Patton Brothers Patton Brothers The Patton Brothers, Jimmy Elliott (born 20 August 1931), and Brian Elliott (born 4 September 1934), are the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the Chuckle Brothers. They began their career as a double act in 1954. Jimmy Elliott started his pantomime career straight out of school in 1946, and was joined by Brian in 1956 for "Aladdin" at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London. Both Jimmy and Brian made appearances in the children's television series "ChuckleVision," alongside their younger brothers Paul and Barry. Jimmy is known as "No Slacking" due to the catchphrase that he constantly
The Wright Brothers (book) McCullough recalled, "I didn't know when (chronologically) I was going to end that book, and who do I run into in France but the Wright brothers." He continued, "I was delighted to find that Wilbur, at every chance, went to the Louvre to look at paintings, and the degree that he was moved by the great Gothic works of France was far beyond that of an ordinary tourist. [...] Much of what has been written about the Wright brothers (in French) has been ignored. That's what pulled me into doing the book." McCullough has had a lifelong interest in aviation.