George Melly, 1926-2007

Alan George Heywood Melly, the flamboyant critic, jazz singer and memoir writer, died earlier today in his London home, various members of the British Press are reporting. He was 80. In addition to his out-sized public persona, his performances, his authorship of a number of books on a variety of subjects, and all the other things for which he is rightfully best known, Melly wrote scripts for the satirical strip Flook during its most influential and admired stretch as a feature in the Daily Mail in the 1960s. That feature was drawn by his friend and fellow jazz performer Wally Fawkes under the pen name Trog; Melly was one of Fawkes' distinguished collaborators over the years.
 
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