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    Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer, entertainer and centenarian whose musical recordings...
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  • Vera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning "true"...
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  • We'll Meet Again (category Vera Lynn songs)
    "We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song by English singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie...
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  • British singer Dame Vera Lynn recorded the title song in 1972 for her album Unforgettable Songs by Vera Lynn. Actually, Vera Lynn was keen to sing the...
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  • saxophonist and clarinettist, who was best known as the husband of singer Vera Lynn. He was born to a Jewish family in Whitechapel, in the East End of London...
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  • by Lynn Minmay in Space War I is very reminiscent of Vera Lynn during the Second World War.[citation needed] Born in Yokohama Chinatown, Japan, Lynn Minmay...
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    dogfights between German and British aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Vera Lynn, known as "The Forces' Sweetheart" for her 1942 wartime classic "(There'll...
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    23 November 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2011. Barghout, Caroline; Kubinec, Vera-Lynn (13 March 2020). "Nygard companies won't be put into receivership for...
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    Dame Vera Lynn is one of the ferries currently operating the Woolwich Ferry service in London. The ship was named after the singer whose songs became...
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    the Motion Picture) "When You Wish Upon a Star" Vera Lynn, Leigh Harline, & Manning Sherwin Vera Lynn 100 "Alright" 2018 Anthony Ramos The Freedom EP...
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  • to top the charts is Vera Lynn, who was 92 years old when she was at number one with We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn, released in 2009 (though...
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  • of Vera Lynn is a compilation album by English singer Vera Lynn. The album is a selection of her recordings made for Decca Records, for whom Lynn recorded...
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    Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, Vera Lynn, Bob Dylan and Bryan Ferry. It was also the title and theme song of the...
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  • versions included those by Tommy Tucker, Mitchell Ayres, and (in Britain) Vera Lynn. The song, with its open line "I don't want to set the world on fire /...
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  • There'll Always Be an England (category Vera Lynn songs)
    finale for his show for years. A popular version was later recorded by Vera Lynn in 1962. The song first appeared in Discoveries, a 1939 film by Carroll...
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  • by Nat Burton. Made famous in the United Kingdom by Vera Lynn's 1942 version, it was one of Lynn's best-known recordings and among the most popular World...
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  • Vera Lynn 100 is a compilation album by English singer Vera Lynn. The album was released on 17 March 2017, by Decca Records, produced by James Morgan and...
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  • Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart (category Vera Lynn songs)
    best-known version of the song was recorded by English singer Vera Lynn. The story goes that Vera was on holiday in Switzerland and heard people singing the...
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  • "Vera" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd which appears on their 1979 double album, The Wall. The title is a reference to Vera Lynn, a British...
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  • the day including Arthur Lucan (as Old Mother Riley), George Formby, Vera Lynn, and Frank Randle. In 1959, Clitheroe was invited to take part in the...
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  • is a 1943 British musical film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Vera Lynn. The plot is loosely based on the life of its star, otherwise known as...
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    charity. Lemmy and Stacia were reunited with the band for this event. Vera Lynn closed the show. A headline appearance at the 1986 Reading Festival was...
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    from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020. Kubinec, Vera-Lynn (18 March 2020). "Judge orders Nygard companies into receivership". CBC...
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    that took place in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and was aired on HBO The Vera Lynn Show Episode #2.1 (1975) Saturday Night Live In 1975, The Stylistics appeared...
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    Russellville, Alabama. Her parents were Charles Winston Martin (1943–2021) and Vera Lynn Martin-Moore (née Freeman; 1950–2021). Her parents divorced and her mother...
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  • Again (1949 song) (category Vera Lynn songs)
    1949, versions by Vic Damone, Doris Day, Tommy Dorsey, Gordon Jenkins, Vera Lynn, Art Mooney, and Mel Tormé all made the Billboard charts. The recording...
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  • firstworldwar.com Live performance on the Grand Gala du Disque 1962 by Vera Lynn on YouTube Library and Archives Canada Horsted Keynes history – article...
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    recordings (those of Bobby Darin, Mel Torme, Blossom Dearie, Twiggy, Vera Lynn and Rod Stewart being notable exceptions). Twiggy's version was featured...
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  • 1939 song made famous by Vera Lynn. We'll Meet Again may also refer to: We'll Meet Again (1943 film), a musical starring Lynn We'll Meet Again, a 1999...
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  • BBC Forces Programme 40-minute broadcast including Stanley Holloway and Vera Lynn Ken Johnson and his West Indian Dance Orchestra 2 December 1940 BBC Forces...
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