Jimmy Logan

Jimmy Logan OBE, FRSAMD (4 April 1928 – 13 April 2001), born as James Allan Short, Dennistoun, Glasgow, was a Scottish performer, producer, impresario and director. Logan was part of a family of entertainers beginning with his parents who were the music hall act, Short and Dalziel. His aunt, from whom he took his stage surname, was Broadway performer Ella Logan. His sister is actress and jazz singer Annie Ross, and his brother is vocalist Buddy Logan. Educated at Gourock High School, Inverclyde, Logan left school at the age of 14. His family, in the 1930s and 1940s, toured the small music halls of Scotland and Northern Ireland. By 1944 he was in pantomime when he played the cat in Dick Whittington and His Cat. His connection with...