Ann Stephens
For other people named Ann Stephens, see Ann Stephens (disambiguation).
Ann Stephens (21 May 1931 – 15 July 1966) was a British child actress and singer, popular in the 1940s. She was born in London. In July 1941 she recorded several songs, including a popular version of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic"[1][2] and a setting by Harold Fraser-Simson of one of A. A. Milne's verses about Christopher Robin, "Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace,"[3] which was often featured on the BBC Light Programme's Children's Favourites.
Selected discography
- "Ann's Nursery Rhymes" (based on Mother Goose rhymes)[4]
- "Buckingham Palace" (lyrics by A. A. Milne, music by Harold Fraser-Simson)[5]
- "Christopher Robin (Vespers)" (from A. A. Milne's When We Were Very Young; conducted by Clifford Greenwood)[6]
- "Dicky Bird Hop" (written by Ron Gourley, conducted by Henry Geehl)[7]
- Songs set to poems from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland[8]
- "The Teddy Bears' Picnic" (music by John Walter Bratton, lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy, conducted by Henry Geehl[9]
- "Wedding of the Gingerbreads" (conducted by Clifford Greenwood)[10]
- "King Wenceslas - A Christmas Play" (with Arthur Askey and Florence Desmond, narrated by Frank Phillips, music by Charles Williams) HMV C3640/1 Nov. 1947
Selected filmography
- Dear Octopus (1943)
- Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
- They Were Sisters (1945)
- The Upturned Glass (1947)
- No Room at the Inn (1948)
- The Franchise Affair (1951)
References
- ↑ Ann Stephens at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Teddy Bear's Picnic - YouTube
- ↑ "Buckingham Palace" (Ann Stephens, 1941), YouTube
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Ann's Nursery Rhymes - YouTube
- ↑ "Buckingham Palace" (Ann Stephens, 1941), YouTube
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Christopher Robin (Vespers) - YouTube
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Dicky Bird Hop - YouTube
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Alice in Wonderland - YouTube
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Teddy Bears Picnic - YouTube
- ↑ Ann Stephens - Wedding of the Gingerbreads - YouTube