Gwendoline Brogden
Gwendoline Brogden | |
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| Spouse(s) | Basil Foster |
Gwendoline Brogden (28 September 1891 – 1973) was a British stage actress and singer.
Career
Gwendoline Brogden was born on 28 September 1891 in Hull, the daughter of Thomas Brogden and Gertrude Walsh.[citation needed]
She first appeared on stage as a child, starring as The Water Lily in
She appeared in the revue The Passing Show at the Palace Theatre in 1914 and released a recording of a song from the show, "I'll Make a Man Out of You", which became popular with World War I troops.[2]
Personal life
She was engaged to actor and cricketer Basil Foster when they were both in the cast of The Dollar Princess. They married in 1910 and later divorced. Their daughter Mary Foster married Inigo Freeman-Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-0-8103-0406-2.)
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- ^ "Betrothed Again". The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia). 28 April 1934. p. 28.