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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Avril Angers | | name = Avril Angers | ||
| image = | | image = Actress Avril Angers.jpg | ||
| occupation = Actress, dancer | | occupation = Actress, dancer | ||
| birth_name = Florence Avril Angers | | birth_name = Florence Avril Angers | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|04|18|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England | | birth_place = [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire|Lancashire]], England | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|11|09|1918|04|18|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[London]], England | | death_place = [[w:London|London]], England | ||
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'''Florence Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/avril-angers-515976.html|title=Avril Angers|work=The Independent|date=2005-11-19}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the post-war London theatre".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1502671/Avril-Angers.html|title=Avril Angers|date=11 November 2005|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> | '''Florence Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/avril-angers-515976.html|title=Avril Angers|work=[[w:The Independent|The Independent]]|date=2005-11-19}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the post-war London theatre".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1502671/Avril-Angers.html|title=Avril Angers|date=11 November 2005|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Angers was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] in 1918. Her father, Harry Angers, was a music hall comedian who also appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a dancer with the [[Tiller Girls]] before joining [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]] during the Second World War. She never married or had children. Angers lived in [[Covent Garden]], [[London]], where she died from pneumonia, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10402/comedy-great-avril-angers-dies-at-87|title=Comedy great Avril Angers dies at 87|date=10 November 2005|work=[[The Stage]]|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> | Angers was born in [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire|Lancashire]] in 1918. Her father, Harry Angers, was a music hall comedian who also appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a dancer with the [[w:Tiller Girls|Tiller Girls]] before joining [[w:Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]] during the Second World War. She never married or had children. Angers lived in [[w:Covent Garden|Covent Garden]], [[w:London|London]], where she died from pneumonia, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10402/comedy-great-avril-angers-dies-at-87|title=Comedy great Avril Angers dies at 87|date=10 November 2005|work=[[w:The Stage|The Stage]]|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
She made her [[West End theatre]] debut at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] in a 1944 revue titled ''Keep Going''.<ref name="who">{{cite encyclopedia|title=ANGERS, Avril|encyclopedia=Who's Who in the Theatre|volume=1|page=19|publisher=Gale Research Company|year=1981|issn= 0083-9833|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[straight man]] role as a foil to established male comics such as [[Frankie Howerd]] and [[Arthur Askey]]. | She made her [[w:West End theatre|West End theatre]] debut at the [[w:Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] in a 1944 revue titled ''Keep Going''.<ref name="who">{{cite encyclopedia|title=ANGERS, Avril|encyclopedia=Who's Who in the Theatre|volume=1|page=19|publisher=Gale Research Company|year=1981|issn= 0083-9833|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[w:straight man|straight man]] role as a foil to established male comics such as [[Frankie Howerd]] and [[Arthur Askey]]. | ||
Along with [[Terry-Thomas]], she was one of the original cast of British television's first ever comedy series ''[[How Do You View?]]'' in 1949.<ref name="Avril Angers"/> | Along with [[Terry-Thomas]], she was one of the original cast of British television's first ever comedy series ''[[How Do You View?]]'' in 1949.<ref name="Avril Angers"/> | ||
In 1961, she played [[Norah Tanner|Norah Dawson]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', who was [[Arnold Tanner]]'s new fiancée ('Madame Toffee Shop' as [[Elsie Tanner]] called her). | In 1961, she played [[w:Norah Tanner|Norah Dawson]] in ''[[w:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'', who was [[w:Arnold Tanner|Arnold Tanner]]'s new fiancée ('Madame Toffee Shop' as [[w:Elsie Tanner|Elsie Tanner]] called her). | ||
After five years' service with ENSA, she returned to civilian life and took on many and various roles in television (including ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and ''[[Odd Man Out]]''), as well as in film and theatre.<ref name="Dennis Barker">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/14/guardianobituaries.media|title=Obituary: Avril Angers - Media - The Guardian|author=Dennis Barker|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2005-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722002253/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Avril Angers|work=BFI}}</ref> These included playing [[Miss Marple]] in [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[Murder at the Vicarage (play)|Murder at the Vicarage]]'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]] in 1976 in the [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/><ref name="Dennis Barker"/> | After five years' service with ENSA, she returned to civilian life and took on many and various roles in television (including ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[w:All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and ''[[Odd Man Out]]''), as well as in film and theatre.<ref name="Dennis Barker">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/14/guardianobituaries.media|title=Obituary: Avril Angers - Media - The Guardian|author=Dennis Barker|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2005-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722002253/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f5ee2a7|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Avril Angers|work=BFI}}</ref> These included playing [[w:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in [[w:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[w:Murder at the Vicarage (play)|Murder at the Vicarage]]'' at the [[w:Savoy Theatre|Savoy Theatre]] in 1976 in the [[w:West End theatre|West End]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/><ref name="Dennis Barker"/> | ||
One of her best remembered roles was that of [[Hayley Mills]]'s shrewish mother in the film version of [[Bill Naughton]]'s play ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966).<ref name="Avril Angers"/> A still from the film featuring Angers features as the cover of [[The Smiths]]' single "[[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]]" (1987). | One of her best remembered roles was that of [[w:Hayley Mills|Hayley Mills]]'s shrewish mother in the film version of [[w:Bill Naughton|Bill Naughton]]'s play ''[[w:The Family Way|The Family Way]]'' (1966).<ref name="Avril Angers"/> A still from the film featuring Angers features as the cover of [[w:The Smiths|The Smiths]]' single "[[w:I Started Something I Couldn't Finish|I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]]" (1987). | ||
==Vocal work== | ==Vocal work== | ||
In 1958, she, [[Roger Livesey]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Rita Webb]], [[Judith Furse]], and [[Miles Malleson]], recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the [[Caedmon Audio]] record label, (Caedmon Audio TC-1137). It was released in stereo in 1964. | In 1958, she, [[Roger Livesey]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Rita Webb]], [[Judith Furse]], and [[Miles Malleson]], recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the [[w:Caedmon Audio|Caedmon Audio]] record label, (Caedmon Audio TC-1137). It was released in stereo in 1964. | ||
==Partial filmography== | ==Partial filmography== | ||
* ''[[Brass Monkey (film)|Brass Monkey]]'' (1948) – Herself | * ''[[Brass Monkey (film)|Brass Monkey]]'' (1948) – Herself | ||
* ''[[Miss Pilgrim's Progress]]'' (1949) – First Factory Girl | * ''[[Miss Pilgrim's Progress]]'' (1949) – First Factory Girl | ||
* ''[[The Six Men]]'' (1951) – Herself | * ''[[w:The Six Men|The Six Men]]'' (1951) – Herself | ||
* ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' – Renee O'Connor | * ''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' – Renee O'Connor | ||
* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) – Bessie | * ''[[w:Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) – Bessie | ||
* ''[[Bond of Fear]]'' (1956) – Girl Hiker | * ''[[w:Bond of Fear|Bond of Fear]]'' (1956) – Girl Hiker | ||
* ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) – Marigold | * ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) – Marigold | ||
* ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1961) – Norah Dawson | * ''[[w:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'' (1961) – Norah Dawson | ||
* ''[[Be My Guest (film)|Be My Guest]]'' (1965) – Mrs Pucil | * ''[[w:Be My Guest (film)|Be My Guest]]'' (1965) – Mrs Pucil | ||
* ''[[Devils of Darkness]]'' (1965) – Midge | * ''[[w:Devils of Darkness|Devils of Darkness]]'' (1965) – Midge | ||
* ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) – Liz Piper | * ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) – Liz Piper | ||
* ''[[Three Bites of the Apple]]'' (1967) – Gladys Tomlinson | * ''[[w:Three Bites of the Apple|Three Bites of the Apple]]'' (1967) – Gladys Tomlinson | ||
* ''[[Two a Penny]]'' (1967) – Mrs Burry | * ''[[w:Two a Penny|Two a Penny]]'' (1967) – Mrs Burry | ||
* ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Flora's Mother | * ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Flora's Mother | ||
* ''[[Staircase (film)|Staircase]]'' (1969) – Miss Ricard | * ''[[Staircase (film)|Staircase]]'' (1969) – Miss Ricard | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| Born | Florence Avril Angers 18 April 1918 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 9 November 2005 (aged 87) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Florence Avril Angers (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.[1] The Daily Telegraph described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the post-war London theatre".[2]
Life
Angers was born in Liverpool, Lancashire in 1918. Her father, Harry Angers, was a music hall comedian who also appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a dancer with the Tiller Girls before joining ENSA during the Second World War. She never married or had children. Angers lived in Covent Garden, London, where she died from pneumonia, aged 87.[3]
Career
She made her West End theatre debut at the Palace Theatre in a 1944 revue titled Keep Going.[4] One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a straight man role as a foil to established male comics such as Frankie Howerd and Arthur Askey.
Along with Terry-Thomas, she was one of the original cast of British television's first ever comedy series How Do You View? in 1949.[1]
In 1961, she played Norah Dawson in Coronation Street, who was Arnold Tanner's new fiancée ('Madame Toffee Shop' as Elsie Tanner called her).
After five years' service with ENSA, she returned to civilian life and took on many and various roles in television (including Dad's Army, All Creatures Great and Small, Are You Being Served? and Odd Man Out), as well as in film and theatre.[5][6] These included playing Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage at the Savoy Theatre in 1976 in the West End.[2][5]
One of her best remembered roles was that of Hayley Mills's shrewish mother in the film version of Bill Naughton's play The Family Way (1966).[1] A still from the film featuring Angers features as the cover of The Smiths' single "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" (1987).
Vocal work
In 1958, she, Roger Livesey, Terry-Thomas, Rita Webb, Judith Furse, and Miles Malleson, recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the Caedmon Audio record label, (Caedmon Audio TC-1137). It was released in stereo in 1964.
Partial filmography
- Brass Monkey (1948) – Herself
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) – First Factory Girl
- The Six Men (1951) – Herself
- Don't Blame the Stork – Renee O'Connor
- Women Without Men (1956) – Bessie
- Bond of Fear (1956) – Girl Hiker
- The Green Man (1956) – Marigold
- Coronation Street (1961) – Norah Dawson
- Be My Guest (1965) – Mrs Pucil
- Devils of Darkness (1965) – Midge
- The Family Way (1966) – Liz Piper
- Three Bites of the Apple (1967) – Gladys Tomlinson
- Two a Penny (1967) – Mrs Burry
- The Best House in London (1969) – Flora's Mother
- Staircase (1969) – Miss Ricard
- There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) – English Tourist in Lift
- Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971) – Fanny Hill
- Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) – Mrs Truscott
- Victoria Wood – Episode 5: "Val de Ree (Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha)" (1989) – Mim
References
- ^ a b c "Avril Angers". The Independent. 2005-11-19.
- ^ a b "Avril Angers". Telegraph.co.uk. 11 November 2005.
- ^ "Comedy great Avril Angers dies at 87". The Stage. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ Ian Herbert, ed. (1981). "ANGERS, Avril". Who's Who in the Theatre. Vol. 1. Gale Research Company. p. 19. ISSN 0083-9833.
- ^ a b Dennis Barker (2005-11-14). "Obituary: Avril Angers - Media - The Guardian". The Guardian.
- ^ "Avril Angers". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
External links
- Avril Angers at IMDb
