biography
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Grenfell, Joyce (Irene Phipps)
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| female
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| lived:
| (1910–79)
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| biography:
| Entertainer, born in London, UK. She made her debut in The Little Revue in 1939 and, after touring hospitals with concert parties during World War 2, appeared in revue until the early 1950s, delivering comic monologues. She later appeared in her own one-woman shows, such as Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure. Her monologues exploited the foibles and manners of middle-class schoolmistresses and ageing spinsters. Her books include her autobiography, Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (1976) and George, Don't Do That (1977). |
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