Jimmy Logan

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Jimmy Logan, (4 April 1928 - 13 April 2001), born James Short in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland was an Entertainer, theatre owner, producer, director, and actor. 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 Ella Logan, star of Broadway musicals. His sister, Annie Ross (1930- ) is an actress and jazz singer. Educated at Gourock High School, Inverclyde, Logan left at age 14 for the theatre. 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. His connection with pantomime would continued throughout his life. A comic, dancer and singer, Jimmy established himself in the forefront of Scottish showbusiness, particularly with The Five Past Eight Show at the Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow. With his parents and siblings the Logan family played the Glasgow Metropole from the late 1940s. He bought this theatre for £80,000 in 1964, refurbishing it at great cost but further development was blocked by the Glasgow authorities and the spiralling costs almost ruined him and the theatre closed in 1972. His first acting role was in the film Floodtide (1949) which also featured Gordon Jackson, a drama set on Clydeside. He also performed in Carry on Abroad (1972) and Carry On Girls (1973), two of the long running Carry on series of films. His London stage debut c

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