Jimmy Logan
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Jimmy Logan OBE FRSAMD |
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| Born |
James Allan Short 4 April 1928 Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 13 April 2001 (aged 73) West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Occupation | Performer Theatrical producer Impresario Theatre director |
| Years active | 1944–2001 |
Jimmy Logan OBE, FRSAMD (4 April 1928 – 13 April 2001), born as James Allan Short, was a Scottish performer, producer, impresario and director.
Logan was born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, a member of a family of entertainers; the tradition began with his parents who were the music hall act, Short and Dalziel. His aunt, from whom he took his stage surname, was Broadway performer Ella Logan. His sister is actress and singer Annie Ross, and his brother is vocalist Buddy Logan.
Educated at Gourock High School, Inverclyde, Logan left school at the age of 14. His family, in the 1930s and 1940s, toured the small music halls of Scotland and Northern Ireland. By 1944 he was in pantomime when he played the cat in Dick Whittington and His Cat. His connection with pantomime continued throughout his life, most famously with the long-running pantomimes produced by Howard & Wyndham in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Aberdeen.
Jimmy Logan, starring with Jack Radcliffe and Eve Boswell, held the record number of performances of the famed Five Past Eight shows staged each summer at the Alhambra Theatre. Logan purchased the Empress Theatre for £80,000 in 1964. He refurbished it, re-opening it as the New Metropole. One of the last events to be staged there was the first Scottish production of the rock musical Hair. Arthur Lloyd. "Music Hall and Theatre History".
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