Vera Lynn
March 20, 1917 (107 years old) in East Ham, London, England, UK
Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer-songwriter born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917. During World War II she toured India, Burma and Egypt, giving concerts for troops stationed there and gaining the nickname 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Her 2009 album 'We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn' topped the UK album chart. At 92 she became the oldest artist to do so.
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC as Self
- 2011 · The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom as Old Lady that sang During the War
- 2011 · Entertaining the Troops as Self - Contributor
- 2011 · 13 Hours That Saved Britain as Witness
- 2006 · Legends as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · A Picture of Britain as
- 1994 · Songs That Won the War as Herself/Presenter
- 1986 · Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music as
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1979 · The Paul Daniels Magic Show as Self
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1962 · Venus fra Vestø as
- 1944 · One Exciting Night as Vera Baker
- 1943 · Rhythm Serenade as Ann Martin
- 1943 · We'll Meet Again as Peggy Brown