Copied from http://www.rondrew.co.uk/music/ssaos/people/people_main.htmAlec FORRESTER joined the [South Shields Amateur Operatic Society] in 1937 and played a succession of leading roles culminating in the ultimate character 'Doolittle' in the 1968 production of "MY FAIR LADY" for which he is best remembered.
Alec was an Executive Committee member for 25 years and for a time held the office of Vice - Chairman. In recognition of his service to the Society he was made a Life Member in 1980.
Outside the SSAOS he was a Headmaster and a great raconteur. His knowledge of local Geordie songs and humour made him a popular entertainer as an after dinner guest speaker and performer at charity concerts.
He made a 7", 45-rpm vinyl EP recording in 1958 with Charlie Routledge (qv) at the piano. It contains Geordie classics of song and recitation such as "THE NEIBORS DOON BELAA", "THE TATTOOIST" and "OH, HEH YE SEEN WOR JIMMY?" Alec probably perfected his Geordie accent whilst performing with the local amateur theatre group, 'The Westovians' (qv).
Alec died in 1991.
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