Fields, Dame Gracie

Fields, Dame Gracie
orig. Grace Stansfield

born Jan. 9, 1898, Rochdale, Lancashire, Eng.
died Sept. 27, 1979, Capri, Italy

English music-hall comedienne.

She performed in music halls from age 13 and gained notice in the touring revue Mr. Tower of London (1918–25). She became tremendously popular with an act composed of low-comedy songs such as "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World" and sentimental ballads such as "My Blue Heaven," performing on radio and television and in films such as Sally in Our Alley (1931) and Sing As We Go (1934).

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▪ British comedienne
original name  Grace Stansfield  
born Jan. 9, 1898, Rochdale, Lancashire, Eng.
died Sept. 27, 1979, Capri, Italy

      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). She became tremendously popular in Great Britain with an act composed of low-comedy songs, such as “The Biggest Aspidistra in the World,” and sentimental ballads, such as “My Blue Heaven.” Fields made nine command performances between 1928 and 1964. Records and work in radio, film, and television spread her name throughout the world. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1979.

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