Jimmy Clitheroe was Lancashire's smallest comedian, a mere 4ft 3ins in his socks. He was actually born in the town of Clitheroe, but nonetheless Clitheroe was his real name, not a stage name. He grew up in Lancashire, and lived in the county all his life.
He worked as a comic in variety shows in theatres at Blackpool and elsewhere, doing so many summer seasons in Blackpool that he eventually settled in the town.
On the Stage he played the role of a cheeky schoolboy, a part he carried over into films and onto radio. He had his own BBC radio show, "The Clitheroe Kid", which ran for 15 years from 1957.
In 1964, he began a 5 year run in his own television series on ITV, "Just Jimmy", with Mollie Sugden. He appeared on stage and in films with many legendary Northern comics, in particular Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Lucan (Old Mother Riley), Nat Jackley, Ken Dodd and Hylda Baker.
His stage act continued, largely unchanged, until the very end of his career, as he was able to artfully project an image of eternal youthfulness. Because of this, to the newspapers he was always the Peter Pan of show business. He had a long and successful career, from his professional debut in 1936 up until his death in 1973.
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