I was born in Bell Barn rd and was fascinated to read that Sid Field the comedian was born at 103A Bell Barn rd.He was born on the 1st of April 1904 and died on the 3rd of February 1950,he was only 45 and died of a heart attack.Bob Hope said he was 'probably the best comedian of them all'.His father worked in Conybere st as a whip and cane maker,his mother was a dress-maker in Moseley.He spent most of childhood in Osborn rd Sparkbrook.He idolised Charlie Chaplin and stayed with him as a house guest,what an achievement for someone born in the back to back houses.Mary
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Sid Field
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Louis Dalby
The Ham Man
Am i right in thinking that Sid Field had a child ? has I was told that he or she was taken out for walks with my brother who was born in 1935, Our house until it was bombed was around the corner in Roderick Road off Osborne Road, this road ran from Warwick Road and Bakers Street. He was In a film with Pet Clarke which was put on at the Maypole c1944.
lencops
gone but not forgotten
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]SID FIELD Sid suddenly became a star in 1943 with the west end revue, Strike A New Note. Initially the production, performed at the Prince of Wales theatre, wasn't designed as a starring vehicle for anybody but after just three weeks word of mouth had got round and Sid's name was up in lights. The show ran for an amazing eighteen months and was quickly followed by two more Sid Field revues, Strike It Again and Piccadilly Hayride. He was born in 1904 in Edgbaston but died at an early age in 1950 whilst in London. Perhaps his most celebrated sketch is the Golfer, with his dim-witted novice trying the frustrated patience of teacher Jerry Desmonde. However, his finest comic moment came as Slasher Green , the spiv-styled black market salesman who ambled onto stage in a huge black overcoat and charmed the audience with his crafty cockney attitude. With thanks to Film Fun Comic. Len.
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
I think as previously stated Sid Field was born in Lee Bank in 1904 but his family moved to 152 Osbourne Rd, Sparkbrook in his early childhood. He first showed signs of his comic genius busking for the cinema crowds outside the Waldorf Cinema in Walford Rd which opened in 1913.
Sadly he died at the peak of his fame at the young age of 45 in 1950, He was said by many to be the best comedian of his times,
Phil
Sadly he died at the peak of his fame at the young age of 45 in 1950, He was said by many to be the best comedian of his times,
Phil
lencops
gone but not forgotten
Tributes to Sid Field. It is perhaps because of this lack of recorded material, that Field is now largely forgotten. His films and the few scraps of recorded Variety material that survive belie his comic genius. He inspired a generation of comedians and pioneered the use of character acting in comedy. He was cited as a comic favourite by Cary Grant, General Eisenhower, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Laurence Olivier, Tony Hancock, Eric Morecambe, Eric Sykes, Frankie Howerd and Tommy Cooper, among many others, and he was described by Bob Hope as being "probably the best comedian of them all". Len.
tali
master brummie
I had this info on this forum previously.My friend currently lives at Sid's Osborn Rd house.
It appears that his son John N.S.Field is still alive
It appears that his son John N.S.Field is still alive
terry carter
Birmingham Pals
Did Sid Field have any elder brothers. If so they may have served in WW1.
Terry
Terry
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ChrisSullivan
Guest
Sid Field did have a son and I worked at the same theatre at the same time but not in the same play - The Haymarket Theatre in Leicester had two stages and now, I believe, it has been closed which is a shame and shame on the council there for letting such a fine theatre die.
We were due to play golf one day but when I got to the course it had been taken over by some kind of institute of Vicars so we didn't get to play.
When Laurence Olivier played Archie Rice in The Entertainer he said he based the character of Rice on Sid Field; the character was a bad comedian but he said that Sid was a great one.
We were due to play golf one day but when I got to the course it had been taken over by some kind of institute of Vicars so we didn't get to play.
When Laurence Olivier played Archie Rice in The Entertainer he said he based the character of Rice on Sid Field; the character was a bad comedian but he said that Sid was a great one.
