Anna Neagle - Revision history

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	~~{{short description\|English stage and film actress and singer}}~~
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	~~{{Use British English\|date=May 2012}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_prefix = [[~~w:Dame\|~~Dame]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Dame]]
	\| name = Anna Neagle		\| name = Anna Neagle
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}
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	\| birth_name = Florence Marjorie Robertson		\| birth_name = Florence Marjorie Robertson
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Forest Gate\|Forest Gate]], [[w:Essex\|Essex]] (now in London), [[w:England\|England]]		\| birth_place = [[Forest Gate\|Forest Gate]], [[Essex\|Essex]] (now in London), [[England\|England]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1986\|6\|3\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1986\|6\|3\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:West Byfleet\|West Byfleet]], [[w:Surrey\|Surrey]], England		\| death_place = [[West Byfleet\|West Byfleet]], [[Surrey\|Surrey]], England
	\| restingplace = [[w:City of London Cemetery\|City of London Cemetery]], [[w:Manor Park, London\|Manor Park]], England		\| restingplace = [[City of London Cemetery\|City of London Cemetery]], [[Manor Park, London\|Manor Park]], England
	\| restingplacecoordinates =		\| restingplacecoordinates =
	\| occupation = Actress, singer		\| occupation = Actress, singer
	\| years_active = 1917–1986		\| years_active = 1917–1986
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Herbert Wilcox]]\|1943\|1977\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Herbert Wilcox]]\|1943\|1977\|end=died}}
	\| relatives = [[w:Nicholas Hoult\|Nicholas Hoult]]<br>(great-nephew)		\| relatives = [[Nicholas Hoult\|Nicholas Hoult]]<br>(great-nephew)
	}}		}}

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	=== Early life ===		=== Early life ===

	Neagle was born in [[Forest Gate]], [[Essex]], daughter of Florence Neagle and her husband, Herbert William Robertson, a [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)\|Merchant Navy]] captain.<ref>Springer, John, and Jack Hamilton. ''They Had Faces Then''. Castle Books. p. 319.</ref> Her elder brother was the bass-baritone and actor Stuart Robertson (1901–1958).<ref>Pearl Records, ''The Mikado'', sleeve notes.</ref> Robertson attended primary school in [[Glasgow]] and then [[St Albans High School for Girls]].~~{{Citation needed\|date=May 2009}}~~ She made her stage debut as a dancer in 1917, and later appeared in the chorus of C.B. Cochran's [[revue]]s and also André Charlot's revue ''Bubbly''. While with Cochran she understudied [[Jessie Matthews]].<ref>Vermilye, Jerry. ''The Great British Films''. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1978. p. 21.</ref>		Neagle was born in [[Forest Gate]], [[Essex]], daughter of Florence Neagle and her husband, Herbert William Robertson, a [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)\|Merchant Navy]] captain.<ref>Springer, John, and Jack Hamilton. ''They Had Faces Then''. Castle Books. p. 319.</ref> Her elder brother was the bass-baritone and actor Stuart Robertson (1901–1958).<ref>Pearl Records, ''The Mikado'', sleeve notes.</ref> Robertson attended primary school in [[Glasgow]] and then [[St Albans High School for Girls]]. She made her stage debut as a dancer in 1917, and later appeared in the chorus of C.B. Cochran's [[revue]]s and also André Charlot's revue ''Bubbly''. While with Cochran she understudied [[Jessie Matthews]].<ref>Vermilye, Jerry. ''The Great British Films''. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1978. p. 21.</ref>

	In 1931, she starred in the West End musical ''Stand Up and Sing'' with actor [[Jack Buchanan]], who encouraged her to take a featured role. For this play she began using the professional name of '''Anna Neagle''' (the surname being her mother's maiden name).<ref name="fandango">{{cite web \|url=http://www.fandango.com/annaneagle/biographies/p52015 \|title=''Fandango'' Biography. \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102164107/http://www.fandango.com/annaneagle/biographies/p52015 \|archive-date=2 January 2013}}</ref> The play was a success with a total run of 604 performances.<ref name="fandango" /> ''Stand Up and Sing'' provided her big break when film producer and director [[Herbert Wilcox]] caught the show to consider Buchanan for an upcoming film, but also took note of her cinematic potential.<ref name="britishpictures">[http://www.britishpictures.com/stars/Neagle.htm ''British Pictures'' Profile and Reviews.] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175734/http://www.britishpictures.com/stars/Neagle.htm \|date=16 December 2007 }}</ref>		In 1931, she starred in the West End musical ''Stand Up and Sing'' with actor [[Jack Buchanan]], who encouraged her to take a featured role. For this play she began using the professional name of '''Anna Neagle''' (the surname being her mother's maiden name).<ref name="fandango">{{cite web \|url=http://www.fandango.com/annaneagle/biographies/p52015 \|title=''Fandango'' Biography. \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102164107/http://www.fandango.com/annaneagle/biographies/p52015 \|archive-date=2 January 2013}}</ref> The play was a success with a total run of 604 performances.<ref name="fandango" /> ''Stand Up and Sing'' provided her big break when film producer and director [[Herbert Wilcox]] caught the show to consider Buchanan for an upcoming film, but also took note of her cinematic potential.<ref name="britishpictures">[http://www.britishpictures.com/stars/Neagle.htm ''British Pictures'' Profile and Reviews.] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175734/http://www.britishpictures.com/stars/Neagle.htm \|date=16 December 2007 }}</ref>
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	With her husband, Neagle began producing films starring [[Frankie Vaughan]], but these were out of touch with changing tastes, and lost money, resulting in Wilcox going heavily into debt. Neagle herself made her final film appearance in ''[[The Lady Is a Square]]'' (1959), also Wilcox's last film as director.		With her husband, Neagle began producing films starring [[Frankie Vaughan]], but these were out of touch with changing tastes, and lost money, resulting in Wilcox going heavily into debt. Neagle herself made her final film appearance in ''[[The Lady Is a Square]]'' (1959), also Wilcox's last film as director.

	Neagle was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in February 1958 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at the BBC Television Theatre,~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ and in March 1983, when Andrews surprised her at London's Royal National Hotel~~.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~		Neagle was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in February 1958 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at the BBC Television Theatre, and in March 1983, when Andrews surprised her at London's Royal National Hotel

	=== Final years ===		=== Final years ===

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	==External links==		==External links==
			* {{IMDb name \|0623554\|Anna Neagle}}
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	* {{IMDb name \| ~~id=~~0623554 \| ~~name=~~Anna Neagle}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|id=486979\|name=Anna Neagle}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=486979\|name=Anna Neagle}}
	* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=331 Photographs of Anna Neagle]		* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=331 Photographs of Anna Neagle]

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	[[Category:People from Forest Gate]]		[[Category:People from Forest Gate]]
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	~~[[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]]~~
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	[[Category:People educated at St Albans High School for Girls]]		[[Category:People educated at St Albans High School for Girls]]
	[[Category:Actresses from Essex]]		[[Category:Actresses from Essex]]

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_prefix = [[Dame]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[w:Dame\|Dame]]
	\| name = Anna Neagle		\| name = Anna Neagle
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}
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	\| birth_name = Florence Marjorie Robertson		\| birth_name = Florence Marjorie Robertson
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Forest Gate]], [[Essex]] (now in London), [[England]]		\| birth_place = [[w:Forest Gate\|Forest Gate]], [[w:Essex\|Essex]] (now in London), [[w:England\|England]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1986\|6\|3\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1986\|6\|3\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[West Byfleet]], [[Surrey]], England		\| death_place = [[w:West Byfleet\|West Byfleet]], [[w:Surrey\|Surrey]], England
	\| restingplace = [[City of London Cemetery]], [[Manor Park, London]], England		\| restingplace = [[w:City of London Cemetery\|City of London Cemetery]], [[w:Manor Park, London\|Manor Park]], England
	\| restingplacecoordinates =		\| restingplacecoordinates =
	\| occupation = Actress, singer		\| occupation = Actress, singer
	\| years_active = 1917–1986		\| years_active = 1917–1986
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Herbert Wilcox]]\|1943\|1977\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Herbert Wilcox]]\|1943\|1977\|end=died}}
	\| relatives = [[Nicholas Hoult]]<br>(great-nephew)		\| relatives = [[w:Nicholas Hoult\|Nicholas Hoult]]<br>(great-nephew)
	}}		}}

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	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}
	\| image = Anna~~-neagle 1935~~.jpg		\| image = Anna Neagle.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Neagle in 1935~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Florence Marjorie Robertson		\| birth_name = Florence Marjorie Robertson
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|10\|20\|df=y}}

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