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A&BC Fotostars 87
Acton 207
Aladdin 101, 103
Alice in Wonderland 127
Alliss, Peter 178–9, 180, 181
All*Star Cup 184–6
Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth! (Kelder) 195
Anderson, Moira 109
Andover 43–4
Andrews, Julie 136, 137, 138
Anna Pavlova 144–6
Antonio (dancer) 88
Arthur, Bea 206
Ascot, Douggie & Hazel 15
Askey, Arthur 90
Astaire, Fred 9, 14, 19, 48, 50
awards 212–19
BAFTA Fellowship 213
Baker, Joe 65
Baker, Stanley 142
Ballesteros, Seve 179
Barker, Ronnie 216
Barnes, Clive 171, 174
Barry, June 111
Barry, Gene 173
Bart, Lionel 142, 143
Bassey, Shirley 109
Baxter, Stanley 109
Beat the Clock 66–7, 71–4, 76–7, 85
Beatles, the 81–3
Beattie (Beat the Clock contestant) 72
Beatty, Robert 63
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 139, 140–1
Bel Air Country Club 184
Benelux 92, 93
Benghazi 51
Bennett, Tony 206
Beverley Sisters 94
Birds on the Wing 111
Black, Cilia 118
Black Dyke Mills Band 20
Blair, Joyce 65, 66
Blair, Lionel 49, 81, 89, 118
Bligh, Jasmine 19
Boag, Erin 232, 246
Bodmin Moor 11
Bogarde, Dirk 127
Boone, Pat 88
Boswell, Eve 106, 107
Botham, Ian 179
Bothwell (dog) 133–4
Bouwman, Mies 148
Bracewell, Angela 74, 106
Bradley, Buddy 15, 46
Bresslaw, Bernard 100
Brettenham Road Elementary School 13, 29, 203
Bricusse, Leslie 163, 170
Bristol Hippodrome 101, 108
Brixton 15
Bromfield, Dionne 140
Brook, Kelly 221, 229
Bruce Forsyth Show, The 113, 117, 118, 155
Bruce Forsyth’s Big Night 164–7
Bruce’s Guest Night 205–7
Bruce’s Price Is Right 208
Bruce’s Show 113
Brucie Bonus 161, 200, 219
Brutus (dog) 131–3
Bryan, Dora 124, 126
Buckingham Palace 216, 218–19
Burns, Tito 50
Bush House 43
Bussell, Darcey 234, 235
Bygraves, Max 109, 183
cabaret 92–5
Cabinet Office 218
Caesar, Sid 107–8
Calvert, Penny 37, 49, 50–1, 51–2, 56, 101, 104–5, 130–1, 132
marriage and divorce from BF 51, 68–9, 132, 150
talents 68–9, 104
Cambridge Theatre 108, 143
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? 139, 163
Candleshoe 144
Cannon and Ball 164, 165
Card Sharks 197, 198
Carlisle 41–2
Carlyle, Joan 125
Carmichael, Hoagy 45
Carpenter, Paul 113
Carpenters, the 165
Carr, Pearl 106
Carreras, Jose 206
Cash, Pat 206
Castle, Roy 66, 218
Celtic Manor 184–6
Chamberlain, Lord 55, 61
Charisse, Cyd 173
Charles, Prince of Wales 214–15
Charlton, Bobby 179
Charman, Colin 149
City Varieties 58
Clacton-on-Sea 21–2
Claxton, Hedley 59, 61, 211
Clifton, Zena 200, 201
Cobb, Ken 240
Cogan, Alma 142–3
Cole, Brendan 232
Cole, Nat King 79–80, 88–9, 107, 225–6, 241
Cole, Natalie 206
Coleman, Cy 107
Coles, Neil 178
Come and Be Televised 19
Concert Hall (Babbacombe) 59–61, 63, 64
Connery, Sean 179–80, 183, 184
Connor, Kenneth 127
Cook, Peter 180–1
Cooper, Henry 179, 183
Cooper, Tommy 54, 101, 114–15, 216
Cora (housekeeper) 134–5
Corbett, Harry H. 127
Corbett, Ronnie 91, 109, 135, 179, 206, 216
Cotton, Bill 147, 148, 149, 163, 205
Coward, Noël 124, 126
Cowell, Kimberley 208, 209
Cox, Daphne & Harvey 158–9
Crater, Paul 240
Crawford, Peter 32, 37, 45
Crosby, Bing 48, 181–2, 183
Crowther, Leslie 208
Cusack, Cyril 124, 126
Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation Trust 203
Dakin (dog) 134
Daly, Tess 225, 236
Dancing with the Stars 236
Dankworth, Johnny 90
Davis, Sammy Jr. 81, 88–9, 90, 165, 170–1
Dawson, Les 216
Dawson, Richard 197
Delfont Agency 64, 79, 213
Delfont, Bernard 64, 95, 108
Delia (mother of Winnie) 195
Denman Street (Piccadilly) 15, 46
Dennis (drummer) 46
Devon, Terry 50
Dickinson, David 222
Dimbleby, Richard 212
Dixie, Phyllis 37
Dixon, Alesha 229–30
Doonican, Val 183
Dotrice, Karen 127
Douglas, Jack 65, 66
Drake, Charlie 88, 97, 98, 100, 164
du Beke, Anton 231–2, 246
Duncan’s Collies 119, 120
Dymchurch 56–7
Eastbourne Hippodrome 61
Eden, Barbara 173
Edmonton 9, 20, 22, 23, 129
Edwards, Jimmy 164
Elizabeth II, Queen 88
Elizabeth, Queen Mother 91
Ellington, Lance 113
Ellington, Ray 44, 113
Elstree Studios 120, 121
Empire (Leicester Square) 48
Empress Theatre 58
Equity 75
Evans, Dame Edith 124, 126
Evening News 171
Evening Standard 171
Every Night at the London Palladium 74, 106–7
Express Theatre 126
Fairbanks, Douglas Jr. 114
Fairfield Halls 173
Family Feud 197–8
Faulkner, Max 178
Ferrie, Miff 101–4
Fielding, Fenella 127
Finch, Peter 212
Finsbury Park Astoria 82, 83
Finsbury Park Empire 21, 96–7
Fistral Bay 16
Five Past Eight Show 109–10
football 203–5
Ford Motor Co. 16
Ford, Rosemarie 161
Forsyth, Charlotte (daughter) 150, 151, 161, 173
Forsyth, Debbie (daughter) 56, 69, 128, 132, 216
Forsyth-Johnson, Florence (mother) 9–10, 12, 14, 22, 26–7, 33–4, 50, 57
death 27
garden 18
singing 20
Forsyth-Johnson, John (brother) 10, 11, 18, 19, 29–35
death 33–5
pilot 29, 29–30, 31–2, 33
Forsyth-Johnson, John (father) 9–10, 12, 20, 22, 26–7, 50
character 20–1
death 27
garage 11, 14, 16–17
Rolls-Royce 27
Forsyth-Johnson, Joseph (great-grandfather) 238, 239, 240
Forsyth-Johnson, Maisie (sister) 9, 10, 12, 20, 29, 57, 168–9
Forsyth, Jonathan Joseph ‘JJ’ (son) 135, 193, 216
Forsyth, Julie (daughter) 69, 128, 213, 216, 217
Forsyth, Laura (daughter) 69, 101
Forsyth, Louisa (daughter) 150, 151, 161, 173, 216, 217
Forsyth, Sir Bruce
Billy Elliot likeness 19, 21
as Boy Bruce, the Mighty Atom 26, 246
car accident 83
career support from parents 14, 18, 26–7
catchphrases 72–3, 97, 153, 156, 161, 199–200, 225–6
CBE 216, 217
choreographing responsibilities 49
comedy acts 54–5, 56, 57–8, 59–61, 218
contract dispute 102–3
dance lessons 14–15
dogs 128–35
dressing up 18–19, 21, 22–3
driving 16
family Christmases 20
family photo 248
first appearances 19, 25–6, 59–61, 67
going solo 52–4
health 49–50
holidays 10–12, 49, 50, 56–7
knighthood 216–19
moustache 163
musical family 19–20
musical instruments 24–5, 32, 38, 44
national service 37, 38, 40–4, 45
nicknames 13, 30, 30–1
OBE 214, 216
one-man shows 168–75, 198–9, 246
petrol siphoning 42
physique 11
piano playing 40–2, 44, 45
school 13, 19, 21–2, 23–5, 29, 203
tantrums 9–10, 12–13
teleprinter operator 40–2, 43
undressing, embarrassment of 14
wives see Calvert, Penny; Forsyth, Wilnelia; Redfern, Anthea
Forsyth, Wilnelia Merced ‘Winnie’ (wife) 116, 134, 135, 140, 216, 217, 218–19
dancing with BF 189–90, 194
dating BF 190–2
early life 191
honeymoon with BF 192–3
judging at Miss World 187–9
marriage to BF 192
renewing wedding vows 195–6
Foster, Jodie 144
Fox, Paul 149
Francois, Joy and Manny 64
Fred (stagehand) 78
Fulton, Ricki 109
Gable, Clark 32
Gabor, Zsa Zsa 83–4
Garrido, Ugo 107
Gascoigne, Paul 205
Gaumont 167–8
Gaytime 59–61, 64
Generation Game, The 148–61, 165
contestants 157–9
dress rehearsals 152–3, 155, 194
pilot episode 148–9
George Carden dancers 74
Glastonbury 242–4
Gleneagles 182–3
Golden Garter 93
golf 35, 119, 133, 174, 177–86, 179
amateurs/celebrities 178, 179, 185, 186
Goodman, Len 234, 235, 236
Gough, Darren 228–9
Grade, Michael 164, 213–14
Grafton, Jimmy 70
Grant, Cary 173
Grant, Dominic 213
Grant, Russell 222, 232–3
Grant, Sophie Purdie (granddaughter of BF) 241, 246, 247
Grantham, Leslie 206
Great Marzo 26
Green, Hughie 66, 87
Green, Sid 70
Guys ’n’ Dolls 213
Hagman, Larry 90
Halfpenny, Jill 228
Hamleys 115
Hardy, Karen 224
Harris, Phil 183
Hart, Miranda 245
Hayes, Helen 144
Hayes, Melvyn 205
Heath, Ted 113
Heggessey, Lorraine 223
Helmsley Palace Hotel 192
Henderson, Dickie 66, 70
Henson, Jim 123
Henson, Leslie 211
High Court 102
Higher Latymer School 19, 21, 22, 23–5
Hills, Dick 70, 78
Hilton Hotel 84, 189, 194
Hingis, Martina 228
Home Guard 23
Hop Farm 242
Hope, Bob 80–1, 181
Hopkins, Richard 222, 223
Horne, Lena 78–9
Howerd, Frankie 103, 117–18, 216
Hughes, Katherine 240
Hunt, James 180–1
Huntingdon Hartford 172–3, 197
India 51–2
It’s A Riot 50
Jack Jackson and His Band 38, 45
jazz 42, 44–5, 46
Johnson, Alan 239
Johnson, Teddy 106
Jones, Glyn 79–80
Jones, Jack 165, 206
Jordan, Ola 113
Kaplinsky, Natasha 226–7
Kaye, Danny 91
Keel, Howard 116, 184, 206–7
Kelly, Matthew 203
Kemp, Denny 200, 201
Kennedy, Jan 65
Kermit (frog) 122, 123
Kessler Twins 111
King, Alan 68
King’s Theatre 97–8
Kirby, Kathy 117
Kirkoswald 35
Kitt, Eartha 88
Kopylova, Lilia 228
Kursaal 12
Laine, Cleo 90
Lancaster, Burt 182, 183
Lancaster, Penny 228
Langan’s Brasserie 116
Lansbury, Angela 139
Lee, Christopher 179, 184
Lee, Jimmy 102
Leeds Empire Theatre 57
Leigh, Carolyn 107
Lemmon, Jack 183
Lester, Keith 54–5
Lewis, Arthur 107
Life Boys (Boys’ Brigade) 18
Lilo 16
Little Me 107–8, 126, 143
Locke, Albert 63
Lockwood, Julia 111
Logan, Gabby 228
Logan, Jimmy 109
London Hippodrome 93
London Palladium 88, 90, 98–100, 130, 168, 213, 226, 246, 247
see also Every Night at the London Palladium; Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Lotis, Denis 113
Luk, Jonathan 189, 190, 191–2
Lulu (dog) 134–5
Lulu (singer) 232
Lush, Jane 222, 223
Mace (dog) 134, 135
Maen, Norman 123
Margaret (neighbour of BF) 241
Marks, Alfred 66
Marsh, Billy 64–5, 66, 67, 69, 147, 160, 163, 213
Martell, Lena 109
Martin, Dick 183
Martin, Mary 90
Martin, Millicent 120, 203
Matthews, Jack 71
Mayfair Merry-Go-Round 38
McGee, Henry 164
McGoohan, Patrick 87
McKellar, Kenneth 109
McKern, Leo 144
‘Me And Jane In A Plane’ 20
Meat Loaf 185
Mendelssohn, Felix 25
Metropolitan theatre 58
Michelle, Jan 200, 201
Michelmore, Cliff 182
Midler, Bette 165–7
Miles, Bernard 212
Miller, Gary and Joy 104–5
Mills, Michael 126
Miss World competition 187–90
Mitelle, Anne 39, 45
Moir, Jim 149, 153–5, 156, 157, 160
Monkhouse, Bob 66, 84, 85, 198
Monty (dog) 134
Moody, Ron 143
Moore, Dudley 114–15, 115–16
Moore, Roger 142
Moran, Gillian 65, 66
Morecambe and Wise 106, 107, 159
Morley, Eric 188
Morley, Robert 66–7
Morlidor Trio 105
Morrell, Margaret 33
Morrison, Aleta 117
Moss, Sir Edward 21
Mount, Peggy 127
Muppet Show, The 121–3, 124
Nesbitt, Robert 95, 100
New London Theatre 168
New Look 65, 67
Newell, Norman 127
Newley, Anthony 139, 163, 170–1, 212
Newquay 10–12, 16, 49–50
Niven, David 144
No One’s Gonna Change Our World 126, 127
Noble, Emma 208, 209
O’Connor, Des 84
‘Ol’ Man River’ 206–7
Oliver! 143
One Out of Eight 147
Oscars 211–12
O’Toole, Peter 212
Padgate 40
Palace Theatre 145–6
pantomime 97–103
‘Paper Moon’ 80
Park, Phil 100
Parker, Christopher 227
Parnell, Val 63, 67, 68, 69–70, 77, 78, 82, 83, 107
Parry, Ron 88
Parton, Dolly 165
Peek-a-Boo 37
Penascola 30
penny bars 13
Pepi (dog) 128, 129
Perry, Jimmy 20
Phillips, Arlene 227, 229–30
Piccadilly Palace 120, 123
Piccadilly Theatre 111
Play Your Cards Right 145, 193, 198–202
Player, Gary 181
Pleon, Alec 103–4
Ponti, Carlo 111
Poore, Alan 40–2
Powell, Michael 145
Presto the Jester 100
Prince of Wales Theatre 89, 104
Prince’s Trust 214
Pro-Celebrity Golf 178–81, 192
Prowse, Juliet 124
publicity stills 24–5
Puss in Boots 97–8
Quayle, Anthony 124, 126
RAF 29–30, 35, 40–4, 153
Corporal Forsyth 43–4, 153
Ramprakash, Mark 224
Ray, Johnnie 63
Rayner, Claire 205
Red Cross (American) 32, 44–5, 129, 170
Red Peppers 124–5
Redfern, Anthea 133, 134, 149–50, 152, 153, 161, 163, 164, 173
marriage and divorce from BF 150–1
Reid, Beryl 136, 137, 138
Revel Horwood, Craig 234
Revudeville 45–6, 53–4, 55
Rihanoff, Kristina 231
Rippon, Angela 159
Rogers, Julie 117
Rose, Eddie and Marion 105
Roussos, Demis 165
Roy, Les 37–8, 45, 177
Royal Albert Hall 116, 187, 245
Royal Garden Hotel 190
Royal Variety Performance, The 88, 89–91, 187, 190, 225–6
Roza, Lita 113
Runnymede Area Forces Memorial 34
Rusty (dog) 97, 128, 130–1
Sabratha 51
Saints and Sinners Club 182, 183
Salvation Army 19–20
Sanders, George 84
Saturday Night Musical Hall 58–9
scenas 46
School of Aerial Gunnery and Fighting 31
Scofield, Jon 82
Scott, George C. 183
Seal, Elizabeth 212
Secombe, Harry 109, 119–20, 142, 212
Second World War 15, 21–3, 29–30, 33–4, 37–8
Sedaka, Neil 206
Sergeant, John 230
Shackell, John 15, 46
Shaw, Natalie 200, 201
Shepard, Alan 183
Shepherd’s Bush Empire 58
Shepperton Studios 203
Showtime 104, 124–6
Simon, Neil 107, 108
Sleeping Beauty 72, 98–100
Smith, Jim 73
Smith, Louis 233
SNAP see Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Southend-on-Sea 12, 29
Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club 181
Squires, Dorothy 127
St Neots 31–2
Stack, Robert 183
Star! 137–9
Starlight Room (Glasgow Alhambra) 109
Steadman, Emma 208, 209
Steele, Tommy 142
Stevens, Ronnie 65, 66
Stevenson, Albert 58
Stewart, Jackie 183
Stoll, Sir Oswald 21
Strictly Come Dancing 113, 140, 164, 221–38
Stringfellows 190
Sullivan, Ed 106, 107
Summer Seasons 59–61, 63, 64, 105, 108, 120, 157
Sunday Night at the London Palladium 27, 62, 63–85, 107, 113, 167, 212, 214
Beat the Clock 66–7, 71–4, 76–7, 85
compères 66
drip-dry shirts 70–1
duet between Norman Wisdom and BF 75–6
hosting 67–8
star performers 77–84
trial-period for BF 68, 69
Sunday Night at the Prince of Wales 87
Sunday Rendezvous, The 64
Sykes, Eric 177–8, 216
Talbot, Paul 197–8
Talk of the Town 93–5, 167
tap dancing 14–15, 50, 79
Tarbuck, Jimmy 84, 85, 177, 178, 183, 203
Tarzan (dog) 129
Tattersall, Brian 208, 209
Teresa (chaperone of Winnie) 190
Tesler, Brian 65, 66, 67
Tess (dog) 134
Theatre Royal 25–6, 214
theorists 103
These Are My Favourites 240–1
Thirty Two Feet 164
Thomas, Dave 178
Thorn, Jean 158
‘The Three Bears’ 113
Tiller Girls 74
Todd, Richard 212
Tomlinson, David 139
Tonioli, Bruno 234, 235–6
Torquay 29–30
Trafalgar Square 38
Travelling Music Show, The 163–4
Trevino, Lee 179
Trinder, Tommy 27, 66, 103
Turn Again, Whittington 101
Turnberry airfield 31, 35
Turnberry golf course 35, 192
Uncle Eddie 20
Valentine, Dickie 113
Van Damm, Vivian 39, 45, 48, 52, 55–6
Vardanis, Fenia 223
Variety Artists Federation 75
Variety Club Award 212
variety shows/theatres 22–3, 25–6, 37, 48
Vaughan, Frankie 95
Vaughan, Norman 84, 85
VE Day 37–8
Vernon, Tilly 14, 19
Verrey’s 76–7
Victoria Palace Theatre 88–9
Vincent, Rowena 60
Voss, Stefanie 65, 66
Wakefield 93
Warwick, Dionne 206
Wedding Bells 50
Wellington Pier Pavilion 104–5
Westbury Hotel 219
‘When A Soldier Bumps Into A Nursemaid’ 37
‘When I Saw an Elephant Fly’ 126
When Miranda Met Bruce 245
Whitehall Theatre 37
Who Do You Think You Are? 239–40
Widdecombe, Ann 231
Wiere Brothers 83–4
Wilson, Ian 171–2, 208, 218, 221–2
Windmill Theatre 37, 38–9, 45–9, 50, 52, 54–6, 92, 93, 101, 167
Winehouse, Amy 140
Winkleman, Claudia 236, 237
Winter Garden Theatre 169–72
Wisdom, Norman 64, 75–7, 109
Wise, Robert 137, 139
Wogan, Terry 179
Wood Green Empire 21, 65
Wood, Miss ‘Woody’ 63
World Wildlife Fund 126
You Bet! 160, 202–3, 205