1. Alexander Hurley was an English music hall singer, and Marie Lloyd's second husband.
12 Facts About Alec Hurley
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Alec Hurley started performing in London music halls, and became known to his audiences as a "coster" singer, similar to Gus Elen and Albert Chevalier.
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Alec Hurley supported many popular acts, including Marie Lloyd, whom he married in 1906.
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Alec Hurley supported Lloyd in all of her performances until the marriage broke up and he stopped performing.
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Alec Hurley was born in Hackney, London, and was one of two sons to an Irish Sea captain.
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Alec Hurley made his music hall stage debut in 1882, singing Irish songs.
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Alec Hurley met the music hall singer Marie Lloyd in 1901 and went on a tour of Australia with her and several other music hall acts.
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Fresh from his success in Australia, Alec Hurley began feeling sidelined by his wife's popularity in England.
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Furious, Alec Hurley initiated divorce proceedings, the strain of which caused him to drink heavily, which signalled the end of his theatrical career.
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Alec Hurley was declared bankrupt in 1911 owing to his "lavish gifts for friends and gambling habits".
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Alec Hurley died within a week of being diagnosed with pneumonia at Jack Straw's Castle, Hampstead, on 6 December 1913, aged 42.
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Alec Hurley was buried in Tower Hamlets Cemetery in east London.