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| Born | January 9, 1898 |
| Hometown | Rochdale, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5'7" (1.70m) |
| Spouse | Boris Alperovici (m 1952 - 1979) , Monty Banks (m 1940 - 1950) , Archie Pitt (m 1923 - 1939) |
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My Grandparent’s War: Toby Jones, review: the astonishing family secrets kept tumbling out
- It is reductive to see My Grandparent’s War (Channel 4) as Who Do You Think You Are? in puttees and a pith helmet. But when today’s stars go in search of yesteryear’s heroes and heroines, there is certainly much more khaki on show than tinsel. So it was a pleasure, not least to Toby Jones himself, to find that his grandmother’s Second World War story contained just as many surprises as his grandfather’s.
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Inside Alexandra Palace's restored Victorian theatre – open for the first time in 80 years
Well, they’ve seen a thing or two, Thalia and Melpomene. The daughters of Zeus and muses of comedy and tragedy respectively have been standing in their elegant niches flanking the proscenium arch at Alexandra Palace’s grand theatre since the 1870s.
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Miss Nightingale at Hippodrome, review - plucky new musical is worth a punt
Miss Nightingale at Hippodrome, review - plucky new musical is worth a punt
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This wonderful former artist studio for sale was once owned by a famous sculptor
The home's interior design is exceptional.
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Boss Hill delighted as 'Dale' provide Cup magic against Spurs
The old mill town, birthplace of actress and singer Gracie Fields, has not had much to cheer since The Dale reached the 1962 League Cup final. Hill's side are in danger of dropping back to the fourth tier but on Sunday they played way above their level in an absorbing Cup tie on a newly-laid pitch.
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Soccer-Boss Hill delighted as 'Dale' provide Cup magic against Spurs
Rochdale manager Keith Hill said his third-tier side deserved a second chance against Tottenham Hotspur after they provided some FA Cup fifth-round magic with a last-gasp 2-2 draw at a rocking Spotland Stadium on Sunday. The old mill town, birthplace of actress and singer Gracie Fields, has not had much to cheer since The Dale reached the 1962 League Cup final.
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On This Day: British star Gracie Fields marries Romanian repairman in Italy
February 18: British singer and actress Gracie Fields married a Romanian radio repairman in a quiet ceremony in Italy on this day in 1952.
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