Gracie Fields

Dame Gracie Fields DBE (born Grace Stansfield, 9 January 1898 – 27 September 1979), was an English actress, singer and comedienne, particularly active during the Second World War. She was a star of both movies and music hall.

Fields was born on 9 January 1898 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. She died on 27 September 1979 from complications of pneumonia in Il Canzone Del Mare, Capri, Italy, aged 81. 

Other websites

Gracie Fields at Turner Classic Movies
Gracie Fields: A Biography by Joan Moules 
Gracie Fields' appearance on This Is Your Life
Photographs and literature
Biographer David Bret interview with Nathan Morley on Cyprus Radio
Nine digitally restored Gracie Fields recordings 

Category:1898 births
Category:1979 deaths
Category:Actors from Lancashire
Category:Comedians from Lancashire
Category:Deaths from pneumonia
Category:Infectious disease deaths in Italy
Category:English movie actors
Category:English singers
Category:English stage actors
Category:English television actors
Category:Musicians from Lancashire
Category:People from Rochdale