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Jack Lorimer

Jack "Jock" Lorimer (1883–1920) was a Scottish comedy actor and popular music hall entertainer. Originally from Forres in Scotland, he performed as "The Hielan' Laddie" with success in London and on tour in the United States.

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Jack "Jock" Lorimer (1883–1920) was a Scottish comedy actor and popular music hall entertainer. Originally from Forres in Scotland, he performed as "The Hielan' Laddie" with success in London and on tour in the United States.

His son was the famous comedian Max Wall.1

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  1. Paul Maloney (2003), Scotland and the Music Hall, 1850-1914, p. 121, ISBN 0719061466