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Issy Bonn born Benjamin Levin ; 21 April — 21 April was a British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent. His signature song was " My Yiddishe Momme ". Benjamin Levin was born into a Jewish family in Whitechapel , London, the son of a butcher.

Issy Bonn was a British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent.

As a boy, he started singing and entertaining, but his family disapproved of his interest in the music hall and he was sent to Canada to live with relatives. When he returned, he joined an existing comedy and singing group, the Three Rascals, [2] and used the stage name Benny Levine. He went solo in the early s. Issy Bonn made over a thousand radio broadcasts on programmes such as Variety Bandbox , [4] and reputedly had a repertoire of over songs.

He made his first recordings in , for the Rex label, and later recorded for Decca and Columbia. In the s, his style of humour, trading on traditional Jewish stereotypes , [7] went out of fashion, but he continued to appear on radio, television, and in pantomimes , and toured, often with the popular trumpeter Eddie Calvert. He later retired from performing and became a theatrical agent , and a producer of variety shows around the country.

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He died on his 74th birthday, in London. Navigation menu Personal tools English. Not logged in Log in. Search The Goon Show Depository. Navigation Main page Recent changes Random page. Namespaces Page Discussion.