Sing As We Go

Description:

This is Gracie Field's autobiography, published in 1960 in England and 1961 in the United States. She was a major star in England. She made her first stage appearance as a child in 1905, acting in children's repertory theatre groups such as 'Haley's Garden of Girls' and the 'Nine Dainty Dots'. Her two sisters, Edith and Betty and brother, Tommy, all went on to appear on stage, but Gracie was the most successful (from Wikipedia). Her most famous songs was "Sally" and she was also known for "Walter, Walter", and "It's the Biggest Aspidistra in the World". The book was published in 1960 so ends there but she lived until 1979 and worked, though not as actively, until her death.

subjects: Correspondence,  Musicians,  Actress,  Singer,  Music Hall,  Film,  Radio,  Concerts,  Autobiography,  Reminiscences,  World War I,  World War II,  Sally,  Aspidistra,  Fish and Chips,  Orphanage,  Peacehaven,  Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE),  Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire,  Officer of the Venerable Order of St. John,  Freedom of the Borough of Rochdale Award,  This is Your Life,  Singers,  Biography,  Correspondence, reminiscences

People: Gracie Fields (1898-1979),  Grace Stansfield,  Archie Pitt (first husband),  Monty Banks (second husband),  Boris Alperovici (third husband),  Edith Stansfield (sister),  Betty Stansfield (sister),  Tommy Stansfield (brother),  Bert Aza (manager),  Fred Stanfield (father),  Sarah Jane (Jenny) Bamford Stansfield (mother),  Miss Marple,  Queen Elizabeth,  Basil Dean,  Eamonn Andrews

Places: Rochdale,  Lancashire,  London,  England,  France,  Italy,  Capri,  Canada,  California,  Santa Monica,  Hollywood,  New Guinea,  Australia,  Berlin,  South Pacific

Times: 1898-1960