Dame Vera Lynn by Shireen Armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv The centuries of life. en-us 2017-11-06 23:57:46 UTC 2023-09-01 06:52:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Dame Vera Margaret Lynn, born on 20 March 1917, is a British singer of traditional pop, songwriter, and an actress. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204163810 2017-11-07 00:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204163810 Her records and performances were enormously popular during the World War II shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204166415 2017-11-07 00:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204166415 During the war, she toured Egypt, India and Burma as part of ENSA, giving outdoor concerts to the troops. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204216480 2017-11-07 06:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204216480 The songs most associated with her were "We'll meet again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square" and "They'll always be an England." shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204217380 2017-11-07 06:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204217380 Even after the war, Dame Vera was still popular. She still was on TV and Radio Stations. In 2009, aged 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums chart, with We'll meet again: the very best of Vera. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204219178 2017-11-07 07:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204219178 In 2017, she released an album to celebrate her century of life and became the oldest recording artist on Earth. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204221246 2017-11-07 07:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204221246 She has done stacks of charity work for ex-servicemen, disabled children and Breast Cancer. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204223041 2017-11-07 07:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204223041 In 1975, she was made a Dame because of her charitable work. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204224795 2017-11-07 07:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204224795 In 2017, she helped the National Trust prevent developers buying land on the White Cliffs of Dover. shireen_armstrong https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204226595 2017-11-07 07:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shireen_armstrong/5nxsa2xin2lv/wish/204226595