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World War II was declared while she was recovering in Capri, and Fields – still very ill after her cancer surgery – threw herself into her work and signed up for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) headed by her old film producer, Basil Dean.
Sep 22, 2009 · The date was October 29 1960 and the crowd of mostly middle-aged women had come to see the biggest female star this country has ever produced – Miss Gracie Fields. Thirty years after her death,...
Shortly after breakfast on Thursday September 27th 1979, Gracie passed away. Gracie and Irena were alone in the Pink Apartment when it happened, and Boris was working on the central heating at their Anacapri home.
Mar 29, 2021 · The uptight firefighter was traumatised after being buried alive when a wall collapsed at a shout in series 4 and took many months to recover.
Sep 23, 2024 · Dame Gracie Fields (born Jan. 9, 1898, Rochdale, Lancashire, Eng.—died Sept. 27, 1979, Capri, Italy) was an English music-hall comedienne. In music halls from childhood, Fields gained fame playing the role of Sally Perkins in a touring revue called Mr. Tower of London (1918–25).
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Broadcast on 28th January 1970, ‘The World of Gracie Fields’ is an hour long documentary filmed by the BBC which follows Gracie’s life on Capri. Denis Pitts initially went to start filming early in 1969, but illness, schedules and Boris prevented the filming from going smoothly.
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May 24, 2019 · One of Britain’s biggest stars of the 20th century, Gracie Fields typified the talent and graft required to sustain success through changing fashions and mediums. As a new biography and CD ...
