Archie Pitt

Archie Pitt (born Archibald Abraham Sellinger; 21 February 1882 – 12 November 1940) was a British music hall performer, showman and talent agent. He is best known for his marriage to Gracie Fields, whose career he managed. Archie Pitt's Band – a junior pit orchestra and revue band that toured the country – provided a professional start to several notable musicians, including Max Abrams and Nat Gonella. Pitt was born in Camberwell, south London, in 1882, and died in 1940 in Hendon, Middlesex.

Theatrical revues Yes, I Think So (1915), Manchester Mr Tower of London (1925) False Alarms (1926), Brighton The Show's The Thing (1929), Victoria Theatre, London Walk This Way (1932), Winter Garden Theatre, London

Selected filmography Actor Danny Boy (1934) Barnacle Bill (1935) Excuse My Glove (1936)

Screenwriter Sally in Our Alley (1931) Looking on the Bright Side (1932) Boys Will Be Boys (1932 film)