Vera frances
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| Vera Frances | ||
| Background information | ||
| Birth name(s): | Vera Frances | |
| Date of birth: | May 9, 1930 | |
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| Birth location: | Dagenham, Essex, England | |
| Genre(s): | Actress | |
| Spouse(s): | Dennis William Ward (m.1953–2000) | |
Vera Frances worked with actors with such as Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan, John Mills, Alastair Sim.
Vera's father was a props and special effects man for Gainsburough pictures, at Grove studio's in Shepherds Bush and put her forward for an audition in 'Back-Room Boy' as the Cockney girl Jane. After the screen test for 'Back-Room Boyshe got the part and went on to make another five films.
When in her early teens Vera left the movies to follow her ambition to be a dance teacher. This proved to be very successful and resulted in a dance school. After marrying in 1953 Vera moved the school to March, Cambridgeshire, UK.
[edit] Filmography
- Good-Time Girl (1948) .... Edie
- Waterloo Road (1945) .... Vera Colter
- Get Cracking (1943) .... Irene
- It's That Man Again (1943) .... Daisy
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) .... Vera
- Back-Room Boy (1942) .... Jane
