Joyce Grenfell

Watched a film last night Laughter in Paradise - with the great lady and Alastair Sim - it was a good un
Just reminded me of the great talent she was - unique, quirky and delightful
There was a lot of 'awfully' being said in the film, and some of the clothes were outrageous, one fellas trousers were so wide, looked more like a long skirt - dreadful they were
Anyway - here she is .......

Re: Joyce Grenfell

Here you are Patsy a nice bit of Joyce at her best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXhHFgDRNBQ don't make them like her these days.

Re: Joyce Grenfell

I love this one

Joyce Grenfell - Old Time Dancing (Stately as a galleon):

https://youtu.be/clOdyzP9fcw

Re: Joyce Grenfell

Had a look at 'Lumpy Latimer' and 'The Worrier' too -
What a gal !

Re: Joyce Grenfell

She was a very talented lady alright, she played the Dilly Dream woman brilliantly in her films, or as they would call that kind of character here "A real Mary Hick", meaning a cheerful foolish jolly ho ho woman.

Re: Joyce Grenfell

What a talented lady - she's written several books too, all of them worth reading. And apparently she carried on correspondence (snail mail) with several friends and acquaintances world wide. Where did she find the time?