Gertrude Lawrence was among Great Britain’s brightest theatrical celebrities during the 1st fifty percent of the 20th hundred years. A lifelong friend and colleague of Noel Coward, Lawrence’s forte was advanced musical humor, where she exuded a energetic, charismatic stage existence that quickly overcame her shortcomings like a vocalist. She …

b. Yvonne Wignolle (some resources provide Wigniolle or Wigniole), 25 July 1895, Ermont, Val d’Oise, Île-de-France, France, d. 19 January 1977, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, Paris, France. While still in her teenagers, Printemps began performing in operettas in her homeland, showing up in shows such as for example Les Contes De Perrault …

b. Florence Hariette Zena Dones, 4 Feb 1887, London, Britain, d. 11 March 1975, London, Britain. As well as her sister, Phyllis Dare, she created a double take action. Dare performed pantomime and small tasks in musical comedies, including An British Daisy (1902), before becoming a member of Seymour Hicks’ …

b. 10 Oct 1933, London, Britain, d. 25 March 1998, London, Britain. Born right into a theatrical environment (parents Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen and sister Anna Massey all reputed stars), Daniel produced his film debut at age eight in WHERE We Serve (1942), that was aimed by and starred …

Vocalist and pianist Dominic Alldis was created with music coursing through his bloodstream. Both parents had been traditional musicians. His dad John Alldis can be well-known like a choir movie director and orchestra conductor numerous traditional albums to his credit. Boy Dominic is one particular few who’ve successfully were able …

Norrie Paramor was among EMI’s top makers in pop music and rock and roll & roll-up through the finish from the ’60s. For a while in Britain, he was the only real record manufacturer whose name teens might reasonably have already been likely to recognize, due to his work for …

Pop/jazz vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway may be the little girl of tv journalist John Callaway and vocal trainer Shirley Callaway, as well as the sister of Broadway performer Liz Callaway. She was created and elevated in Chicago. Her first recordings had been on some produces by Ben Bagley’s …

Hayley Mills is well known more on her behalf performing abilities and her Disney film part while Pollyanna than while a vocalist who managed to get into the TOP. She handled that feat once, nevertheless, and nearly repeated it when she was still a kid star back the ’60s. “Let’s …

b. Joyce Irene Phipps, 10 Feb 1910, London, Britain, d. 30 November 1979, London, Britain. An actress, vocalist and writer, and an excellent exponent from the monologue and witty track. The child of American parents – her mom’s sister was Nancy Astor – Joyce Phipps utilized to spell it out …

b. 5 Sept 1927, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 17 March 2007, Sarasota, Florida, USA. Getting started in vaudeville, primarily as a vocalist, Gray is most beneficial kept in mind for the Broadway creation, Large Spirits (1964), that he worked well in cooperation with Hugh Martin within the publication, music and …