Ray Bolger, John Carroll and Anna Neagle in Sunny (1941)
Caption: Ray Bolger, John Carroll and Anna Neagle in Sunny (1941)
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
Born: October 20, 1904
Star sign: Libra
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Known for: Odette (1950), Irene (1940), Victoria the Great (1937), Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Source: IMDB
Dame Anna Neagle, the endearingly popular British star during WWII, was born Florence Marjorie Robertson and began dancing as a professional in chorus lines at age 14. She starred with actor Jack Buchanan in the musical "Stand Up and Sing" in the West End and earned her big break when producer/director Herbert Wilcox, who had caught the show ...