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- Original name:
- Grace Stansfield
- Born:
- Jan. 9, 1898, Rochdale, Lancashire, Eng.
- Died:
- Sept. 27, 1979, Capri, Italy (aged 81)
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Dame Gracie Fields
British comedienne
Also known as: Grace Stansfield
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). 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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