Harry Lauder. Sir Henry "Harry" Lauder (4 August 1870 – 26 February 1950) was an international Scottish entertainer, described by Sir Winston Churchill as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador!
"[1][2][3] Early life[edit] Henry Lauder was born at Portobello, Edinburgh, where the family lived, in the home of his maternal grandfather, Henry McLennan. His father was John Currie Lauder, descended from the Lauders of the Bass,[4] and his mother was Isabella Urquhart MacLeod McLennan, born in Arbroath to a family from the Black Isle.[5] Harry's father John Lauder moved to Newbold, Derbyshire, in 1882 to take up a job designing china. Entertainer[edit] Lauder sang as he worked in the coal mines to help relieve the arduous nature of the work, and his fellow workers encouraged him to sing in local halls.
Pre WW1 toy bus carries an advert for Lauder. When World War I broke out, Lauder was in Melbourne on one of his Australian tours. His works[edit] Portraits[edit] Later years[edit] Death[edit] Posthumous[edit] BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON SIR HARRY LAUDER. Born Henry Lauder at 4 Bridge Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, (then the residence of his mother’s father) on the 4th August 1870.
He was the eldest son of John Currie Lauder (1851-1882) (who had been born in nearby Musselburgh) a Master Potter and a descendant of Lauder & Bass, and Isabella Urquhart MacLeod McLennan (1854 -1905) born in Arbroath but whose family originated in the Black Isle in Rossshire. Harry’s family had been relatively comfortable. His great grandfather, George Lauder (1776-1824), had been the tenant farmer at Inverleith Mains and a local landholder in nearby Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Amongst his properties was the famous St. Bernard’s Well. Sir Harry Lauder. Sir Henry Lauder. Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950), by Karen Marshalsay "The little wee man with the twinkling eyes and the twinkling feet ......
" Harry Lauder was born on 4 August 1870 in Portobello. His father, John, was a potter by trade and an Edinburgh man, while his mother, Isabella Urquhart MacLeod MacLennan, was from the Black Isle. The family moved to Musselburgh to be nearer to John's work, and in 1881 made a brief but tragic move to Whittington Moor in Derbyshire. As John was settling in to his new job at Pearson's Pottery he caught a chill which developed into pneumonia and proved fatal. The twelve-year old Harry was the eldest in the family, and took a half- timer's job at Gordon's flax mill. It was during the years in Arbroath that Harry started singing in public. After two years in Arbroath the family moved to Hamilton, where Isabella's brother worked at Eddlewood Colliery. Lauder moved onto Allenton Colliery to work as a water-drawer. Lauder continued touring for several years. Harry Lauder. Harry Lauder, famous people from Edinburgh.
Born in Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the LothiansBorn on 4th of August 1870Died in Strathaven, LanarkshireDied on 26th of February 1950 The great music hall entertainer, singer and songwriter Sir Harry Lauder was born on August 4, 1870 in Portobello, Edinburgh.
With the death of his father in 1882 the family moved to Arbroath where Harry worked part time in a mill to allow him to continue his education, and later as a miner to help support his family. He had begun singing engagements and, encouraged by his success, decided to turn professional. Harry Lauder’s breakthrough came when he began performing Scottish songs on the London stage in 1900. Soon he was the biggest star in music hall, then the most popular form of entertainment. With the outbreak of the 1914-18 war Lauder became a tireless fund raiser through his concerts, even performing under fire in France. Sir Harry Lauder wrote most of his own songs including the favourites Roamin in the Gloamin, and I love a Lassie.
Harry Lauder, His Life & Music. The World's Most Beloved Musical Humorist This month's issue somewhat violates our self imposed charter to dedicate our site to America's Tin Pan Alley composers, songwriters and performers as well as other aspects of America's music.
Sir Harry Lauder was first, ever and always a Scot but for a significant period, his music and style was all the rage in America, as well as many other parts of the world. Lauder's humorous style on stage coupled with his music was a huge success in America and on several tours here, drew crowds of unprecedented mass. His music was ubiquitous and even found its way into my grandmother's home in the form of huge, heavy, single sided records.
I remember hearing them as a child and his hearty Scotch burr and melodious booming voice captured my attention at an early age. Lauder was born on August 4, 1870 in Portobello, a village of Edinburgh, the first of eight children. Will establish for you the appeal that this man's music had, and still has to this day. Harry Lauder. Special collections. This collection includes letters, photographs, playbills, postcards, presscuttings, programmes and scripts.
Harry Lauder was born on 4th August 1870 at no 3 Bridge Street, Portobello, near Edinburgh, the eldest of eight children. At the age of 12 his father died and the family moved to Arbroath, where Lauder’s mother had relatives and where he went to work in the mill in 1882. It was here that Harry began his singing career. When he was 14 the family moved to Lanarkshire and Lauder went to work in the pit. He continued his singing, however, and entered several competitions. He soon formed his own touring company with the violinist Mackenzie-Murdoch. His career took a big step forward with his first appearance at the Argyle Theatre Birkenhead in 1898. In 1900 he set off to London, where his first engagement was to fill in for a sick artist at Gatti’s Music Hall in Westminster Bridge Road.
Victor Discography: Harry Lauder (vocalist : baritone vocal) Collected Works of Harry Lauder : Harry Lauder. Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project. Film & TV Database. Harry Lauder. Early 1900's Scottish Songs by Harry Lauder.