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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. Dame Cicely Courtneidge (born April 1, 1893, Sydney—died April 26, 1980, London) was a British actress who played musical comedy and revue, both in a celebrated partnership with her husband, Jack Hulbert, and as a highly talented comedienne in her own right.

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  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. Cicely Courtneidge was born on 1 April 1893 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Along Came Sally (1934), Things Are Looking Up (1935) and The Ghost Train (1931). She was married to Jack Hulbert.

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  6. The daughter of a theatrical impresario, she set her sights on a career as a dramatic actress at a young age. She had to fight to convince her father of her vocation but he eventually gave her a part in the fantastical musical 'The Arcadians' in 1909, beginning a stage career of almost seventy years.

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  8. 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 ...