Gertrude Lawrence
1 portrait of Gertrude Lawrence
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Gertrude Lawrence
published by The Peter Maurice Music Co Ltd, after Hal Phyfe
halftone reproduction, published 1944 (1937)
9 3/4 in. x 7 7/8 in. (248 mm x 200 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2016
Reference Collection
NPG D46411
Sitterback to top
- Gertrude Lawrence (Gertrude Alice Klasen) (1898-1952), Actress, singer and dancer. Sitter associated with 101 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- The Peter Maurice Music Co Ltd (active 1930s-1960s), Music publisher. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
- Hal Phyfe (active 1920s-1930s), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Sheet music cover for 'All's well Mademoiselle' by Tommie Connor and Michael Carr. Sheet music attached.
Events of 1944back to top
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London is hit by the V1 Flying Bomb. This weapon, developed by the German Luftwaffe and colloquially known as the 'Buzz Bomb', or 'Doodlebug', was the first guided missile and was used for attacks on targets in England and Belgium.Art and science
Laurence Olivier's epic film version of Henry V is released. Olivier directed and starred in the film, which was partly funded by the British government in recognition of its morale-boosting patriotic appeal. The cast included service men as Henry's army.International
France is liberated from German-occupation following the Battle for Normandy. Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied-France led by Field Marshall Montgomery, was the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving almost three million soldiers crossing the channel from England to France. Troops landed on the 6th June (D-Day), and Paris was liberated in late August.Comments back to top
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