Ziegler, Anne (1910–2003)

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Ziegler, Anne (1910–2003)

English actress and singer. Born Irene Frances Eastwood, June 22, 1910, in Liverpool, England; died Oct 13, 2003, in Colwyn Bay, Wales; m. Webster Booth (singer, 1902–1984).

With husband, appeared as the singing duo Ziegler and Booth on radio and records, becoming a household name in the 1930s with signature tune "Only a Rose"; appeared on London stage and Broadway, and as Marguerite in the film Faust (1934); later immigrated to South Africa; settled in northern Wales (1978).