Actor info
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Name :
Vera Lynn
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Born :
March 20, 1917 in East Ham, London, England, UK (103 years at death)
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Died :
June 18, 2020
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
10 films (1943–2020)
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Also known as :
Vera Margaret Welch
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Biography
Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer-songwriter born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917. During World War II she toured India, Burma and Egypt, giving concerts for troops stationed there and gaining the nickname 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Her 2009 album 'We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn' topped the UK album chart. At 92 she became the oldest artist to do so.
Notable films
- Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC (2020) as Self
- 13 Hours That Saved Britain (2011) as Witness
- Entertaining the Troops (2011) as Self - Contributor
- Songs That Won the War (1994) as Herself/Presenter
- Juliana 75! (1984) as Self
