Gracie Fields

Pop Singer

Birthday January 9, 1898

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Sep 27, 1979 (81)

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About

British singer and actress who was popular in the 1920s and 1930s with songs like "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake." She was a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, named to the honor in 1938.

Before Fame

She spent half of her time at a cotton mill and the other half at school. Her performance in Mr Tower of London at West End kickstarted her career.

Trivia

Her song "Sally" inspired the film Sally in Our Alley, both of which were very successful.

Family Life

She married Wally Peterson on December 19, 1953 and they divorced in 1959.

Associated With

She was in a 1956 production of A Murder is Announced, written by Agatha Christie.