghs - Publication - British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
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