Steele, Tommy
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Hicks, Thomas | ||
| born on | 17 December 1936 at 19:30 (= 7:30 PM ) | ||
| Place | London, England, 51n30, 0w10 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   25°43'   10°06 Asc. 09°54'
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Biography
British entertainer, one of Britain's first real rock 'n' roll idols in the mid-50s. Starting initially as a merchant seaman, Steele was discovered in July 1956 and released his first hit that November. He topped the charts in January 1957 with "Singing the Blues." A sensation, his appearances created teenage hysteria.
Steele quickly abandoned rock and became an all-around family entertainer by the next year. His best known films include "Half A Sixpence" and "Finian's Rainbow" while his last musical hit was in 1961. He also has worked with Disney.
He married in June 1960 after a two-year engagement. He played in a long-running one-man show in the West End during 1979-80, when the Variety Club named him Entertainer of the Year. He published a novel, a thriller, in the '80s, and in 1992 he returned to the stage with "Some Like it Hot," which was not well reviewed.
Events
- Financial : Best Period 1957 (Teenager's idol)
- Financial : Best Period 1979 (1979-80, one-man stage show)
Source Notes
David Fisher quotes Margaret Dunford, from Steele, born in Bermondsey, London
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (All-around family entertainer)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (Rock Idol as a teen)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist
- Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (One-man show, other stage work)
- Vocation : Writers : Detective/ Mystery (Thriller novel)
