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Dame Vera Lynn - the 'Forces Sweetheart of WWII Dead at 103
Posted on 6/18/20 at 11:51 am
Posted on 6/18/20 at 11:51 am
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She symbolised the spirit and sentiment of the Second World War. Forces' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has died at 103, surrounded by her family. Dame Vera believed her singing reminded combatants during the War what they were really fighting for – as she put it, for "precious, personal things rather than ideologies which gave people hope of better times". Her death, then, comes at a poignant time. The Queen referenced the title of one of Dame Vera's most beloved wartime songs when she told the country, separated from families and friends during the coronavirus lockdown: "We will meet again."
The Telegraph
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:41 pm to blueridgeTiger
Roger Waters thread...
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:46 pm to blueridgeTiger
Vera, Vera what has become of you ?
Vera Margaret Welch was born in 1917 to a working class family in East Ham, now a London suburb. She began her career singing in working men's clubs at the age of just seven. She took her grandmother's maiden name -- Lynn -- as a stage name at the age of 11.
She left school when she was 14 and was spotted by a booking agent who arranged work for her at parties and events. She later started performing on the radio and released her first solo recording "Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire" in 1936.
In November 1941, Lynn was given her own radio show on the BBC, "Sincerely Yours, Vera Lynn." She later appeared in the film "We'll Meet Again," in which she portrayed a character based on herself. The "Forces' Sweetheart" spent the spring and summer of 1944 performing for troops stationed in Egypt, India, and Burma (Myanmar).
The Royal British Legion said in a tweet on Thursday that Lynn was an "unforgettable British icon" and a "symbol of hope" for the armed forces.
Vera Margaret Welch was born in 1917 to a working class family in East Ham, now a London suburb. She began her career singing in working men's clubs at the age of just seven. She took her grandmother's maiden name -- Lynn -- as a stage name at the age of 11.
She left school when she was 14 and was spotted by a booking agent who arranged work for her at parties and events. She later started performing on the radio and released her first solo recording "Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire" in 1936.
In November 1941, Lynn was given her own radio show on the BBC, "Sincerely Yours, Vera Lynn." She later appeared in the film "We'll Meet Again," in which she portrayed a character based on herself. The "Forces' Sweetheart" spent the spring and summer of 1944 performing for troops stationed in Egypt, India, and Burma (Myanmar).
The Royal British Legion said in a tweet on Thursday that Lynn was an "unforgettable British icon" and a "symbol of hope" for the armed forces.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:53 pm to blueridgeTiger
RIP, Dame Vera
Posted on 6/18/20 at 2:00 pm to blueridgeTiger
My Mom used to sing about The White Cliffs of Dover.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 2:07 pm to ItzMe1972
Performing for the troops:
She sang until her make-up was running in dark furrows down her cheeks, until her dress was wet with sweat, until her voice had become a croak,” wrote Corporal Frederick Weedman of watching Lynn perform in Burma. “She was the only Ensa star we ever saw in the jungle. There were a lot of men, that hot, humid evening, who were grateful to Vera Lynn for having remembered them so far from home.
She sang until her make-up was running in dark furrows down her cheeks, until her dress was wet with sweat, until her voice had become a croak,” wrote Corporal Frederick Weedman of watching Lynn perform in Burma. “She was the only Ensa star we ever saw in the jungle. There were a lot of men, that hot, humid evening, who were grateful to Vera Lynn for having remembered them so far from home.
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