Stainless Stephen(1891-1971)
Stainless Stephen - radio and variety comedian. Arthur Clifford Bayne,
a schoolteacher at Crookes Endowed School, made his first stage
appearance as "Stainless Stephen" at the Palace, Luton, in September
1921. His London debut was at the Victoria Palace in July 1930. During
his act he wore a bowler hat, white tie and a stainless steel waistcoat
made in his home town of Sheffield.