Archie Pitt

Archie Pitt (born Archibald Abraham Sellinger; 21 February 1882 – 12 November 1940) was a British music hall performer, showman and talent agent. He is best known for his marriage to Gracie Fields, whose career he managed. Archie Pitt's Band – a junior pit orchestra and revue band that toured the country – provided a professional start to several notable musicians, including Max Abrams and Nat Gonella. Pitt was born in Camberwell, south London, in 1882, and died in 1940 in Hendon, Middlesex.