Sid Field (1904 - February 3, 1950) was a British comedy entertainer. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With Petula Clark in London Town

Born in Ladywood but spending most of his childhood at 152 Osborn Road ,Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Field worked in northern England clubs for almost thirty years before moving to London in the early 1940s. There he found work in a West End revue called Strike a New Note, a typical music hall production designed to raise the spirits of residents weary from dealing with the stress of World War II. Within weeks he was feted as the star of the show. He was cited by Cary Grant, Tony Hancock, Eric Morecambe, and Tommy Cooper, among others,and he was described by Bob Hope as being "the best comic I ever saw". Screenshot from the 1946 British film London Town. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... This article is about the British city. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Cary Grant Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was a British-born American film actor. ... Biography published in 1978 (1983 paperback reprint shown) Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (May 12, 1924 – June 24, 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Eric Morecambe OBE was the stage name of Eric John Bartholomew (May 14, 1926 – May 28, 1984), part of the double act of Morecambe and Wise with Ernie Wise. ... Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a British comedian and magician born in Caerphilly, Wales. ... Bob Hope KBE, KCSG, (May 29, 1903–July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was a famous British-American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Army personnel. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ...

He appeared in two films - Cardboard Cavalier and, with child star Petula Clark, London Town, notably one of the biggest critical and commercial flops in British film history. Primarily a stage performer, he was clearly not at his best working without a live audience, and his film career ended as quickly as it began. As he worked before the advent of television, these two movies are the only records of his performances. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... London Town is one of the most infamous flops in the history of British cinema. ...

Note: Sid Field should not be confused with Syd Field, author of several books on screenwriting, most notably Screenplay. This article is about the screenwriting guru; for information on the British comedian, see Sid Field. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ...