Leaning on a Lamp Post...

110 years ago today, George Hoy Booth was born in Wigan, Lancashire.  Born blind as the result of an obstructive caul, his sight was restored when he was a few months old.  Booth's father was a well-known Music Hall comedian, and after a spell as a jockey, the young lad was to follow his father onto the stage.  He eventually became one of the most popular entertainers in the country - in the shape of George Formby!