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'''Jimmy Nervo''' and '''Teddy Knox''' were part of the original [[The Crazy Gang|Crazy Gang]]. They started the stage careers as an [[Acrobatics|acrobatic]] dancing team. They used this ability in many of the earlier Crazy Gang shows. Among their many routines, a [[slow motion]] [[wrestling]] act was developed into a humorous show stopper. In December 1926, the British division of [[Phonofilm|DeForest Phonofilm]] released a short sound film of Nervo and Knox performing an excerpt of their act.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NervoandKnox1926.html SilentEra entry]</ref>

'''Jimmy Nervo''' was born as James Hollaway in [[London]] on 2 January 1898. Both his father and grandfather were [[circus]] owners, and he started performing in the circus at an early age. By the time he was eight, he was in a [[high wire]] act with his brothers. He started performing in [[Music Hall]] as a [[juggler]] when he was sixteen, using the name Jimmy Nervo. He married Minna Scott who was in the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]]. He died in London on 5 December 1975.