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	~~{{short description\|English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=September 2013}}~~
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	'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.		'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

	Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.		Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC\|BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.

	In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}		In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}

	==Biography==		==Biography==

	===Early life: 1922–1944===		===Early life: 1922–1944===
	{{multiple image \| align = right\| direction = vertical \| header_align = center \| footer_align = left \| footer_background = \| image1 = Hattie Jacques Sandgate blue plaque.jpg\| width1 = 200 \| caption1 = [[Blue plaque]] at the house where Jacques was born: 125 High Street, [[w:Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]]\|alt1=blue plaque commemorating Hattie Jacques \| image2 = 125 High Street, Sandgate (2).JPG \|width2 = 200 \|caption2 =125 High Street, Sandgate}}		{{multiple image \| align = right\| direction = vertical \| header_align = center \| footer_align = left \| footer_background = \| image1 = Hattie Jacques Sandgate blue plaque.jpg\| width1 = 200 \| caption1 = [[Blue plaque]] at the house where Jacques was born: 125 High Street, [[Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]]\|alt1=blue plaque commemorating Hattie Jacques \| image2 = 125 High Street, Sandgate (2).JPG \|width2 = 200 \|caption2 =125 High Street, Sandgate}}

	Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, [[w:Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=1}} She was the youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques (1897–1923), a serviceman in the [[w:British Army\|British Army]] and later the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]], and Mary Jaques ({{nee}} Thorn), a nurse who served in the [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD).{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}}{{efn\|Robin was born into relative affluence in [[w:Newcastle upon Tyne\|Newcastle upon Tyne]]. His father Joseph Rochester Jaques was a billiard room manager from [[w:Northumberland\|Northumberland]] who married Florence King, the daughter of a Devon-born bookseller.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}} Hattie's maternal grandfather Joseph Thorn (1875–?){{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}} was a jeweller who lived at 65 Brompton Road in London. The address is notable today for being the current business premises of the upmarket jewellers [[Mappin & Webb]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}}}}		Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, [[Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=1}} She was the youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques (1897–1923), a serviceman in the [[British Army\|British Army]] and later the [[Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]], and Mary Jaques ({{nee}} Thorn), a nurse who served in the [[Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD).{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}}{{efn\|Robin was born into relative affluence in [[Newcastle upon Tyne\|Newcastle upon Tyne]]. His father Joseph Rochester Jaques was a billiard room manager from [[Northumberland\|Northumberland]] who married Florence King, the daughter of a Devon-born bookseller.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}} Hattie's maternal grandfather Joseph Thorn (1875–?){{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}} was a jeweller who lived at 65 Brompton Road in London. The address is notable today for being the current business premises of the upmarket jewellers [[Mappin & Webb]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}}}}

	The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas [[pantomime]] ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the Palace Theatre, [[Cologne]], in 1920.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=2–3}} Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. The result had a "profound effect" on the young girl, particularly a love of dance.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=12}} Robin Rochester Jaques, who attained the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] with the RAF, was a keen sportsman and became a semi-professional footballer. He signed to [[Clapton Orient]] and [[Fulham F.C.]], but his career was cut short when he died in a flying accident on 8 August 1923.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=4–5}}{{sfn\|Joyce\|2004\|p=137}} Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother [[Robin Jacques\|Robin]] moved from [[Newton, Lincolnshire\|Newton]] in [[Lincolnshire]] to London,{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=6}} where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the [[Godolphin and Latymer School]] in [[Hammersmith]],<ref name="D Tel: Lewis" />{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} She left Godolphin and Latymer in the summer of 1939 with unremarkable grades.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=17}} She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of ''[[Fumed Oak]]'' and ''Borgia''.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=16}}		The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas [[pantomime]] ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the Palace Theatre, [[Cologne]], in 1920.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=2–3}} Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. The result had a "profound effect" on the young girl, particularly a love of dance.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=12}} Robin Rochester Jaques, who attained the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] with the RAF, was a keen sportsman and became a semi-professional footballer. He signed to [[Clapton Orient]] and [[Fulham F.C.]], but his career was cut short when he died in a flying accident on 8 August 1923.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=4–5}}{{sfn\|Joyce\|2004\|p=137}} Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother [[Robin Jacques\|Robin]] moved from [[Newton, Lincolnshire\|Newton]] in [[Lincolnshire]] to London,{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=6}} where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the [[Godolphin and Latymer School]] in [[Hammersmith]],<ref name="D Tel: Lewis" />{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} She left Godolphin and Latymer in the summer of 1939 with unremarkable grades.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=17}} She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of ''[[Fumed Oak]]'' and ''Borgia''.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=16}}
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	* {{TCMDb name}}		* {{TCMDb name}}
	* [http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/%22hattie+jacques%22 Hattie Jacques] on [[w:Pathé News\|Pathé News]]		* [http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/%22hattie+jacques%22 Hattie Jacques] on [[Pathé News\|Pathé News]]
	* [http://openplaques.org/people/3136 Hattie Jacques plaques] recorded on openplaques.org		* [http://openplaques.org/people/3136 Hattie Jacques plaques] recorded on openplaques.org

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Commons category\|Hattie Jacques}}~~
	* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f591064\|name=Hattie Jacques}}		* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f591064\|name=Hattie Jacques}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|482409}}		* {{Screenonline name\|482409}}
	* {{IMDb name}}		* {{IMDb name}}
	* {{TCMDb name}}		* {{TCMDb name}}
	* [http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/%22hattie+jacques%22 Hattie Jacques] on [[Pathé News]]		* [http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/%22hattie+jacques%22 Hattie Jacques] on [[w:Pathé News\|Pathé News]]
	* [http://openplaques.org/people/3136 Hattie Jacques plaques] recorded on openplaques.org		* [http://openplaques.org/people/3136 Hattie Jacques plaques] recorded on openplaques.org

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	'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.		'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

	Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.		Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.

	In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}		In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}

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	'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.		'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

	Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.		Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.

	In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}		In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}

	==Biography==		==Biography==

	===Early life: 1922–1944===		===Early life: 1922–1944===
	{{multiple image \| align = right\| direction = vertical \| header_align = center \| footer_align = left \| footer_background = \| image1 = Hattie Jacques Sandgate blue plaque.jpg\| width1 = 200 \| caption1 = [[Blue plaque]] at the house where Jacques was born: 125 High Street, [[Sandgate, Kent]]\|alt1=blue plaque commemorating Hattie Jacques \| image2 = 125 High Street, Sandgate (2).JPG \|width2 = 200 \|caption2 =125 High Street, Sandgate}}		{{multiple image \| align = right\| direction = vertical \| header_align = center \| footer_align = left \| footer_background = \| image1 = Hattie Jacques Sandgate blue plaque.jpg\| width1 = 200 \| caption1 = [[Blue plaque]] at the house where Jacques was born: 125 High Street, [[w:Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]]\|alt1=blue plaque commemorating Hattie Jacques \| image2 = 125 High Street, Sandgate (2).JPG \|width2 = 200 \|caption2 =125 High Street, Sandgate}}

	Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, [[Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate]], [[Kent]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=1}} She was the youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques (1897–1923), a serviceman in the [[British Army]] and later the [[Royal Air Force]], and Mary Jaques ({{nee}} Thorn), a nurse who served in the [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD).{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}}{{efn\|Robin was born into relative affluence in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. His father Joseph Rochester Jaques was a billiard room manager from [[Northumberland]] who married Florence King, the daughter of a Devon-born bookseller.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}} Hattie's maternal grandfather Joseph Thorn (1875–?){{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}} was a jeweller who lived at 65 Brompton Road in London. The address is notable today for being the current business premises of the upmarket jewellers [[Mappin & Webb]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}}}}		Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, [[w:Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=1}} She was the youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques (1897–1923), a serviceman in the [[w:British Army\|British Army]] and later the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]], and Mary Jaques ({{nee}} Thorn), a nurse who served in the [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD).{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}}{{efn\|Robin was born into relative affluence in [[w:Newcastle upon Tyne\|Newcastle upon Tyne]]. His father Joseph Rochester Jaques was a billiard room manager from [[w:Northumberland\|Northumberland]] who married Florence King, the daughter of a Devon-born bookseller.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}} Hattie's maternal grandfather Joseph Thorn (1875–?){{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}} was a jeweller who lived at 65 Brompton Road in London. The address is notable today for being the current business premises of the upmarket jewellers [[Mappin & Webb]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}}}}

	The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas [[pantomime]] ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the Palace Theatre, [[Cologne]], in 1920.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=2–3}} Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. The result had a "profound effect" on the young girl, particularly a love of dance.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=12}} Robin Rochester Jaques, who attained the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] with the RAF, was a keen sportsman and became a semi-professional footballer. He signed to [[Clapton Orient]] and [[Fulham F.C.]], but his career was cut short when he died in a flying accident on 8 August 1923.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=4–5}}{{sfn\|Joyce\|2004\|p=137}} Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother [[Robin Jacques\|Robin]] moved from [[Newton, Lincolnshire\|Newton]] in [[Lincolnshire]] to London,{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=6}} where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the [[Godolphin and Latymer School]] in [[Hammersmith]],<ref name="D Tel: Lewis" />{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} She left Godolphin and Latymer in the summer of 1939 with unremarkable grades.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=17}} She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of ''[[Fumed Oak]]'' and ''Borgia''.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=16}}		The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas [[pantomime]] ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the Palace Theatre, [[Cologne]], in 1920.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=2–3}} Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. The result had a "profound effect" on the young girl, particularly a love of dance.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=12}} Robin Rochester Jaques, who attained the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] with the RAF, was a keen sportsman and became a semi-professional footballer. He signed to [[Clapton Orient]] and [[Fulham F.C.]], but his career was cut short when he died in a flying accident on 8 August 1923.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=4–5}}{{sfn\|Joyce\|2004\|p=137}} Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother [[Robin Jacques\|Robin]] moved from [[Newton, Lincolnshire\|Newton]] in [[Lincolnshire]] to London,{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=6}} where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the [[Godolphin and Latymer School]] in [[Hammersmith]],<ref name="D Tel: Lewis" />{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} She left Godolphin and Latymer in the summer of 1939 with unremarkable grades.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=17}} She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of ''[[Fumed Oak]]'' and ''Borgia''.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=16}}

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	'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.		'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

	Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.		Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.

	In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}		In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}

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	'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.		'''Hattie Jacques''' ({{IPAc-en\|dʒ\|eɪ\|k\|s}}; born '''Josephine Edwina Jaques'''; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

	Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.		Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[w:Players' Theatre\|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the [[BBC]]: with [[Tommy Handley]] on ''[[It's That Man Again]]''; with ventriloquist [[Peter Brough]] on ''[[Educating Archie]]''; and then with [[Tony Hancock]] on ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in ''[[w:Green for Danger (film)\|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[w:matron\|matron]]. On television she had a long professional partnership with [[Eric Sykes]], with whom she co-starred in his long-running series ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a...]]''. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television.

	In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}		In private, Jacques led a turbulent life. She was married to the actor [[John Le Mesurier]] from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly {{convert\|20\|stone}}<ins></ins>. She died of a [[w:myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility".{{sfn\|Gray\|2004}}

	==Biography==		==Biography==

	===Early life: 1922–1944===		===Early life: 1922–1944===
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	Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, [[Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate]], [[Kent]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=1}} She was the youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques (1897–1923), a serviceman in the [[British Army]] and later the [[Royal Air Force]], and Mary Jaques ({{nee}} Thorn), a nurse who served in the [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD).{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}}{{efn\|Robin was born into relative affluence in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. His father Joseph Rochester Jaques was a billiard room manager from [[Northumberland]] who married Florence King, the daughter of a Devon-born bookseller.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}} Hattie's maternal grandfather Joseph Thorn (1875–?){{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}} was a jeweller who lived at 65 Brompton Road in London. The address is notable today for being the current business premises of the upmarket jewellers [[Mappin & Webb]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}}}}		Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, [[w:Sandgate, Kent\|Sandgate, Kent]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=1}} She was the youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques (1897–1923), a serviceman in the [[w:British Army\|British Army]] and later the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]], and Mary Jaques ({{nee}} Thorn), a nurse who served in the [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachment\|Voluntary Aid Detachment]] (VAD).{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}}{{efn\|Robin was born into relative affluence in [[w:Newcastle upon Tyne\|Newcastle upon Tyne]]. His father Joseph Rochester Jaques was a billiard room manager from [[w:Northumberland\|Northumberland]] who married Florence King, the daughter of a Devon-born bookseller.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=2}} Hattie's maternal grandfather Joseph Thorn (1875–?){{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}} was a jeweller who lived at 65 Brompton Road in London. The address is notable today for being the current business premises of the upmarket jewellers [[Mappin & Webb]].{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=8}}}}

	The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas [[pantomime]] ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the Palace Theatre, [[Cologne]], in 1920.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=2–3}} Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. The result had a "profound effect" on the young girl, particularly a love of dance.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=12}} Robin Rochester Jaques, who attained the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] with the RAF, was a keen sportsman and became a semi-professional footballer. He signed to [[Clapton Orient]] and [[Fulham F.C.]], but his career was cut short when he died in a flying accident on 8 August 1923.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=4–5}}{{sfn\|Joyce\|2004\|p=137}} Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother [[Robin Jacques\|Robin]] moved from [[Newton, Lincolnshire\|Newton]] in [[Lincolnshire]] to London,{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=6}} where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the [[Godolphin and Latymer School]] in [[Hammersmith]],<ref name="D Tel: Lewis" />{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} She left Godolphin and Latymer in the summer of 1939 with unremarkable grades.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=17}} She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of ''[[Fumed Oak]]'' and ''Borgia''.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=16}}		The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas [[pantomime]] ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the Palace Theatre, [[Cologne]], in 1920.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=2–3}} Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. The result had a "profound effect" on the young girl, particularly a love of dance.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=12}} Robin Rochester Jaques, who attained the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] with the RAF, was a keen sportsman and became a semi-professional footballer. He signed to [[Clapton Orient]] and [[Fulham F.C.]], but his career was cut short when he died in a flying accident on 8 August 1923.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|pp=4–5}}{{sfn\|Joyce\|2004\|p=137}} Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother [[Robin Jacques\|Robin]] moved from [[Newton, Lincolnshire\|Newton]] in [[Lincolnshire]] to London,{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=6}} where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the [[Godolphin and Latymer School]] in [[Hammersmith]],<ref name="D Tel: Lewis" />{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=13}} She left Godolphin and Latymer in the summer of 1939 with unremarkable grades.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=17}} She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of ''[[Fumed Oak]]'' and ''Borgia''.{{sfn\|Merriman\|2007\|p=16}}