07 October, 2010

Norman Wisdom

I didn't post an obituary for Norman Wisdom, largely because I didn't like his work. Nothing wrong with portraying the ingénu, but he always seemed to be trying too hard for his laughs, erring on the side of mocking disability and misfortune.

I now learn that someone posted on Wikipedia that he wrote the song 'There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover'.

Of course he didn't.

The Guardian and the Mirror duly printed the story. I know newspapers are having to cut costs but just a little bit of checking.....

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