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  1. Jessie Margaret Matthews OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, such as Evergreen , Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The Dancing Divinity". [ 3 ]

  2. Jessie Matthews passed away on August 19, 1981, in Eastcote, Middlesex, England, after battling cancer. Initially, she was buried in an unmarked grave, but in the late 1980s, she was reinterred with honors, recognizing her contributions to the entertainment industry.

  3. Matthews, Jessie (1907–1981) British actress and dancer . Born Jessie Margaret Matthews on March 11, 1907, in the Soho district of London, England; died of cancer on August 20, 1981; daughter of George Matthews (who ran a market stall) and Jane Matthews; educated at Pulteney Street School for Girls; married Henry Lytton, Jr. (an actor), in ...

  4. Aug 21, 1981 · Jessie Matthews, a star of Britain's musical-comedy stage, died of cancer today. She was 74 years old. Miss Matthews won fame on three continents before World War II as a singer and as one of the...

  5. Jessie Matthews. Actress: Strauss' Great Waltz. Born to a huge, poor family in Soho in London's West End, Jessie Matthews became a big stage star in the late 1920s and 1930s, enjoying some crossover success in musical films.

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    • London, England, UK
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    • Eastcote, Middlesex, England, UK
  6. Jessie Matthews (1907 - 1981) She was "The Dancing Divinity" - the most potent icon of 30s cinema. She had what audiences wanted, but when the decade ended, so did her career. Born in Soho she grew up wanting to dance and by her early twenties she was starring in the West End and on Broadway.

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  8. Jessie Matthews, OBE, 1907 - 1981, musical comedy star of stage and films, was born in Berwick Street. Unveiled by Ruthie Henshall and Andrew Lloyd Webber on 3 May 1995. Jessie Matthews was actually born a few yards away at number 94.

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