Lex McLean

Lex McLean (born Alexander McLean Cameron, 30 April 1907 — 23 March 1975) was a Scottish comedian.

Described as "almost certainly the last of Scotland's great music hall comedians" [1], he played to capacity houses all over Scotland from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, when he had to semi-retire on the grounds of ill health.

Known as "Sexy Lex" for his risque but never obscene humour, McLean's act was even passed by the Lord Chamberlain. [2]

At the peak of his popularity in the 1960s, he appeared in the BBC Scotland comedy series Lex and Lex Again. A huge fan of Rangers [3], he even had Ibrox legend George Young appear as a guest on his television show.

McLean was a Freemason, and member of Lodge Dramatic No 571 in Glasgow, where he was a participant in the Lodge's festivities.^[1]

References

External links

• Lex Mclean fansite
• The Scottish Music Hall Society on Lex McLean
• The Clydebank Story on Lex Mclean
• The Glasgow Story on Lex Mclean
• Audio clip of Lex Mclean on BBC radio
• Lex McLean entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Lex McLean's entry on Helensburgh Heroes site
• Lex McLean's entry on the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow website