Gertrude Lawrence Overview:

Legendary actress, Gertrude Lawrence, was born Gertrude Alexandria Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen on Jul 4, 1898 in London, England. Lawrence died at the age of 54 on Sep 6, 1952 in New York City, NY .

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Jaunty, spring-heeled, irrepressible star of post-World War I revue, the top British star of her type in the twenties, with much of her material written especially for her by Noel Coward. She never came to terms with the cinema any more than it came to terms with her, although Julie Andrews told her story in Star! Suffered much from ill-health in later years. Died from cancer of the liver.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

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Lawrence was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Entertained allied troops in Europe as part of ENSA during World War II.

Is buried in the pink satin hooped ball gown that she sang "Shall We Dance?" in from the Broadway production of "The King and I".

The character of Lorraine Sheldon in the Moss Hart / George S. Kaufman play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (later filmed as The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), was based on Lawrence.

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