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Minnie Love (1888 – 2 August 1967) was an English-born actress, producer, comedian and singer.
Biography
Love was born as Minnie Maude Pearce-Monks, in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, the niece of Lilly Earnest the later named Lady Mansell.
Having been discovered appearing in a vaudeville theatre in London at the age of 15, she was best known for her roles in musical comedies during the 1920s in her native country and in Australia. Appearing in plays Aladdin and Cinderella, she was best known for her role as The Pink Lady in play The Cinema Star and her song "The Broken Doll" as well as the play The Bing Boys and song "I'll Make a Man of You".
She came to Australia where she appeared in revue, variety and stage plays, as well as plays made for radio and television. She made her television debut in 1958, stating the new medium gave her the chance to indulge in her first love which was the theatre, noting also musical theatre had lost a lot of its former glamour in theatre venues since the early days of Irene Vanbrugh and Marie Tempest, and when performers were given bouquets at the end of performances by patrons.
Her TV debut was a role in R. C. Sheriffs' Miss Mabel opposite Walter Pym and had a role in the serial Blue Hills. As a performer she was also known for her impersonations of music hall performers including Dame Gracie Fields, Vesta Tilley and Marie Lloyd.
Select credits
A Tongue of Silver (1959)
References
External links
Minnie Love at Ausstage
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Memphis Minnie
- I Love
- Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (film)
- Minnie Maddern Fiske
- (G)I-dle
- Modern Love (seri televisi)
- I Love Lucy
- Helen Lynch
- Lazy River (film)
- Frank Hayes (pemeran)
- Minnie Love
- Minnie Riperton
- Minnie Mouse
- Minnie Driver
- Minnie (singer)
- Minnie Pearl
- Adventures in Paradise (Minnie Riperton album)
- Minnie the Moocher
- Lovin' You
- Inside My Love
