Lillie, Beatrice (Gladys)
- Lillie, Beatrice (Gladys)
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died Jan. 20, 1989, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng.
Canadian-born British comedienne.
She made her London stage debut as a singer in 1914 and developed her comic genius in revues produced by André Charlot.
She made her New York City debut in 1924,
establishing an international reputation as a high-
spirited star of sophisticated comedy.
She appeared in various revues until 1939;
after World War II she starred in the revue Inside U.S.A. (
1948–
50)
and toured worldwide in An Evening with Beatrice Lillie (
1952–
56).
Her last stage performances were in Auntie Mame (
1958)
and High Spirits (
1964).
Beatrice Lillie
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