Gracie Fields Visits Maidenhead
Photograph from Reading Chronicle Collection - July 1938
Gracie Fields made an appearance in Maidenhead, whilst filming for 'Keep Smiling'.
Gracie Fields was an English actress, singer and comedienne. In 1938 she was filming for a comedy film directed by Monty Banks called 'Keep Smiling' about a group of perfomers, who after conned out of a large sum of money by an ex-manager, club together to buy a bus and travel around the country putting on shows. Some of the filming took place in Berkshire, so during this period Gracie Fields made many public appearances in the area.
This photograph was taken for the Berkshire Chronicle but was not published.
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