Researching Eddie Latta
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 375 people with the Latta surname? In that year Latta was ranked number 3204 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eddie means "Form of EDWARD - guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Eddie Latta on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eddie Latta and the Latta Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 479 people with the Latta surname in the UK? Latta is now ranked number 3589 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Latta surname in the USA? Latta is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Eddie Latta. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eddie Latta
Eddie Latta
Eddie Latta was the songwriting name of Bruce Alfred Williams (23 November 1902 – September 1972 in Liverpool), a Liverpool undertaker who wrote songs for the Lancashire film actor and music hall artist George Formby, among others.
Among the songs he wrote for Formby's films were "Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt" from Let George Do It! (1940), "Auntie Maggies Remedy" from Turned Out Nice Again (1941), "Andy The Handy Man" from Much Too Shy (1942), "Get Cracking", from the 1943 film Get Cracking, and "Got To Get Your Photo in The Press" from the film He Snoops to Conquer (1944).
Other songs he wrote for Formby include "Maxie The Taxi Driver", "Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower" (1936), and "Mr Wu's An Air Raid Warden Now" (1942).
With his brother he ran his business, Williams Funeral Directors, from a site on the corner of Hartington Road in Liverpool. Because of his close association with Formby, Williams was chosen to make the funeral arrangements on Formby's death in 1961.
He was interviewed for the 1967 documentary The Life and Wartimes of George Formby.
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