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Also Known As Matilda Alice Victoria Powles • Lady de Frece
Born May 13, 1864 • England
Died September 16, 1952 (aged 88) • London • England
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Dan Leno
British entertainer
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Dame Gracie Fields
British comedienne
Marie Tempest
Marie Tempest
British actress
Grossmith, c. 1890
George Grossmith
British comedian
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, producer, writer, and director
Lily Allen poses in a pale yellow lace gown with red lipstick at The Fashion Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Lily Allen
English singer-songwriter and actress
Davy Jones of The Monkees, wearing a striped sweater and necklace, smiles while standing against a brick wall in London, 1968.
Davy Jones
British singer and actor
Detail of portrait of Charles Dibdin, oil on canvas, by Thomas Phillips, 1799; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Charles Dibdin
British composer, author, actor and manager
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Sir George Robey
British comedian
Albert Chevalier
Albert Chevalier
British actor
Jamie Foxx wearing a plaid suit jacket and orange sweater, looking over his shoulder at an indoor event.
Jamie Foxx
American comedian, musician, and actor
Sonny Bono stands in a suit and red tie on sandy desert ground with wind turbines behind him near Palm Springs, California.
Sonny Bono
American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician
Black and white portrait of Edith Piaf with expressive eyes and raised hands near her face, looking upward.
Edith Piaf
French singer
The multitalented Donald Glover, 2019
Donald Glover
American writer, actor, and musician
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, both in sailor uniforms, smiling and waving in a promotional photo for the film Sailor's Beware.
Dean Martin
American singer and actor
Al Jolson stands behind Dolores Del Rio, resting his hand on her shoulder, in a scene from the 1934 film Wonder Bar; both wear formal evening attire.
Al Jolson
American singer
Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks.
Fanny Brice
American actress
Guilbert, Yvette
Yvette Guilbert
French singer and actress
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Lupino Lane
English actor
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Adam Faith
British singer

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