Tom Finglass

Thomas Patrick Finglass (17 November 1879[1][2] – 31 May 1957) was an Irish blackface tenor who had a successful career in British music hall.

He played the legendary blackface performer Eugene Stratton (1861–1918) in the 1940 film You Will Remember which tells the story of songwriter Leslie Stuart's (1863–1928) life.

[6] Finglass retired from regular performing in the late 1930s and subsequently made his living in London as a hairdresser.

[7] He also came out of retirement briefly in 1950 to portray Stratton once more in a BBC tribute to that singer.

[6] He died in Forest Hill, London, and was survived by his wife, Irene.