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	{{~~Short description~~\|~~British actress~~}}		{{Infobox person
	{{~~Use dmy dates~~\|~~date~~=~~April 2022~~}}		\| image = Olive Mercer.jpg
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			\| birth_name = Olive Maude Adams
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1905\|09\|15\|df=y}}
			\| birth_place = [[Hendon]], [[Middlesex]]
			\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1983\|01\|02\|1905\|09\|15\|df=y}}
			\| death_place = [[Hillingdon]], Middlesex
			\| other_names =
			\| occupation = Actress
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			\| known_for = [[Dad's Army]]
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	'''Olive Mercer''' (15 September 1905 – 2 January 1983), born '''Olive Maude Adams''', was a British television actress perhaps best known for playing the wife of Maurice Yeatman, the Verger in ''[[Dad's Army]]''.		'''Olive Mercer''' (15 September 1905 – 2 January 1983), born '''Olive Maude Adams''', was a British television actress perhaps best known for playing the wife of Maurice Yeatman, the Verger in ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoXszbLRR53sA2tJNBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.images.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dolive%2Bmercer%26fr%3Dyfp-t-702%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=522&h=600&imgurl=www.probertencyclopaedia.com%2Fphotolib%2Fpeople%2FOlive%2520Mercer%2520%28PD%29.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.probertencyclopaedia.com%2Fphotolib%2Fpeople%2FOlive%2520Mercer%2520%28PD%29.htm&size=34KB&name=%3Cb%3EOlive+Mercer+%3C%2Fb%3E%28PD%29+from+the+NSDK+Photo+Library&p=olive+mercer&oid=01d67b43535c889139478480415db0c7&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-702&tt=%3Cb%3EOlive+Mercer+%3C%2Fb%3E%28PD%29+from+the+NSDK+Photo+Library&b=0&ni=96&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12d6qs58n&sigb=13dokbrqb&sigi=1266a3o7b&.crumb=eHpd.1rxuXw&fr=yfp-t-702 photo]

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[[File:Olive Mercer as Mrs Yeatman.jpg|thumb|right|Olive Mercer as Mrs Yeatman in ''[[Dad's Army]]'']]
'''Olive Mercer''' (15 September 1905 – 2 January 1983), born '''Olive Maude Adams''', was a British television actress perhaps best known for playing the wife of Maurice Yeatman, the Verger in ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

Born in 1905 in [[Hendon]] in [[Middlesex]],<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2352/rg14_07039_0113_03?pid=39878406&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DqzP36%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DOlive%2520maude%2520%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DAdams%2520%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1905%26msbpn__ftp%3DHendon,%2520Middlesex,%2520England%26msbpn%3D85849%26msbpn_PInfo%3D8-%257C0%257C0%257C3257%257C3251%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5275%257C85849%257C0%257C0%257C%26msgdy%3D1931%26msddy%3D1983%26msdpn__ftp%3DHillingdon,%2520Middlesex,%2520England%26msdpn%3D1671186%26msdpn_PInfo%3D8-%257C0%257C0%257C3257%257C3251%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5275%257C1671186%257C0%257C0%257C%26mssng%3DCharles%2520%26mssns%3DMercer%26cp%3D0%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Drc8%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D39878406%26dbid%3D2352%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D13&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=qzP36&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true 1911 Census Record for Olive Maude Adams] - [[Ancestry.com]] {{subscription}}</ref> she was the daughter of Henry James Adams (born 1875), a theatre ticket agent,<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1558/31280_198447-00339?pid=4964454&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DqzP35%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DOlive%2520maude%2520%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DAdams%2520%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1905%26msbpn__ftp%3DHendon,%2520Middlesex,%2520England%26msbpn%3D85849%26msbpn_PInfo%3D8-%257C0%257C0%257C3257%257C3251%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5275%257C85849%257C0%257C0%257C%26msgdy%3D1931%26msddy%3D1983%26msdpn__ftp%3DHillingdon,%2520Middlesex,%2520England%26msdpn%3D1671186%26msdpn_PInfo%3D8-%257C0%257C0%257C3257%257C3251%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5275%257C1671186%257C0%257C0%257C%26mssng%3DCharles%2520%26mssns%3DMercer%26cp%3D0%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Drc8%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D4964454%26recoff%3D8%25209%252010%252030%252043%26dbid%3D1558%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D9&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=qzP35&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Baptism of Olive Maude Adams] - 26 November 1905, [[Willesden]], London - [[Ancestry.com]] {{subscription}}</ref> and Fanny Maria (née Dunnett, 1875-1961).<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/78057780/person/30378521128/story Family of Olive Maude Adams] - [[Ancestry.com]] {{subscription}}</ref> In 1931 she married Charles Harry Mercer;<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=qzP37&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Olive%20maude%20&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Adams%20&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1905&msbpn__ftp=Hendon,%20Middlesex,%20England&msbpn=85849&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5275%7C85849%7C0%7C0%7C&msgdy=1931&msddy=1983&msdpn__ftp=Hillingdon,%20Middlesex,%20England&msdpn=1671186&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5275%7C1671186%7C0%7C0%7C&mssng=Charles%20&mssns=Mercer&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&uidh=rc8&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=54262438&dbid=8753&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1 Olive M Adams in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005] - [[Ancestry.com]] {{subscription}}</ref> they remained married until her death.

She often played stern older women in situation comedies, including ''[[On the Buses]]'', ''[[Billy Liar (TV series)|Billy Liar]]'' and ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]''. She also appeared in ''The Ronnie Barker Yearbook'' (1971) but is best known for playing Mrs. Beryl Yeatman, the wife of [[List of Dad's Army characters#The Verger|Maurice Yeatman]], the Verger, in ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

Olive Mercer died in [[Hillingdon]] in Middlesex in 1983.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Filmography==
*''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971) - Old Lady at Duke of York (uncredited)
*''Sex and the Other Woman'' (1972) - Cleaner

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0580293}}
*[http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoXszbLRR53sA2tJNBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.images.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dolive%2Bmercer%26fr%3Dyfp-t-702%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=522&h=600&imgurl=www.probertencyclopaedia.com%2Fphotolib%2Fpeople%2FOlive%2520Mercer%2520%28PD%29.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.probertencyclopaedia.com%2Fphotolib%2Fpeople%2FOlive%2520Mercer%2520%28PD%29.htm&size=34KB&name=%3Cb%3EOlive+Mercer+%3C%2Fb%3E%28PD%29+from+the+NSDK+Photo+Library&p=olive+mercer&oid=01d67b43535c889139478480415db0c7&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-702&tt=%3Cb%3EOlive+Mercer+%3C%2Fb%3E%28PD%29+from+the+NSDK+Photo+Library&b=0&ni=96&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12d6qs58n&sigb=13dokbrqb&sigi=1266a3o7b&.crumb=eHpd.1rxuXw&fr=yfp-t-702 photo]

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[[Category:People from Hendon]]

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