About Gwendoline Brogden
Lived 1891 – 1973 (aged 81–82). Gwendoline Brogden was an actor and singer.
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.
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.
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.
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Who was Gwendoline Brogden?
English actress and singer
When was Gwendoline Brogden born?
Gwendoline Brogden was born in 1891 in Kingston upon Hull.
When did Gwendoline Brogden die?
Gwendoline Brogden died in 1973.
What was Gwendoline Brogden's occupation?
Gwendoline Brogden was an actor and singer.
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