Revnell and West

Revnell and West
Revnell and West
Born	Ethel Revnell; 12 July 1896; Clerkenwell, London, England; Grace May Prudden; (Gracie West); 12 October 1892; Notting Hill, London, England
Died	24 August 1978 (aged 82); London; 21 June 1989 (aged 96); Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
Medium	Variety, radio, television
Nationality	British
Years active	1920s–1950s

Ethel Revnell (12 July 1896–24 August 1978) and Gracie West (born Grace May Prudden, 12 October 1892–21 June 1989) were a British comedy double act, most popular in the 1930s and 1940s though Revnell continued to perform into the 1960s. They were sometimes billed as "The Long and the Short Of It", or on radio as "The Two Oddments".

Biography

Ethel Revnell was born in

C. B. Cochran's One Dam Thing After Another.^[2]

They made many successful appearances in

Second World War.^[4] The duo also appeared in several films, including Father O'Flynn (1935), So This Is London (1939), The Balloon Goes Up (1942), and Up with the Lark (1943).^[2] The latter films were produced by Edwin J. Fancey.^[5]

Gracie West largely retired in 1946, due to ill health,[2] but continued to make occasional appearances with Revnell into the early 1950s. Ethel Revnell continued as a solo comic performer. On radio, she starred in the radio series Luck's Way in 1949; in a solo show, Solitaire, in which she played all the parts; and in Workers' Playtime. In the early 1950s Revnell regularly topped the bill in broadcasts of Midday Music-Hall.^[4] She also appeared on stage with Jack Buchanan in the revue Fine Feathers,^[2] and in the 1953 Royal Variety Performance. She appeared on television, including the show The Good Old Days.^[4]