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    Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) was an organisation established in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for...
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  • with several members performing during the war for the Entertainments National Service Association. Latterly, it became an amateur band under the leadership...
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  • The Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) was an organisation that provided entertainment for British armed forces personnel during World...
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  • worldwide. BFBS Live Events/CSE is the successor to the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). Originally, it was called the Central Pool of...
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  • married at Gretna Green in 1933. After appearing with Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War entertaining troops...
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  • wanted to help and the best opportunity was to join the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). She appeared in show to entertain the troops...
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  • Hitler. During World War II, Pearce performed for the Entertainments National Service Association. In the early 1960s, he understudied for Stanley Holloway...
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  • Henson, who was perhaps best known for founding the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War. As a child, Henson...
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  • in the British movie industry, and in 1940 joined the Entertainments National Service Association to entertain British World War II troops. UK radio comedy...
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    broadcasts to the troops during World War II through the Entertainments National Service Association. He also had a career as a teacher and pedagogue. Kendall...
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  • Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked with Ensa (the Entertainments National Service Association) during the Second World War. Marshall first acted on...
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    Basil Dean (category Entertainments National Service Association personnel)
    Dean set up and ran the Entertainments National Service Association, or ENSA, in 1939 to provide a wide range of entertainment for British armed forces...
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  • Lanchester Marionettes (category Entertainments National Service Association personnel)
    Lanchester’s Marionette Masterclass. As part of the Entertainments National Service Association(ENSA) (subsequently CEMA) the Lanchesters ran a touring...
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    Eve Branson (category Women's Royal Naval Service ratings)
    Service (WRENS) during World War II. After the war ended, she toured West Germany as a ballet dancer with Entertainments National Service Association...
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    (Former director, USO Haifa) Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), an organisation established to provide entertainment for British armed forces...
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    training at RADA, Karlin made her stage debut for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in wartime shows, and subsequently appeared in...
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    bricklayer, building air raid shelters. He joined the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in 1941 and spent the next three years entertaining...
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    years appearing in smaller roles, before wartime service with Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and Stars in Battledress. The experience...
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    Vera Lynn (category Entertainments National Service Association personnel)
    Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). The songs most associated with her include "We'll...
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  • Hoyes-Cock met her mother while Nancy was touring with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War 2. Her parents also had two sons...
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  • War, Nicolai entertained troops as a member of ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association). In 1942 Coco and Michael were engaged at the Blackpool...
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  • RAF Police but was later invalided from service, whereupon he joined Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and then, in 1942, the BBC's Drama...
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    Leslie Henson (category Entertainments National Service Association personnel)
    malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War. Born in Notting Hill...
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  • Stanley Baxter (category Entertainments National Service Association personnel)
    his performing skills further during his national service with the British Army's Combined Services Entertainment unit, working alongside comedy actor Kenneth...
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  • West End comedy Love in a Mist during 1945 with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). He continued in repertory 1946–49, during which...
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    she returned to India then she signed a contract with Entertainments National Service Association which was opened by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson and...
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  • enlisted in the Royal Tank Regiment and sang with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), where he was noticed after the end of the war...
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  • SAFRA National Service Association is an organisation that was formed as a social and recreational club for National Servicemen from the Singapore Armed...
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  • Muriel Lanchester (category Entertainments National Service Association personnel)
    costumes and both would work the puppets. As part of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) (and subsequently CEMA) the Lanchesters ran a...
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  • World War, Knight joined the hospital section of ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association). She chose the stage name Rona Brandon, and became well...
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