Person    | Female  Born 10/2/1910  Died 30/11/1979

Joyce Grenfell

Categories: Cinema, Humour, Theatre

Born Joyce Phipps in Montpelier Square, London. Her mother was sister to Nancy Astor, MP, so she was "well brought up". Aged 19 she married Reggie, her husband until her death.

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Joyce Grenfell

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Joyce Grenfell - N5

Laid by Miss Joyce Grenfell, 24th October 1950.

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Joyce Grenfell - SW10

Joyce Grenfell, 1910 - 1979, entertainer and writer, lived here in flat no.8,...

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