Vera Frances

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Vera Frances
Born	Vera Frances (1930-29-09) May 9, 1930 Dagenham, Essex, England
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Dennis William Ward (1953–2000)

Vera Frances (born 1930) is a British actress who worked with Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan, John Mills and Alastair Sim, among others.

Frances's father was a props and special effects man for Gainsborough 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 Boy, she got the part and went on to make another five films.

In her early teens Frances 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 Dennis William Ward in 1953 Frances moved the school to March in Cambridgeshire. Dennis Ward died in Cambridge aged 73 in 2000;^[1] Vera Frances still lives in Cambridgeshire.

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

References

↑ Deaths England and Wales 1984-2006

Interview with Vera Frances

External links

Vera Frances on Britmovie.net

Persondata
Name	Frances, Vera
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	1930-29-9
Place of birth	Dagenham, Essex, England
Date of death
Place of death

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