Edmund Hockridge

[Carol Anne]

My mum Ellen was wondering if any oldies out there can remember a TV broadcast from the 50's, which featured Edmund Hockridge singing 'Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes', ( the audience had no idea he was miming) when  the tape he was miming to ground  to a slow and droning halt, leaving the singer dumbfounded and shamefaced in front of a live TV and studio audience. She has never heard of him since, anyone else?

[dothawkes]

Edmund Hockride Presents rings a bell, don't know why.

[RogK]

As you can see here he was born in 1919 and was still working in the 1990s. I think he's still with us:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TC E&Params=U1ARTU0001626

[RogK]

Sorry - didn't work. Hope this does:

Hockridge appeared in leading roles in West End productions of Carousel 1950-3, Guys and Dolls 1953-4, Can-Can in 1954, and the Pajama Game 1955-6, and on many BBC radio and TV series. As a cabaret performer Hockridge has sung in European cities, Nairobi, and Hong Kong. In 1974 in England he devised and presented a one-man show, drawing on his wide repertoire of popular and concert songs, opera, musical comedy, and spirituals. In 1989, with his wife and two sons, he formed the Hockridge Family Singers, which presented over 50 concerts during the 1990-1 season. Hockridge began to record in 1950 and had made over 15 LPs and some 20 singles for Decca, HMV, Marble Arch, Quality, and others by the mid-1970s. 'Hey There,' 'Young and Foolish,' and 'Fountains of Rome' were especially successful.

Author Giles Bryant

  

[remy lover]

Both my sister and I remember this incident (much mirth I'm afraid)

We both seem to remember it was quite late at night (about 10pm) and was probably on Edmund Hockridge Presents.

I have just found quite a bit about him on Google....why not try and ask him Carol Anne..it would appear he is live and well and still singing or maybe still miming?

Remy