Name Tom Finglass Role Tenor | Died 1957 Movies Variety Jubilee | |
Tom E. Finglass (1880? – 1957) was an Irish blackface tenor who had a successful career in British music hall. He was sometimes billed as The Ideal Coon. He played the legendary blackface performer Eugene Stratton (1861–1918) in the 1940 film You Will Remember which tells the story of song writer Leslie Stuart's (1863–1928) life.
Finglass was born in Dublin. In 1930 he teamed up with songwriter Fred Godfrey to create a variety act featuring Godfrey’s hit songs. Finglass would sing while Godfrey played the piano. The act was extremely successful and topped the bill at venues in the 1930s
Finglass retired from regular performing in the late 1930s and subsequently made his living in London as a hairdresser. He appeared in the 1943 film Variety Jubilee, playing Eugene Stratton. The film depicts life in a London music hall from 1892 to the 1940s. He also came out of retirement briefly in 1950 to portray Stratton once more in a BBC tribute to that singer.