- Attended St.Bede's school.
- Nephew of Jimmy James
- Cousin of James Casey.
- Met his future wife Pamela when she was a dancer working with Les Dawson. Les introduced them both to each other.
- In 1949 Eli went to see his uncle, Jimmy James at Preston Hippodrome and was persuaded to stand in for Jimmy's regular stooge who had failed to turn up for the show. That temporary appearance gave birth to "Our Eli"and lasted until Jimmy's death in 1964.
- He was a gormless stooge for comedian Jimmy James who was his uncle from 1948 to his last appearance at the Arcadia Theatre Skegness in the Summer of 1964,.
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