Fred Kitchen (entertainer)

His father, Richard Henry Kitchen (1830–1910), was a music hall actor for sixty years, beginning his stage work at the age of seven with Messrs Frampton and Frenton in London's Waterloo Road.

[4] He was the lead comedian with Karno's company from 1897 to 1910, starring in comic works such as the highly popular His Majesty's Guests.

Charlie Chaplin, managed by Karno, was influenced by Kitchen's comic style, his splayed walk and scruffy costume.

[citation needed] In 1913, Kitchen gave a Royal Command Performance for King George V. The entertainer later went solo, and became known for sketches including "Private Potts" and "How to Cook a Sausage".

[3] Kitchen died on 1 April 1951 in the Hampton Hill nursing home, Middlesex, at the age of 77, after suffering for five weeks with thrombosis.

[8] On 27 March 2016, Kitchen's memorial at West Norwood Cemetery was restored by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.