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	\| birth_place = Manor Park, London Borough of Newham, Greater London		\| birth_place = Manor Park, London Borough of Newham, Greater London
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	'''Stanley Augustus Holloway''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|OBE}} (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English actor, comedian, singer and [[w:monologist\|monologist]]. He was famous for his comic and character roles [[Stanley Holloway on stage and screen\|on stage and screen]], especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in ''[[w:My Fair Lady\|My Fair Lady]]''. He was also renowned for his [[Songs and monologues of Stanley Holloway\|comic monologues and songs]], which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career.		'''Stanley Augustus Holloway''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|OBE}} (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English actor, comedian, singer and [[monologist\|monologist]]. He was famous for his comic and character roles [[Stanley Holloway on stage and screen\|on stage and screen]], especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in ''[[My Fair Lady\|My Fair Lady]]''. He was also renowned for his [[Songs and monologues of Stanley Holloway\|comic monologues and songs]], which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career.

	Born in London, Holloway pursued a career as a clerk in his teen years. He made early stage appearances before infantry service in the First World War, after which he had his first major theatre success starring in ''[[w:Kissing Time\|Kissing Time]]'' when the musical transferred to the [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] from [[w:Broadway theatre\|Broadway]]. In 1921, he joined a [[w:Concert party (entertainment)\|concert party]], ''[[The Co-Optimists]]'', and his career began to flourish. At first, he was employed chiefly as a singer, but his skills as an actor and reciter of comic monologues were soon recognised. Characters from his monologues such as Sam Small, invented by Holloway, and Albert Ramsbottom, created for him by [[w:Marriott Edgar\|Marriott Edgar]], were absorbed into popular British culture, and Holloway developed a following for the recordings of his many monologues. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in [[w:variety show\|variety]], [[w:pantomime\|pantomime]] and musical comedy, including several [[w:revue\|revue]]s.		Born in London, Holloway pursued a career as a clerk in his teen years. He made early stage appearances before infantry service in the First World War, after which he had his first major theatre success starring in ''[[Kissing Time\|Kissing Time]]'' when the musical transferred to the [[West End theatre\|West End]] from [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]]. In 1921, he joined a [[Concert party (entertainment)\|concert party]], ''[[The Co-Optimists]]'', and his career began to flourish. At first, he was employed chiefly as a singer, but his skills as an actor and reciter of comic monologues were soon recognised. Characters from his monologues such as Sam Small, invented by Holloway, and Albert Ramsbottom, created for him by [[Marriott Edgar\|Marriott Edgar]], were absorbed into popular British culture, and Holloway developed a following for the recordings of his many monologues. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in [[variety show\|variety]], [[pantomime\|pantomime]] and musical comedy, including several [[revue\|revue]]s.

	Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Holloway made short propaganda films on behalf of the [[British Film Institute]] and [[Pathé News]] and took character parts in a series of war films including ''[[Major Barbara (film)\|Major Barbara]]'', ''[[The Way Ahead]]'', ''[[This Happy Breed (film)\|This Happy Breed]]'' and ''[[The Way to the Stars]]''. After the war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' and ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]''.		Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Holloway made short propaganda films on behalf of the [[British Film Institute]] and [[Pathé News]] and took character parts in a series of war films including ''[[Major Barbara (film)\|Major Barbara]]'', ''[[The Way Ahead]]'', ''[[This Happy Breed (film)\|This Happy Breed]]'' and ''[[The Way to the Stars]]''. After the war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' and ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]''.
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Wikiquote}}~~
	* {{Internet Archive author \|sname=Stanley Holloway \|sopt=t}}
	* {{IMDb name\|id=0391361}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0391361}}
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	* [http://oldpoetry.com/tag/show/Monologue Stanley Holloway monologue lyrics]		* [http://oldpoetry.com/tag/show/Monologue Stanley Holloway monologue lyrics]
	* [https://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/Stanley+Holloway Stanley Holloway on British Pathe News]		* [https://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/Stanley+Holloway Stanley Holloway on British Pathe News]

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	\| death_place = Littlehampton, Arun District, West Sussex, England		\| death_place = Littlehampton, Arun District, West Sussex, England
	resting_place = St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, East Preston, Arun District, West Sussex, England		\| resting_place = St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, East Preston, Arun District, West Sussex, England
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	\| occupation = Actor, comedian, raconteur, singer, variety performer		\| occupation = Actor, comedian, raconteur, singer, variety performer

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+'''Stanley Augustus Holloway''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (1 October 1890&nbsp;– 30 January 1982) was an English actor, comedian, singer and [[w:monologist|monologist]]. He was famous for his comic and character roles [[Stanley Holloway on stage and screen|on stage and screen]], especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in ''[[w:My Fair Lady|My Fair Lady]]''. He was also renowned for his [[Songs and monologues of Stanley Holloway|comic monologues and songs]], which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career.
-Born in London, Holloway pursued a career as a clerk in his teen years. He made early stage appearances before infantry service in the First World War, after which he had his first major theatre success starring in ''[[Kissing Time]]'' when the musical transferred to the [[West End theatre|West End]] from [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. In 1921, he joined a [[Concert party (entertainment)|concert party]], ''[[The Co-Optimists]]'', and his career began to flourish. At first, he was employed chiefly as a singer, but his skills as an actor and reciter of comic monologues were soon recognised. Characters from his monologues such as Sam Small, invented by Holloway, and Albert Ramsbottom, created for him by [[Marriott Edgar]], were absorbed into popular British culture, and Holloway developed a following for the recordings of his many monologues. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in [[variety show|variety]], [[pantomime]] and musical comedy, including several [[revue]]s.
+Born in London, Holloway pursued a career as a clerk in his teen years. He made early stage appearances before infantry service in the First World War, after which he had his first major theatre success starring in ''[[w:Kissing Time|Kissing Time]]'' when the musical transferred to the [[w:West End theatre|West End]] from [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. In 1921, he joined a [[w:Concert party (entertainment)|concert party]], ''[[The Co-Optimists]]'', and his career began to flourish. At first, he was employed chiefly as a singer, but his skills as an actor and reciter of comic monologues were soon recognised. Characters from his monologues such as Sam Small, invented by Holloway, and Albert Ramsbottom, created for him by [[w:Marriott Edgar|Marriott Edgar]], were absorbed into popular British culture, and Holloway developed a following for the recordings of his many monologues. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in [[w:variety show|variety]], [[w:pantomime|pantomime]] and musical comedy, including several [[w:revue|revue]]s.
 Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Holloway made short propaganda films on behalf of the [[British Film Institute]] and [[Pathé News]] and took character parts in a series of war films including ''[[Major Barbara (film)|Major Barbara]]'', ''[[The Way Ahead]]'', ''[[This Happy Breed (film)|This Happy Breed]]'' and ''[[The Way to the Stars]]''. After the war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' and ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]''.

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	In 1956 Holloway created the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in the original [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. The librettist, [[Alan Jay Lerner]], remembered in his memoirs that Holloway was his first choice for the role, even before it was written. Lerner's only concern was whether, after so long away from the musical stage, Holloway still had his resonant singing voice. Holloway reassured him over a lunch at [[Claridge's]]: Lerner recalled, "He put down his knife and fork, threw back his head and unleashed a strong baritone note that resounded through the dining room, drowned out the string quartet and sent a few dozen people off to the osteopath to have their necks untwisted."<ref>Lerner, pp. 62–63</ref> Holloway had a long association with the show, appearing in the original 1956 Broadway production at the [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]], the 1958 London version at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], and the [[My Fair Lady (film)\|film version]] in 1964, which he undertook instead of the role of Admiral Boom in ''[[Mary Poppins (film)\|Mary Poppins]]'' that he had been offered the same year.<ref>Andrews, p. 121</ref> In ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'', [[Alistair Cooke]] wrote, "Stanley Holloway distils into the body of Doolittle the taste and smell of every pub in England."<ref>Cooke, Alistair. "Shavian Source of a Delicious Daydream", ''The Manchester Guardian'', 20 March 1956, p. 5</ref> Also in 1964, he appeared as Bellomy in the [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] television production of ''[[The Fantasticks]]''.<ref>[http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ "Hallmark Hall of Fame – ''The Fantasticks''"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403061313/http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ \|date=3 April 2015 }}, Fantasticks on Broadway, accessed 23 March 2015</ref>		In 1956 Holloway created the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in the original [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. The librettist, [[Alan Jay Lerner]], remembered in his memoirs that Holloway was his first choice for the role, even before it was written. Lerner's only concern was whether, after so long away from the musical stage, Holloway still had his resonant singing voice. Holloway reassured him over a lunch at [[Claridge's]]: Lerner recalled, "He put down his knife and fork, threw back his head and unleashed a strong baritone note that resounded through the dining room, drowned out the string quartet and sent a few dozen people off to the osteopath to have their necks untwisted."<ref>Lerner, pp. 62–63</ref> Holloway had a long association with the show, appearing in the original 1956 Broadway production at the [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]], the 1958 London version at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], and the [[My Fair Lady (film)\|film version]] in 1964, which he undertook instead of the role of Admiral Boom in ''[[Mary Poppins (film)\|Mary Poppins]]'' that he had been offered the same year.<ref>Andrews, p. 121</ref> In ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'', [[Alistair Cooke]] wrote, "Stanley Holloway distils into the body of Doolittle the taste and smell of every pub in England."<ref>Cooke, Alistair. "Shavian Source of a Delicious Daydream", ''The Manchester Guardian'', 20 March 1956, p. 5</ref> Also in 1964, he appeared as Bellomy in the [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] television production of ''[[The Fantasticks]]''.<ref>[http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ "Hallmark Hall of Fame – ''The Fantasticks''"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403061313/http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ \|date=3 April 2015 }}, Fantasticks on Broadway, accessed 23 March 2015</ref>

	[[File:Our man higgins 1962.JPG\|thumb\|~~left~~\|200px\|alt=publicity shot of elderly man and young female sitting between three poles\|Holloway and Regina Groves in ''Our Man Higgins'', 1962]]		[[File:Our man higgins 1962.JPG\|thumb\|right\|200px\|alt=publicity shot of elderly man and young female sitting between three poles\|Holloway and Regina Groves in ''Our Man Higgins'', 1962]]
	Looking back in 2004, Holloway's biographer [[Eric Midwinter]] wrote, "With his cockney authenticity, his splendid baritone voice, and his wealth of comedy experience, he made a great success of this role, and, as he said, it put him 'bang on top of the heap, in demand' again at a time when, in his mid-sixties, his career was beginning to wane".<ref name=dnb/><ref>Holloway and Richards, p. 12</ref> His performances earned him a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Following his success on Broadway, Holloway played Pooh-Bah in a 1960 US television [[Bell Telephone Hour]] production of ''[[The Mikado]]'', produced by the veteran [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] performer [[Martyn Green]]. Holloway appeared with [[Groucho Marx]] and [[Helen Traubel]] of the Metropolitan Opera.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/mikmarx.htm ''Mikado – Bell Telephone Hour''], The Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 11 April 2011</ref> His notable films around this time included ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']]'' in 1959, co-starring [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]],<ref>"Cinemas", ''The Observer'', 14 June 1959, p. 25</ref> and ''[[No Love for Johnnie]]'' in 1961 opposite [[Peter Finch]].<ref>"Weaknesses of plot mar 'No Love for Johnnie'", ''The Guardian'', 24 April 1961, p. 19</ref> In 1962, Holloway took part in a studio recording of ''[[Oliver!]]'' with [[Alma Cogan]] and [[Violet Carson]], in which he played Fagin.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oliver/oclc/003258768 ''Oliver!''] studio cast recording, 1962 LP, Capitol, accessed 14 September 2011</ref>		Looking back in 2004, Holloway's biographer [[Eric Midwinter]] wrote, "With his cockney authenticity, his splendid baritone voice, and his wealth of comedy experience, he made a great success of this role, and, as he said, it put him 'bang on top of the heap, in demand' again at a time when, in his mid-sixties, his career was beginning to wane".<ref name=dnb/><ref>Holloway and Richards, p. 12</ref> His performances earned him a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Following his success on Broadway, Holloway played Pooh-Bah in a 1960 US television [[Bell Telephone Hour]] production of ''[[The Mikado]]'', produced by the veteran [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] performer [[Martyn Green]]. Holloway appeared with [[Groucho Marx]] and [[Helen Traubel]] of the Metropolitan Opera.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/mikmarx.htm ''Mikado – Bell Telephone Hour''], The Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 11 April 2011</ref> His notable films around this time included ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']]'' in 1959, co-starring [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]],<ref>"Cinemas", ''The Observer'', 14 June 1959, p. 25</ref> and ''[[No Love for Johnnie]]'' in 1961 opposite [[Peter Finch]].<ref>"Weaknesses of plot mar 'No Love for Johnnie'", ''The Guardian'', 24 April 1961, p. 19</ref> In 1962, Holloway took part in a studio recording of ''[[Oliver!]]'' with [[Alma Cogan]] and [[Violet Carson]], in which he played Fagin.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oliver/oclc/003258768 ''Oliver!''] studio cast recording, 1962 LP, Capitol, accessed 14 September 2011</ref>

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	In 1956 Holloway created the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in the original [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. The librettist, [[Alan Jay Lerner]], remembered in his memoirs that Holloway was his first choice for the role, even before it was written. Lerner's only concern was whether, after so long away from the musical stage, Holloway still had his resonant singing voice. Holloway reassured him over a lunch at [[Claridge's]]: Lerner recalled, "He put down his knife and fork, threw back his head and unleashed a strong baritone note that resounded through the dining room, drowned out the string quartet and sent a few dozen people off to the osteopath to have their necks untwisted."<ref>Lerner, pp. 62–63</ref> Holloway had a long association with the show, appearing in the original 1956 Broadway production at the [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]], the 1958 London version at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], and the [[My Fair Lady (film)\|film version]] in 1964, which he undertook instead of the role of Admiral Boom in ''[[Mary Poppins (film)\|Mary Poppins]]'' that he had been offered the same year.<ref>Andrews, p. 121</ref> In ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'', [[Alistair Cooke]] wrote, "Stanley Holloway distils into the body of Doolittle the taste and smell of every pub in England."<ref>Cooke, Alistair. "Shavian Source of a Delicious Daydream", ''The Manchester Guardian'', 20 March 1956, p. 5</ref> Also in 1964, he appeared as Bellomy in the [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] television production of ''[[The Fantasticks]]''.<ref>[http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ "Hallmark Hall of Fame – ''The Fantasticks''"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403061313/http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ \|date=3 April 2015 }}, Fantasticks on Broadway, accessed 23 March 2015</ref>		In 1956 Holloway created the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in the original [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. The librettist, [[Alan Jay Lerner]], remembered in his memoirs that Holloway was his first choice for the role, even before it was written. Lerner's only concern was whether, after so long away from the musical stage, Holloway still had his resonant singing voice. Holloway reassured him over a lunch at [[Claridge's]]: Lerner recalled, "He put down his knife and fork, threw back his head and unleashed a strong baritone note that resounded through the dining room, drowned out the string quartet and sent a few dozen people off to the osteopath to have their necks untwisted."<ref>Lerner, pp. 62–63</ref> Holloway had a long association with the show, appearing in the original 1956 Broadway production at the [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]], the 1958 London version at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], and the [[My Fair Lady (film)\|film version]] in 1964, which he undertook instead of the role of Admiral Boom in ''[[Mary Poppins (film)\|Mary Poppins]]'' that he had been offered the same year.<ref>Andrews, p. 121</ref> In ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'', [[Alistair Cooke]] wrote, "Stanley Holloway distils into the body of Doolittle the taste and smell of every pub in England."<ref>Cooke, Alistair. "Shavian Source of a Delicious Daydream", ''The Manchester Guardian'', 20 March 1956, p. 5</ref> Also in 1964, he appeared as Bellomy in the [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] television production of ''[[The Fantasticks]]''.<ref>[http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ "Hallmark Hall of Fame – ''The Fantasticks''"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403061313/http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/news/events/2012/johndavidson/ \|date=3 April 2015 }}, Fantasticks on Broadway, accessed 23 March 2015</ref>

	[[File:Our man higgins 1962.JPG\|thumb\|~~left~~\|200px\|alt=publicity shot of elderly man and young female sitting between three poles\|Holloway and Regina Groves in ''Our Man Higgins'', 1962]]		[[File:Our man higgins 1962.JPG\|thumb\|right\|200px\|alt=publicity shot of elderly man and young female sitting between three poles\|Holloway and Regina Groves in ''Our Man Higgins'', 1962]]
	Looking back in 2004, Holloway's biographer [[Eric Midwinter]] wrote, "With his cockney authenticity, his splendid baritone voice, and his wealth of comedy experience, he made a great success of this role, and, as he said, it put him 'bang on top of the heap, in demand' again at a time when, in his mid-sixties, his career was beginning to wane".<ref name=dnb/><ref>Holloway and Richards, p. 12</ref> His performances earned him a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Following his success on Broadway, Holloway played Pooh-Bah in a 1960 US television [[Bell Telephone Hour]] production of ''[[The Mikado]]'', produced by the veteran [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] performer [[Martyn Green]]. Holloway appeared with [[Groucho Marx]] and [[Helen Traubel]] of the Metropolitan Opera.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/mikmarx.htm ''Mikado – Bell Telephone Hour''], The Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 11 April 2011</ref> His notable films around this time included ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']]'' in 1959, co-starring [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]],<ref>"Cinemas", ''The Observer'', 14 June 1959, p. 25</ref> and ''[[No Love for Johnnie]]'' in 1961 opposite [[Peter Finch]].<ref>"Weaknesses of plot mar 'No Love for Johnnie'", ''The Guardian'', 24 April 1961, p. 19</ref> In 1962, Holloway took part in a studio recording of ''[[Oliver!]]'' with [[Alma Cogan]] and [[Violet Carson]], in which he played Fagin.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oliver/oclc/003258768 ''Oliver!''] studio cast recording, 1962 LP, Capitol, accessed 14 September 2011</ref>		Looking back in 2004, Holloway's biographer [[Eric Midwinter]] wrote, "With his cockney authenticity, his splendid baritone voice, and his wealth of comedy experience, he made a great success of this role, and, as he said, it put him 'bang on top of the heap, in demand' again at a time when, in his mid-sixties, his career was beginning to wane".<ref name=dnb/><ref>Holloway and Richards, p. 12</ref> His performances earned him a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Following his success on Broadway, Holloway played Pooh-Bah in a 1960 US television [[Bell Telephone Hour]] production of ''[[The Mikado]]'', produced by the veteran [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] performer [[Martyn Green]]. Holloway appeared with [[Groucho Marx]] and [[Helen Traubel]] of the Metropolitan Opera.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/mikmarx.htm ''Mikado – Bell Telephone Hour''], The Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 11 April 2011</ref> His notable films around this time included ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']]'' in 1959, co-starring [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]],<ref>"Cinemas", ''The Observer'', 14 June 1959, p. 25</ref> and ''[[No Love for Johnnie]]'' in 1961 opposite [[Peter Finch]].<ref>"Weaknesses of plot mar 'No Love for Johnnie'", ''The Guardian'', 24 April 1961, p. 19</ref> In 1962, Holloway took part in a studio recording of ''[[Oliver!]]'' with [[Alma Cogan]] and [[Violet Carson]], in which he played Fagin.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oliver/oclc/003258768 ''Oliver!''] studio cast recording, 1962 LP, Capitol, accessed 14 September 2011</ref>