All in Rhyme-The Life of Dame Gracie Fields

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Promoting Gracie's first British war relief tour in Canada. 
 She made hundreds of thousands of dollars for the
war effort in just a few months.




A programme signed by Gracie.



Thumbs up for the troops - an American newspaper photograph.

~ The Holy City ~

A Scotch lad requested 'The Holy City' during a troop concert in France, Gracie promised to sing it later but he was taking no chance. He called out again and again, her solemn promise was in vain. A fellow soldier became irritated and bashed him on the head, Gracie wished him to hear 'The Holy City' and not be seeing it instead!.




With the boys in France 1940

 

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