Person    | Male  Born 2/4/1890  Died 20/10/1957

Jack Buchanan

Categories: Cinema, Dance, Music / songs, Theatre

Countries: Scotland

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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