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Gertrude Lawrence was one of Great Britain's brightest theatrical stars during the first half of the 20th century. A lifelong friend and colleague of Noel Coward, Lawrence's forte was sophisticated musical [C]omedy, where she exuded a lively, charismatic stage presence that easily overcame her shortcomings as a singer. She was sometimes criticized for a small vocal range and a tendency to sing flat, but her emotional commitment and flat-out star power earned her the approval of most of the musical legends she worked with (Coward, the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Rodgers & Hammerstein, etc.). Her recorded legacy is somewhat limited, as she was most in her element on-stage in theaters or cabarets, but enough documentation exists to bring her talents into focus for modern listeners. Gertrude Lawrence -- or Gertie, as she was affectionately called -- was born Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar Klasen on July 4, 1898, in the Newington area of London. Her father was a Danish-born singer and actor who worked under the name Arthur Lawrence, and her mother ... had a strong interest in the theater.
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Gertrude Lawrence was a star of stage and screen in both England and America, revered by audiences and colleagues alike. She was born in London and made her stage debut at age twelve. She studied acting and performed around England, making her American debut with Beatrice Lillie in 1924, where she introduced “Limehouse Blues”.
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In 1928, Gertrude Lawrence announced her engagement to Bertrand L. Taylor Jr., a New York stockbroker, but the marriage was eventually called off. Lawrence then married Richard Aldrich, an American theater owner and producer from a blueblood family in Massachusetts, on July 4, 1940. They remained married until her death. A Harvard graduate, Aldrich owned several legitimate theaters, including the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts, then as now the oldest summer theater in the United States.
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British actress "Gertrude Lawrence", a major star of musicals and revues in both Great Britain and on Broadway, only occasionally ventured onto the big screen. In 1968, "Julie Andrews" played her in the musical biopic "Star!" (1968). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Gertrude Lawrence's funeral was described by the New York Times as follows. "Five thousand persons jammed the area of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street yesterday [Tuesday, Sept. 9] as 1,800 others filled the flower-banked auditorium of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church for the funeral of Gertrude Lawrence." [5]
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(From Steve Lawrence) -- The Butler County Debating Society was formed on April 27, 1822, according to the Benjamin McReynolds file in the Kentucky Library of Western Kentucky University. The society met monthly at the Court House in Morgantown. The questions debated dealt primarily with civic and political views. At the meeting of Saturday, September 16, 1824, 78 members were listed, including William Lawrence and his brother Henry Lawrence, at that time 17 years of age.
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