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  2. Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, DBE (1 April 1893 – 26 April 1980) was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer. The daughter of the producer and playwright Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical ...

  3. Aug 14, 2021 · Cicely Esmerelda Courtneidge was born on 1 Apr 1893 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was the daughter of Robert Courtneidge and Rosaline Adams. Marriage. Cicely Esmerelda Courtneidge married John Norman Hubert on 24 Feb 1916 at St. Paul's Church in Hampstead, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Henry Harper Hulbert. Death

  4. Comedian and musical comedy star Dame Cicely Courtneidge credited half her success to her husband Jack Hulbert, her acting partner, producer, and, often times, director from 1913 until his death in 1978. Known affectionately as Cis and Jack, the couple were beloved by British theatergoers.

  5. Dame (Esmerelda) Cicely Courtneidge. (1893-1980), Actress. Sitter in 94 portraits. Singer and actress. Courtneidge's first starring role was in The Mousmé (1911) as Miyo ko San, singing 'Little Japanese Mama'. Many roles followed, most often with her husband, Jack Hulbert.

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  6. Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge (1893–1980) was an English actress, comedienne and singer. She married comedian Jack Hulbert in 1916, and they were married for 62 years, until his death. Countneidge was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1951, and raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 1972.

  7. Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, DBE (1 April 1893 – 26 April 1980) was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer. The daughter of the producer and playwright Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical ...

  8. Later in life, both she and Fields were invested Dame Commanders of the British Empire but, unlike Fields, Courtneidge has not remained in the public consciousness. In fact by 1937 her popularity was already waning and she dropped to no. 31 in the Bernstein poll of that year.