Lily Morris - wikipedia Lily Morris Lily Morris ( September 30, 1882 -- October 3, 1952 ), born Lilles Mary Crosby, was an English music hall performer, who specialized in singing comedic songs, notably ' Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid ' and ' Do n't Have Any More, Missus Moore ``. Contents 1 Biography 2 Song hits 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External links Biography Morris was born in the Holborn area of London, and began performing professionally at the age of ten. She built a formidable career, including several successful international tours. She had a particularly successful run at the Palace Theater in New York in 1928. She also appeared in the musical revue film Elstree Calling ( 1930 ), co-directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and a later appearance in the film Radio Parade of 1935 as a charlady alongside fellow music hall performer Nellie Wallace. She retired from the stage in 1940, except for a brief appearance in 1948. In 1941 she appeared as the formidable `` Lady Randall '' in the Arthur Askey comedy I Thank You but reverts to type in the final scene where she gives a rendition of the old music hall standard `` Waiting at the Church '' at an impromptu concert in a tube station bomb shelter. Song hits Lily Morris 's most popular song hits include : `` Because He Loves Me '' `` My Old Man ( Said Follow the Van ) '' ( original performer : Marie Lloyd ) `` Do n't Have Any More, Missus Moore '' ( 1929 ), ( written by Harry Castling ) `` He 's Only a Working Man '' `` The Old Apple Tree '' `` Waiting at the Church '' `` Why Am I Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Blushing Bride ? '' ( written 1917 ) Selected filmography Variety ( 1935 ) References Jump up ^ `` Music Hall Star Dies, '' New York Times ( 1857 - Current File ), October 4, 1952, http://www.proquest.com/ ( accessed January 6, 2008 ). Jump up ^ `` British Artists Rule Palace Bill, '' New York Times ( 1857 - Current file ), January 24, 1928, http://www.proquest.com/ ( accessed January 6, 2008 ). Jump up ^ Times obituary. Jump up ^ IMDb : I Thank You Jump up ^ `` Lily Morris : Do n't Have any More Mrs. Moore ''... allmusic.com. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013. External links Music Hall star Lily Morris sings `` Do n't Have Any More Mrs Moore '' on YouTube BNF : cb13940724w ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0000 5134 4306 MusicBrainz : fb35bd28 - 5f4f - 4ce2 - 8b60 - f83342cd8efa SNAC : w6tc47h6 VIAF : 39159222 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lily_Morris&oldid=847973586 '' Categories : Music hall performers 1952 deaths 1882 births Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 June 2018, at 01 : 00 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: when was why am i always the bridesmaid written
Answer: 1917