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	Gracie Fields - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dame Gracie Fields, born Grace Stansfield (9 January 1898 - 27 September 1979) was a British singer and comedian who became one of the greatest stars of both cinema and music hall.
		Fields came to major public notice when Mr Tower of London came to the West End.
		Fields had a great rapport with her audience, which helped her become one of Britain's highest paid performers, playing to sold out theatres across the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gracie_Fields (803 words)

	Perspective UK North
		His relationship with Gracie, so far as I could observe it, was similar to that of the writer, Catherine Cookson and her husband, Tom, where the woman is dominant in public, but dependent on the man in private.
		Gracie Fields (Freedom of Rochdale, I937; C.B.E., I938, D.B.E., I978; ten Royal Command performances, the last as late as I978) had faced her greatest challenge because war with Germany and Italy coincided with her marriage to Monty Banks.
		She did not find the first house Gracie bought for her in Peacehaven entirely to her liking, which is how it became an orphanage under Gracie's patronage; she moved on to a better property where she required a room for a maid, a tennis court, and a swimming pool.
	www.northtrek.plus.com /gracie_fields.html (3283 words)

	Sing as We Go - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Considered by many to be British music hall star Gracie Fields' finest vehicle, this film was written for her by leading novelist J.B. Priestley.
		A morale-boosting depression movie, set in the industrial north of England, Fields stars as a resourceful, spunky working class hero, laid off from her job in a clothing mill, who has to seek work in the seaside resort of Blackpool.
		Fields reacts well to the environment and produces one of her best and most spontneous performances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sing_as_We_Go (244 words)

	Gracie Fields - Mini-Bio
		Gracie Fields was born Grace Stansfield in Rochdale, Lancashire on 9 January 1898.
		As she only appeared in the first act, Gracie was able to play the second house of variety at the Alhambra, as well as late night cabaret at the Cafe Royal.
		During the last years of her life Gracie appeared regularly on the TV show Stars On Sunday, and in November 1978 made a deeply moving final appearance in the finale of the Royal Variety Show singing 'Sally' and stealing the show.
	monologues.co.uk /First_Ladies/Gracie_Fields.htm (437 words)

	Rochdale Folk
		She overheard Gracie singing a song she had heard on one of her visits to the Hippodrome and encouraged her to enter a singing competition which Gracie won.
		After the first triumph Gracie Stansfield became a member of a number of singing troupes, but by age 10 she was working as a half-timer doing shift work as a cotton winder in a local mill and attending school on alternating morning and afternoon shifts.
		Gracie was awarded the C.B.E. in 1938 and that same year she was given the Freedom of Rochdale.
	manchesterhistory.net /rochdale/fields.html (930 words)

	VH1.com : Gracie Fields : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The strength of Gracie Fields' superb soprano voice transported the actress and singer from her humble start in a small Lancashire backstreet to her position many years later as a Dame of the British Empire.
		Fields, who was born Gracie Stansfield, started her career in traveling British troupes while earning extra money with factory work.
		Fields sidestepped the tricky quagmire threatening her new husband and marriage by accepting concerts in North America.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/fields_gracie/bio.jhtml (587 words)

	Gracie Fields Biography
		By the time she made her film debut in 1931, 'Our Gracie' was already a star of the music hall and a major recording star, with an audience that had followed her progress since 1915 when she left Rochdale and the Lancashire cotton mills to join musical revue.
		In the films, she creates the same solidarity with her working-class audience but also functions as the bridge to a national community which crosses class boundaries.
		Gracie tends not to have a plot or a romance of her own but facilitates the plots and the romances of others, her own romantic inclinations only hinted at with a glance and quickly suppressed with a shrug or a funny face.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /actors/f/004.html (292 words)

	icCoventry - Gracie Fields in Broadgate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		British actress and singer Gracie Fields was always a popular figure whenever she came to Coventry, which she did on a number of occasions.
		Back in October 1965 Gracie, who was made a Dame of the British Empire in February 1979, returned to Coventry for a spot of sight-seeing and was photographed in Broadgate beneath Lady Godiva's statue.
		A great Forces' favourite, Gracie was born in Rochdale in 1898 and made her stage debut at the age of 10.
	iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk /0850cityhistory/0900memories/tm_objectid=12025155&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=gracie-fields-in-broadgate-name_page.html (126 words)

	Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		On 26 July 1936 she was chartered by her namesake to take orphans on a trip from Bournemouth, where Miss Fields was performing, to Brighton.
		PS Gracie Fields was requisitioned for minesweeping duties in 1939 and went to Dunkirk for the evacuation.
		However, her rudder was stuck and she was taking on water and PS Gracie Fields sank on 30 May.
	website.lineone.net /~tom_lee/gracie.htm (301 words)

	Hollywood
		By 1938 she was now at the height of her popularity and the position she occupied in the public's affection was second only to that of the King and Queen.
		In her very long life Gracie was given many accolades, and had many things named after her.
		In 1938 she was given the Order of Officer Sister of St. John of Jerusalem for her unstinting work for charity and also received the CBE from King George VI for her contribution to the entertainment industry.
	www.graciefields.freeserve.co.uk /page4.html (192 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Gracie Fields
		Fields, Gracie, professional name of Grace Stansfield (1898-1979), British singer and comedian, born in Rochdale, England.
		baseball, cricket, field hockey, Football, football, American, football, Gaelic, hurling, lacrosse, Little League, pictures of sports fields, polo,...
		Field (mathematics), set of elements that can be operated on according to rules that satisfy certain properties.
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	Gracie Fields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Gracie Fields touches the world with one finger tip
		You will emerge from your numbness and you will remark that nowadays society has become triffle and the only think that can redeem it is art through all its expressions, whether we talk about painting or poetry.
		It is an uplifting situation that those who embellish the mind are continuously challenging our immagination and our wits with their endless masterpieces.
	www.wonderful-people.com /Actors/Actors_F/index5/Flipper20344.htm (188 words)

	eBay - gracie fields, Records, Sheet Music, Song Books items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Basil Rathbone, Gracie Fields, Ella Raines, Kurt Kreuge
		Gracie Fields, The Sweetest Song In The World 1938.
		Gracie Fields wish me luck as you wave me goodbye music
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	PeoplePlay UK - Gracie Fields
		Born Gracie Stansfield above a fish and chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire and known affectionately as 'Our Gracie', Fields began her career in Northern music halls.
		She sold four million records in less than five years, and her film contract of £150,000 for two years was believed to be the largest then awarded.
		Gracie Fields continued to perform even during her semi-retirement on the island of Capri where she died in 1979.
	www.peopleplayuk.org.uk /collections/object.php?object_id=837 (160 words)

	Gracie Fields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		One of Great Britain's most popular film stars during the 1930s and a major figure in the history of English popular culture.
		Beginning as a music hall entertainer, Fields had already achieved considerable popularity when she entered films in 1931.
		With her boundless optimism, hearty Lancashire humor and inimitable singing voice, Fields practically became a national heroine as her proletariat "Miss Fix-it" persona kept an entire nation cheerful through the worst days of the Depression....
	www.hollywood.com /celebs/detail/celeb/198131 (151 words)

	Gracie Fields
		"Gracie Fields sings the music of Harry Parr Davies"
		A chronicle of some of Gracie's wartime travels during and after WWII.
		See also our sister site covering the life and work of Harry Parr Davies, Gracie's accompanist, including some of his music in MIDI and WAV format at:
	www.graciefields.freeserve.co.uk (58 words)

	Heaven Will Protect An Honest Girl... Gracie Fields
		Gracie Fields was born Grace Stansfield, above a chip shop in Molesworth Street, Rochdale, Lancashire in January 1898.
		Although remaining very much a down to earth Lancashire lass throughout her life, her legend spread far and wide around the world.
		She made a triumphant last 'Royal Command Performance' at the age of Eighty and was honoured to be made a Dame of the British Empire.
	monologues.co.uk /First_Ladies/Honest_Girl.htm (449 words)

	Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts and the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame (Festival Performance Hall - Events ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In 1415 the English defeated the French on the fields of Agincourt.
		She won the North Bay Field Day Trophy so many times during her career that it was finally given to her.
		She won the French River Invitational in 1953, 54, 55 and 56 and the trophy was retired in her honour.
	www.stockeycentre.com /cwsc/events_all.php (4784 words)

	Biography for Gracie Fields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Gracie's first 'serious' stage role was 'Her Last Affaire (1936)' but she was dropped from the film version and her role was taken by Googie Withers.
		Received the Order of Officer Sister of St. John of Jerusalem in 1938 for her hospital/charity work.
		Her last recording "The Golden Years of Gracie Fields" was made in 1975 at age 77.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0276247/bio (301 words)

	Gracie Fields
		They accused Gracie of fleeing the country out of fear and taking her wealth with her.
		She denied this, though much of her family had moved to America "for health reasons".
		In an era dominated by Mayfair accents, she was one of the few working-class women to keep her identity and translate it into worldwide success.
	www.britishpictures.com /stars/Fields.htm (440 words)

	Gracie Fields - Compare Prices & Reviews at Smarter
		In her hey-day, Gracie Fields was one of the highest paid stars in the world.
		Appearing in a series of films which reflected the spirit of a troubled decade and cutting hundreds of superb recordings, she became an international legend and a national institution, always retaining what she called her 'common touch', the image that endeared her to millions.
		Buy used, new, rare and out-of-print books by Field Gracie.
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	Amazon.com: Sing as We Go, Vol. 1: Music: Gracie Fields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Although this is the webpage for Gracie, I must mention the second CD.
		His songs are the American equivalents of those Fields popularized--most written by Crumit himself ("A Gay Caballero," "I Married the Bootlegger's Daughter") or with co-workers ("Donald the Dub," "The Song of the Prune") some traditional ("Bohunkus"), some by other composers ("I'm a Specialist," "Plink!Plunk!").
		But by all means, purchase this and the Gracie Fields too.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004YRZ9?v=glance (1077 words)

	Footlight.com > Fields, Gracie
		Despite the use of shielding on the vocal microphone, some of the attendant noises remains.
		Gracie's songs are interspersed with dialogue, stories and witticisms-the followi
		24 Tracks by Gracie Fields, transferred from original 78rpm records and digitally remastered by Michael Dutton.
	www.footlight.com /artist.cfm?artist_id=2421 (151 words)

	index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Gracie Fields had an astonishingly broad vocal and emotional range, which she shared freely with her audience.
		She would go straight from a gentle lullaby into a raucous ear-splitting whoop, and her listeners loved it!
		Outrageously wacky songs like "Walter, Walter, Lead Me to the Altar", "What Can You Give a Nudist on His Birthday?", and Gracie's famous "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World" are juxtaposed with subtle renditions of familiar ballads, including "Danny Boy" and "When I Grow Too Old to Dream".
	www.amazinggracie.ca (280 words)

	DigiGuide : Gracie Fields
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		Find out more on Gracie Fields at the Internet Movie Database
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	Love Life Laughter - vhs dvd - Gracie Fields, John Loder, Norah Howard, Alan Aynesworth, Esme Percy - 1934
		Love Life Laughter - vhs dvd - Gracie Fields, John Loder, Norah Howard, Alan Aynesworth, Esme Percy - 1934
		Gracie Fields stars in this charming, fairytale romance that proved a big hit at the box office.
		Gracie plays nellie, the daughter of a pub landlord, who meets Prince Charles of Granau at a charity fancy dress ball.
	www.learmedia.ca /product_info.php/products_id/1127 (233 words)

	screenonline: Fields, Gracie (1898-1979) Biography
		She was made a DBE in 1979, and died the same year in Capri.
		Biographies: Gracie Fields: Her Life in Pictures by Peter Hudson (Robson Books, 1989) and Gracie Fields by David Bret (Robson Books, 1995)
		A closer look at the golden age of British musical comedy
	www.screenonline.org.uk /people/id/451952 (289 words)

	Great Vera Lynn & Gracie Fields by Gracie Fields CD
		In The Chapel In The Moonlight - (studio, with Gracie Fields)
		48 hits of the war years from Vera Lynn and Gracie Fields.
		Remember to focus your comments on Great Vera Lynn & Gracie Fields - Import CD.
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	VH1.com : Gracie Fields : Artist Main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Born in 1898 above a shop in the town o...
		Check out Gracie Fields's movie page to watch trailers, see photos, find out about upcoming film projects and more!
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