Vera Lynn

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actress human philanthropist recording artist singer

Vera Lynn was a beloved British singer known as the “Forces’ Sweetheart” for her morale-boosting songs during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Vera Lynn canonical 10

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
awardReceived British War Medal ⓘ
surface form: British War Medal (honorary entertainment recognition)

The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ
surface form: Companion of Honour

DBE ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
birthName Vera Margaret Welch ⓘ
burialPlace England ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
child Virginia Lewis-Jones ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1917-03-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-06-18 ⓘ
era 20th-century music ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
familyName Welch ⓘ
founded Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity ⓘ
genre easy listening ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ
givenName Vera ⓘ
hasHonor murals and memorials in the United Kingdom ⓘ
statue in White Cliffs of Dover area ⓘ
honorificTitle Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
influenced British popular music during the 1940s ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
name Vera Lynn self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nickname Forces’ Sweetheart ⓘ
notableEvent first British artist to top the US Billboard charts with Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart ⓘ
notableFor morale-boosting performances for British troops during World War II ⓘ
radio broadcasts to the armed forces during World War II ⓘ
notableWork song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" ⓘ
surface form: (There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square ⓘ
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart ⓘ
Forces’ Sweetheart (autobiography) ⓘ
White Cliffs of Dover ⓘ
surface form: The White Cliffs of Dover

There’ll Always Be an England ⓘ
We’ll Meet Again ⓘ
We’ll Meet Again ⓘ
surface form: We’ll Meet Again (album)

Yours ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
entertainer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
occupationOfSpouse musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth East Ham ⓘ
England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Ditchling ⓘ
East Sussex ⓘ
England ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
HMV Group ⓘ
surface form: HMV
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Ditchling ⓘ
surface form: Ditchling, East Sussex
spouse Harry Lewis ⓘ
stageName Vera Lynn self-link ⓘ
subjectOf biographical films and documentaries about World War II entertainers ⓘ
voiceType contralto ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White Cliffs of Dover → popularizedBy → Vera Lynn ⓘ
I’m Sitting on Top of the World → hasNotableRecordingBy → Vera Lynn ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Sitting on Top of the World
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles → hasRecordingBy → Vera Lynn ⓘ
song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" → firstPopularizedBy → Vera Lynn ⓘ
subject surface form: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" → performer → Vera Lynn ⓘ
subject surface form: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" → notablePerformer → Vera Lynn ⓘ
subject surface form: (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn → name → Vera Lynn self-link ⓘ
Vera Lynn → stageName → Vera Lynn self-link ⓘ
I'll Walk Alone → hasNotableRecordingBy → Vera Lynn ⓘ
subject surface form: "I'll Walk Alone"
Dancin’ with Tears in My Eyes → hasBeenRecordedBy → Vera Lynn ⓘ