Dorothy Squires
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Dorothy Squires was a Welsh singer known for her powerful voice and dramatic torch songs, who enjoyed significant popularity in the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Squires canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthName | Edna May Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary’s Church, Port Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Billy Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-03-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDivorce | 1968 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1953 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName | Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
torch song ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Edna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | Dorothy Squires Fan Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Squires ⓘ |
| influenced | British cabaret singers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic torch songs
ⓘ
powerful voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | multiple libel actions ⓘ |
| manager | Billy Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dorothy Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"I’ll Close My Eyes"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"My Way" (cover version) NERFINISHED ⓘ "Say It with Flowers" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Gypsy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | singer ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Carnegie Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Palladium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pontyberem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ |
| religion | Spiritualism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| spouse | Roger Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | contralto ⓘ |
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