Cavan O'Connor

b. Clarence Patrick O'Connor, 1 July 1899, Eire, d. 11 January 1997, London, England. An immensely popular singer in the UK from the 30s through to the 60s, with a fine, lilting tenor voice. O'Connor's family moved to Nottingham, England shortly after he was born and his Irish father died when Cavan was two years old. After leaving school, the youngster worked as a pit boy in the local colliery and a lather boy in a barber's shop. Eager to play a part in World War I, he was turned down for the Navy because he was too young, so he joined the Army instead, and sailed for France ...