page_title: George Leybourne
section_title: Death and legacy
hierarchical_section_title: George Leybourne / Death and legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Grave of George Leybourne (1842–1884), music hall artiste, his grandson Frederick Chevalier (d.1909), his son-in-law Albert Chevalier (1861–1923), and his daughter Florence Chevalier, in Abney Park Cemetery, London. A later member of the family, George Leybourne (1939–2016) is also commemorated.
context_page_description: George Leybourne was a Lion comique of the British Victorian music hall who, for much of his career, was known by the title of one of his songs, "Champagne Charlie".
  Another of his songs, and one that can still be heard today, is "The Flying Trapeze", or "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze". His 1867 hit "Champagne Charlie" led to the first major success of the music hall concept in Britain and even today he is still thought of as one of the most well known music hall performers.
context_section_description: During a career spanning 23 years Leybourne sang over 200 songs; however, towards the end of his career he failed to adapt to the changing times and his popularity declined. A victim of success and fast living, George Leybourne died penniless in Islington aged 42.
  He is buried at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, London with his actress daughter Florence Leybourne, her husband, the music hall star Albert Chevalier and grandson Frederick. His headstone, with the epitaph "God's finger touched him and he slept", was erected by fellow music hall legend Dan Leno, and the Grand Order of Water Rats. George Leybourne's grave is cared for by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
  Leybourne appeared at Wilton's Music Hall in London's East End, the world's oldest surviving grand music hall, and an adjoining modern residential apartment block has been named after him: George Leybourne House.
caption: Grave of George Leybourne, Albert Chevalier, and other family members in Abney Park Cemetery
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