Alex Munro

Diminutive Scottish comedian and actor, Alex 'The size of it!' Munro was a headliner in British variety theatres for many years, eventually making his home in Llandudno in North Wales, where he ran his own show at the Happy Valley for 30 years. Born Alexander Horsburgh in Glasgow, he began, with his brother Archie and sister June, as an acrobatic act, "The Star Trio", soon changed to "The Horsburgh Brothers and Agnes". They were part of music hall great Florrie Forde's company with Bud Flanagan and 'Chesney Allen'. During World War Two, he toured with the RAF show "Contact" and had his own BBC radio series, "The Size of It". He also toured in Germany, Austria and Italy.