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Frederick Hobson Leslie
English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist (1855–1892) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Fred Leslie" redirects here. For the American scientist and payload specialist, see Frederick W. Leslie.
Frederick George Hobson, known as Fred Leslie (1 April 1855 – 7 December 1892), was an English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist.
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Beginning his career in operetta, Leslie became best known for starring in, and writing (under the pseudonym A. C. Torr, a pun on the word "actor"), popular burlesque plays and other comic works of theatre.