Actor-manager, song-and-dance entertainer.
Born Helensburgh near Glasgow. Died in the Middlesex Hospital. His ashes were scattered from the deck of a Cunard Liner in recognition of his 50+ transatlantic sailings.
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Jack Buchanan
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