Tales of the Unexpected
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Jessie Margaret Matthews OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. [1] [2] After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, such as Evergreen , Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The ...
Jessie Margaret Matthews. Nicknames. The Dancing Divinity. The English Ginger Rogers. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio. Born to a huge, poor family in Soho in London's West End, Jessie Matthews became a big stage star in the late 1920s and 1930s, enjoying some crossover success in musical films.
Jessie Margaret Matthews OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.
Oct 14, 2007 · Jessie Matthews, Over My Shoulder, from Evergreen, 1934 - YouTube. other_pete. 389 subscribers. 175. 47K views 15 years ago. The Turbo-dually-rotating-stage-tastic cloud-dancing conclusion to...
Aug 21, 1981 · Jessie Matthews, a star of Britain's musical-comedy stage, died of cancer today. She was 74 years old. Miss Matthews won fame on three continents before World War II as a singer and as one of...
Jessie Matthews was a gamine, graceful dancer, with a sweet, pure-toned singing voice, and waif-like sex appeal, who embodied 1930s style. One of 11 children of a Soho costermonger, Matthews enjoyed dancing from an early age, and elocution lessons created her distinctive "plummy" accent. In a chorus line at 16, she also had fleeting dancing ...
Born Jessie Margaret Matthews on March 11, 1907, in the Soho district of London, England; died of cancer on August 20, 1981; daughter of George Matthews (who ran a market stall) and Jane Matthews; educated at Pulteney Street School for Girls; married Henry Lytton, Jr. (an actor), in 1926 (divorced 1931); married Sonnie Hale (an actor), on Januar...
