Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979), Actress and writer
Joyce Irene Grenfell
Sitter in 24 portraits
Entertainer. Daughter of an architect, wife of a chartered accountant, niece of Nancy Astor, Joyce Grenfell made her break as an entertainer in Herber Farjeon's The Little Revue in 1939. She worked with ENSA during the Second World War and became a familiar face in a number of films from
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1944
NPG x14091
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1962
NPG x76240
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