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Gracie Fields(1898-1979)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Gracie Fields
A comedienne and singer in the British Music Halls, she was the top box-office draw and the highest paid actress in Britain in the 1930's. Her Northern, working-class girl character was a favourite during the inter-war years.
BornJanuary 9, 1898
DiedSeptember 27, 1979(81)
BornJanuary 9, 1898
DiedSeptember 27, 1979(81)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Photos

Constance Bennett, Gracie Fields, and Kurt Kreuger in Paris Underground (1945)
Constance Bennett and Gracie Fields
Roddy McDowall, Gracie Fields, and Monty Woolley in Molly and Me (1945)
Gracie Fields in Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Known for

Holy Matrimony (1943)
Holy Matrimony
7.2
  • Alice Chalice
  • 1943
Shipyard Sally (1939)
Shipyard Sally
6.5
  • Sally Fitzgerald
  • 1939
Gracie Fields in Look Up and Laugh (1935)
Look Up and Laugh
6.1
  • Gracie Pearson
  • 1935
Kraft Theatre (1947)
The United States Steel Hour
8.2
TV Series
  • Sarah Dowey

Credits

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Actress

  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    • Sarah Dowey
    • TV Series
    • 1956–1963
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    • Singer
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    • Mrs. Harris
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
    The DuPont Show of the Month
    • Miss Pross
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Goodyear Playhouse (1951)
    Goodyear Playhouse
    • Miss Jane Marple
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    • Mrs. Dowey
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • The Milton Berle Show (1948)
    The Milton Berle Show
    • Self
    • Norma Desmond
    • TV Series
    • 1951
  • Constance Bennett in Paris Underground (1945)
    Paris Underground
    • Emmeline Quayle
    • 1945
  • Roddy McDowall, Gracie Fields, and Monty Woolley in Molly and Me (1945)
    Molly and Me
    • Molly Barry
    • 1945
  • Holy Matrimony (1943)
    Holy Matrimony
    • Alice Chalice
    • 1943
  • William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
    Stage Door Canteen
    • Gracie Fields
    • 1943
  • Young and Beautiful
    • Gracie Fields
    • Short
    • 1943
  • Shipyard Sally (1939)
    Shipyard Sally
    • Sally Fitzgerald
    • 1939
  • Gracie Fields in Smiling Along (1938)
    Smiling Along
    • Gracie Gray
    • 1938
  • Gracie Fields and Victor McLaglen in We're Going to Be Rich (1938)
    We're Going to Be Rich
    • Kit Dobson
    • 1938

Writer

  • Shipyard Sally (1939)
    Shipyard Sally
    • story
    • 1939

Producer

  • Riders to the Sea
    • producer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dame Gracie Fields
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • January 9, 1898
    • Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 27, 1979
    • Capri, Italy(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Boris AlperoviciFebruary 18, 1952 - September 27, 1979 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Highest paid film star in the world in 1937.
  • Quotes
    [on Deanna Durbin] I was always mad about Deanna. I admired her work enormously. Then she disappeared suddenly. Whatever became of her?
  • Trademarks
      Often played characters named Gracie
  • Nickname
    • Our Gracie

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