Gracie Fields

Gracie Fields , originally uploaded by Truus, Bob & Jan too! . Gracie Fields (1898-1979), born Grace Stansfield, was a British singer, comedienne and stage and film actress. In the 1930s she was a top box office draw and the best paid actress in Britain. Born over a chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire, Gracie Fields started as child actor in 1905. Her two sisters and brother went to stage too, but Gracie proved to be more successful. In 1910 she had her professional debut in variety in Rochdale...Read Full Story

Dame Gracie Fields, DBE (born Grace Stansfield, 9 January 1898 — 27 September 1979), was an English-born, later Italian-based actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall. Source: YouTubeRead Full Story

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Monty Woolley was one of the most unlikely Hollywood character actors of the 1940s. He gave up his English professorship at Yale to turn professional actor at the age of 47 and is probably best known for his signature role as the cantankerous long-term guest in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1942). He generally gave off a gruff exterior which increasingly did not disguise his inner pussy-cat. In this film he was re-teamed with his co-star from 1943's "Holy Matrimony", Yorkshire singer Gracie...Read Full Story

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