Friday, 5 November 2021

R.I.P. Lionel Blair (1928-2021)

Celebrities we used to know,

Who made an impact, come and go;

Many forged a household name

With screen, TV or West End fame.

 

Canadian born, tap dancer rare

I speak today of Lionel Blair,

Who entertained and danced on stage

And liked to lie about his age!

 

In the Seventies his star was strong

Seen in “The World of Suzie Wong”,

Then cameo in “A Hard Day’s Night”

With Beatlemania at its height!

 

Energetic, entertaining, cool

 A performer very much old school

His savoir-faire slick and admired

But at 92 – was he retired?!


(c) Poet in the woods 2021



Born: Henry Lionel Ogus on 12th December, 1928


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