Tommy Steele In Search Of Charlie Chaplin
''Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin'' is a 1971 British TV special starring Tommy Steele about the origins of Charlie Chaplin. Steele visits south-east London where him and Chaplin both came from. It covers the difficult experiences of Chalpin's childhood, including his mother being taken into a mental hospital, and his time in the workhouse where he had to face "the brutality of the birch". References External linksTommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin
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Tommy Steele
Sir Thomas Hicks (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, Steele recorded a string of hit singles including "Rock with the Caveman" (1956) and the chart-topper "Singing the Blues" (1957). Steele's rise to fame was dramatised in ''The Tommy Steele Story'' (1957), the soundtrack of which was the first British album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. With collaborators Lionel Bart and Mike Pratt, Steele received the 1958 Ivor Novello Award for Most Outstanding Song of the Year for "A Handful of Songs". He starred in further musical films including '' The Duke Wore Jeans'' (1958) and ''Tommy the Toreador'' (1959), the latter spawning the hit "Little White Bull". Steele shifted away from rock and roll in the 1960s, becoming an all-round entertainer. He originated the part of Kipps in ''Half a Sixpence' ...
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