Tommy Cooper Quotes
Last night I slept like a log. I woke up in the fire place.
Cooper, Tommy. The Tommy Cooper Joke Book. Compiled by John Fisher, Century, 2007.
Responding to the question of what he did during his one-day presidency: His term of office was only 24 hours. On March 4, 1849 President Polk's term expired. It was a Sunday, and President-elect Zachary Taylor did not wish to be inaugurated until Monday. As President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Atchison served as president for a single day.
Thomas Frederick Cooper was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), and he habitually wore a red fez when performing. He initially served in the British Army for seven years, before eventually developing his conjuring skills and becoming a member of the The Magic Circle. Although he spent time on tour performing his magical act, which specialised on magic tricks that appeared to "fail", he rose to international prominence when his career moved into television, with programmes for London Weekend Television and Thames Television.
