... Like America's Florenz Ziegfeld, LOUIS BENJAMIN who died on June 20, I was not only one of the most colourful characters in showbusiness but also one of the most powerful in British light entertainment. His respon sibilities included the London Palladium ...

... among others, Nancy Nevinson, Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sir John Gielgud. His last London shows before his departure for America included The Young Elizabeth, with Mary Moms, and Camoustie in Sailor Beware, with Peggy Mount. He made many television appear ...

... Buffalo Zoo. John's four sons, John, Roland, Ed and Roy, followed him into sealion training and became the most famous in America, appearing in major American circuses including Sells-Roto, Sparks, Hagenbeck- Wallace. the Ringling Bros and the Bamum and ...

... LOU LEVY Brooklyn bom Lou Levy, one of America's greatest music publish ers, has died in New York at the age of 84. He was for a time manager of the Andrews Sisters and was also once married to Maxine of that act. who died in October. He published an ...

... operas. He joined the US Army and became a captain, serving with distinction in action earning decorations from France and America. Later in Britain he received the OBE. He recorded six arias with the RAF Symphony Orchestra and with the support of Sir Thomas ...

... GEOFFREY CORBETT Many singers, dancers, and musi cians, not only in this country but also throughout Europe and America will be saddened by the passing of Geoffrey Corbett on April 18. The cremation took place at the Marylebone cremato rium and was attended ...

... thirties and forties. With his suave style and extremely senti mental ballads, he captured the hearts of housewives throughout America and Great Britain. His voice was both a baritone and a tenor, which he himself described as bari-tenor and he claimed that ...

... the South's top entertainment venues. The style of dance was widely acclaimed and became popular throughout much of middle America. Just 18, and already widely toured as a dancer, Josephine Baker's famed Danse Sauvage caused her to depart for the Folies ...

... DOUGLAS SEALE Although Douglas Seale, who died on June 13, aged 85, had spent much of his later life acting and directing in America, he will be largely remembered for his pioneering work in this coun try, particularly in the fifties. Standout direction of ...

... and the Angel. After a tour of Bless the Bride he joined the D'Oyley Carte company in 1961 and went with them on tours of America. He sang with Vic Oliver's productions of La Traviata and Carmen at Eastbourne in 1963 and then followed several seasons in ...

... Loyal-Repensky Troupe. The printed programme there stated that Giustino, who was billed as Justin (and known as Justino in America) would whilst jumping from one horse, perform a triple somersault in the air before alighting on the other horse. It was ...

... with the Ballets Jooss in America. After the company disbanded, he turned to choreography. He returned to London in 1950 to dance in The Bohemian Girt and The Tales of Hoffmann, but his unique gifts, aided by his studies in America, and his originality were ...