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Eddie Latta was the songwriting name of Bruce Alfred Williams (23 November 1902 – September 1972 in Liverpool), a Liverpool undertaker who wrote songs for the Lancashire film actor and music hall artist George Formby, among others. Among the songs he wrote for Formby's films were "Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt" from ''Let George Do It'' (1940),〔(''Let George Do It'' on the George Formby Society website )〕 "Auntie Maggies Remedy" from ''Turned Out Nice Again'' (1941),〔(''Turned Out Nice Again'' on the George Formby Society website )〕 "Andy The Handy Man" from ''Much Too Shy'' (1942), "Get Cracking", from the 1943 film ''Get Cracking'',〔(''Get Cracking'' on the George Formby Society website )〕 "Got To Get Your Photo In The Press" from the film ''He Snoops to Conquer'' (1944),〔(''He Snoops to Conquer'' on the George Formby Society website )〕 Other songs he wrote for Formby include "Maxie The Taxi Driver", "Sitting On The Top Of Blackpool Tower" (1936), and "Mr Wu's An Air Raid Warden Now" (1942). With his brother he ran his business, Williams Funeral Directors, from a site on the corner of Hartington Road in Liverpool.〔(Latta in the University of Liverpool ''Insight'' magazine – Spring 2010 )〕 Because of his close association with Formby, Williams was chosen to make the funeral arrangements on Formby's death in 1961.〔(Latta on the George Formby Society website )〕 He was interviewed for the 1967 documentary ''The Life and Wartimes Of George Formby''.〔(Formby documentaries on The George Formby Video Collection )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Latta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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