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Joseph George "Joe" O'Gorman (24 July 1890 – 26 August 1974) was an entertainer and cricketer. With his brother Dave (1894 – 1964) he formed a song, dance and comedy act called the O'Gorman Brothers. Starting by touring the variety halls of England, in the 1930s they also became popular in the United States and earned a fortune.〔 == The entertainer == In becoming entertainers, the two brothers were following in the footsteps of their father. He was also called Joe, an Irishman who moved to England in 1879, where he had considerable success as a comedian. In both 1898 and 1901 he was elected King Rat and he was also the first chairman of the newly formed Variety Artistes’ Federation.〔 In 1907 Joe and Dave began appearing as the O'Gorman Brothers, their act including acrobatic dancing, singing and comedy. They had considerable success, and toured South Africa in 1913 and visited Berlin, Vienna and Budapest the following year. Eventually the format settled into that of a comedy double act. They toured their own shows ''Round the Town'', ''Finnegan’s Follies'' and ''Fools in Paradise''. In the 1920s they became noted for the so-called "Crazy" style of comedy. They frequently appeared at the Holborn Empire and toured their London Palladium shows.〔 They toured the United States in 1931 and 1932 for Paramount and RKO. From this time their act was renamed "Dave and Joe O’Gorman", in accordance with American convention. Around this time they made their first appearance in pantomime, and quickly became recognised as masters of the form.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 O'Gorman Brothers )〕 In 1936 they appeared in the film ''Variety Parade''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Variety Parade (1936) )〕 During World War Two they made broadcasts on BBC radio, and toured in shows that included ''The Boys of the BBC'' and ''Hello Playmates'' with Arthur Askey. During this time they developed a very popular comedy ventriloquist routine. They also did much work entertaining the troops with ENSA, this including visiting Italy, India and Burma.〔 They appeared in the 1946 Royal Variety Show and continued to appear in variety and pantomime. In 1948 they were chosen to lead a British version of the American show ''Hellzapoppin'', which following initial performances in London toured the country. Their final tour was in 1954 with the Victoria Palace show ''Knights of Madness''.〔 In 1956 Dave followed his father in being elected King Rat. He died eight years later.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe O'Gorman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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