Jake Thackray(1938-2002)
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jake Thackray was born on 27 February 1938 in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Jake Thackray & Songs (1981), Jake on the Box (2006) and Meet the Richardsons (2020). He was married to Sheila Marian Clarke-Irons. He died on 24 December 2002 in Monmouth, Wales, UK.
TV Series
- Soundtrack("The Lodger", "Scallywag", "The Bull", "Leopold Alcocks", "The Little Black Foal", "It Was Only a Gypsy", "The Ballad of Billy Kershaw", "Bantam Cock", "Joseph", "Worried Brown Eyes", "The Jolly Captain", "The Statues", "The Castleford Ladies Magical Circle", "Lah-Di-Dah", "The Remembrance", "Personal Column", "Fine Bay Pony", "Ulysses", "Old Molly Metcalfe", "The Blacksmith and the Toffeemaker", "Sister Josephine", "The Poor Sod", "The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray", "Country Bus", "To Do With You", "The Blacksmith and the Toffeemaker", "Sister Josephine", "The Poor Sod", "The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray", "Country Bus", "To Do With You", "Family Tree", "The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington", "The Brigadier", "On Again! On Again!")
Music Department
Soundtrack
- 2020
- Jake on the Box7.8TV Movie
- performer: "The Bull", "Kirkstall Road Girl", "The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray", "Municipal Workers' Strike", "Sister Josephine", "Miss World", "On Again! On Again!", "The Black Swan", "The Gorilla", "The Remembrance"
- writer: "The Bull", "Kirkstall Road Girl", "The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray", "Municipal Workers' Strike", "Sister Josephine", "Miss World", "On Again! On Again!", "The Black Swan", "The Gorilla", "The Remembrance"
- 2006
- Jake Thackray & SongsTV Series
- performer: "The Lodger", "Scallywag", "The Bull", "Leopold Alcocks"
- writer: "The Lodger", "Scallywag", "The Bull", "Leopold Alcocks"
- performer: "The Little Black Foal", "It Was Only a Gypsy", "The Ballad of Billy Kershaw", "Bantam Cock", "Joseph" ...
- 1981
- 1979
- Born
- Died
- Spouse
- Sheila Marian Clarke-Irons1968 - December 24, 2002 (his death, 3 children)
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- TriviaHe was originally a teacher after graduating from Durham University, and he spent much of his career working in France and Leeds. He spoke French fluently and with only a barely-detectable English accent, which helped him become a good friend of French singer Georges Brassens whose style of singing greatly influenced his own. He became a well known face to the general public after a number of guest spots on UK television shows - in particular The David Frost Show (1969), On the Braden Beat (1962) with Bernard Braden, and That's Life! (1973) with Esther Rantzen. He had three sons with his wife Sheila: Bill, Sam and Tom. He was declared bankrupt in 2000.
- Quotes[on his retiring from showbusiness] I'd never liked the stage much and I was turning into a performing man, a real bloody Archie Rice, so I cancelled gigs and pulled out for a bit.
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