Wood, Daisey (1877–)
Wood, Daisey (1877–)
English comedian. Name variations: Daisy Wood. Born Sept 15, 1877, in London, England; dau. of John Wood (waiter) and Matilda Mary (Archer) Wood; sister of Alice Lloyd, Grace Lloyd, Rosie Lloyd, and Marie Lloyd (music-hall star, 1870–1922); m. Donald Munro.
Made stage debut with Charles Godfrey at the South London Music Hall in My Willie (1890); appeared in all the leading music halls in England and at the Palladium in The Whirl of the Town; popularized such songs as "My Diamond Queen," "Saturday Afternoon," "Till Sunday Morning" and "Cupid."
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