Cicely Courtneidge

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Birth Name: Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge

Born: 1 April 1893 Died: 26 April 1980

Country of origin: Australia

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Jack Hulber & Cicely Courtneidge sing "Tiger Rag" from "Under Your Hat" (film)1940

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Cicely Courtneidge sings "There's Something About A Soldier" from Soldiers Of The King (film) 1934

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Cicely Courtneidge performs an Apache Dance 1933

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Description: Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, DBE was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer. The daughter of the producer and playwright Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies. After the outbreak of the First World War, her father had a series of failures and temporarily withdrew from production. No other producers offered the young Courtneidge leading roles in musical comedies, and she turned instead to the music hall, learning her craft as a comedian. In 1916 she married the actor a ... (more)