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Beatrice Gladys Lillie, Lady Peel (29 May 1894 – 20 January 1989), known as Bea Lillie, was a Canadian-born British actress, singer and comedic performer. She began to perform as a child with her mother and sister.
May 25, 2024 · Beatrice Lillie was a sophisticated-comedy star of British and American revues, perhaps the foremost theatrical comedienne of the 20th century. Making her stage debut in London in 1914 as a sentimental-ballad singer, Lillie proved her comic genius in a series of revues produced by André Charlot.
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Beatrice Lillie Award. Scholarships in the name of the comedic performer Beatrice Lillie. Courses: Applicants holding an offer on BA (Hons) Acting - Musical Theatre or MA Music Theatre. Eligibility: Home/ELQ/Overseas.
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel) (1894-1989), Actress. Sitter in 18 portraits. Born Beatrice Gladys Lillie in Toronto she made her début on the London musical stage in 1914. During the First World War she performed in various revues produced by André Charlot, displaying enormous comic talent.
Lillie's first formal education in the mimicry that would become the basis of her humor came from Harry Rich, an erstwhile music-hall entertainer who had set himself up in business as the Rich Concert and Entertainment Bureau.
Beatrice Lillie (Lady Peel), 1898–1989, British comedienne, b. Toronto, Ont. as Constance Munston. Lillie first performed in London in 1914 and in New York in 1924.
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Jan 21, 1989 · Beatrice Lillie, who during a half-century theatrical career was often called ''the funniest woman in the world,'' died yesterday at her home in Henley-on-Thames, England. She was 94 years old.
