Cecil, Sylvia (1906–1983)
Cecil, Sylvia (1906–1983)
English actress and singer. Born Dec 27, 1906, in London, England; died Sept 11, 1983.
Made stage debut in Notting Hill as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Clive Currie's company (1914); was a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (1918–21, 1930, 1936–37), appearing as Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen of the Guard, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and Patience and Princess Ida; also appeared in Pacific 1860, among others; during WWII, toured variety halls with Martyn Green.
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