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Joyce Grenfell Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Feb 10, 1910
  • Died: Nov 30, 1979

Joyce Irene Grenfell, OBE was a British institution and, in her time, one of the country's best loved entertainers, immortalised in roles such as the gym mistress Miss Gossage in The Happiest Days of Your Life and Ruby Gates in the St Trinian's films. She achieved success as a writer and performer of songs and monologues at a time when it was unusual for a woman of her social background to work.

Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night. happiness

There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy. happiness

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other quotes from William Blake

32 other quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 sayings from Franz Grillparzer

6 sayings from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 wisdom & wit from Storm Jameson

2 wisdom & wit from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 quotes from Victor Hugo

73 quotes from Victor Hugo