Ted Formby,Theatrical agent and younger brother of George Formby,one of Britain's greatest variety stars.He bore an uncanny resemblance to his older brother,having the same height,weight and clear blue eyes.Although he never appeared on stage — unlike the rest of his family — he worked for many years as a theatrical agent.Born Edward Booth in Wigan in 1919, he was the youngest of seven children.His father,George Formby Senior(James Henry Booth),was an established music hall star and did not want any of his family to go into showbusiness.George Jr originally trained to be a jockey but after his father's early death in 1921 his mother groomed him to follow in his father's footsteps.At 14 Ted followed George to London and became a theatrical agent booking many of the leading variety artistes of the day.George's rise to fame was swift and by 1939 he was the most popular entertainer in the country, a stage and screen star who was estimated to be earning more than £100,00 a year.During the Second World War Ted served in the Army and on being demobbed worked briefly as a cinema manager.He suffered from ill-health,however,and took a job working on a farm and eventually became a milkman."I never told people I was George's brother,"he said."I wanted people to like me for myself.But I watched George become a great star."In 1924 George had married the formidable Beryl Ingham,a former dancer who became his manager.She controlled his finances and, reputedly,vetted his film scripts,deleting any over-romantic scenes.She was ridiculed by many,but her brother-in-law Ted remained close:All sorts of stories were told about George and Beryl but they're rubbish," he said."George wasn't gormless,but Beryl was his great strength.She was branded a bully, but every great man needs a woman to shield him."Beryl died of cancer on Christmas Eve in 1960 and a few weeks later George suddenly announced his engagement to Pat Howson,a 36-year-old school teacher.The wedding was planned for the early spring,but George died of a heart attack in March 1961, aged 56."I don't think the marriage would have come off," said Ted."In hospital he told our mother that he had been carried away on a wave of publicity and there was no going back."After George's death Ted continued to live in relative anonymity until the 1990s when he was contacted by several of the many George Formby appreciation societies that had sprung up around the country.He went on to make personal appearances and reluctantly gave the occasional talk."I'm not exactly a star," he said."But I sign a lot of autographs.I hope George would have been proud of me,I certainly am of him."