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
  1. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry: Tommy Lorne".
  2. "TheGlasgowStory: 1914 to 1950s: Personalities: Tommy Lorne". www.theglasgowstory.com.
  3. "University of Glasgow Library - Collections - Scottish Theatre Archive". special.lib.gla.ac.uk.
  4. "The Lard Song" – via www.imdb.com.
  5. "The "Lard Song" A Song Scena Featuring Tommy Lorne (1927)". BFI. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
  7. "Tommy Lorne and 'dumplings' (1927)". BFI. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry".
  9. Catherine Brown (21 August 2011). Classic Scots Cookery. Neil Wilson Publishing. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-906476-56-4.
  10. "Dictionary of the Scots Language:: SND :: sndns2422".
  11. "Scotslanguage.com - Lorne sausage n. square-shaped sausage meat".
  12. 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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