Dame Vera Margaret Lynn

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:activeYears 1935–2017
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vera_Lynn
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkb:British_War_Medal
gptkb:Burma_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-03-20
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Vera_Margaret_Welch
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:East_Ham,_Essex,_England
gptkbp:centenaryCelebration 2017
gptkbp:children gptkb:Virginia_Lewis-Jones
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-06-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ditchling,_East_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:genre gptkb:band
concert hall
traditional pop
gptkbp:hasSignatureSong gptkb:The_White_Cliffs_of_Dover
gptkb:There'll_Always_Be_an_England
gptkb:We'll_Meet_Again
gptkbp:hasWebsite https://www.veralynn.co.uk/
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dame Vera Margaret Lynn
gptkbp:knownFor entertaining troops during World War II
gptkbp:marriageDate 1941
gptkbp:milestone oldest living artist to have a number one album on the UK Albums Chart
first centenarian to have an album in the UK charts
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Forces'_Sweetheart
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_White_Cliffs_of_Dover
gptkb:There'll_Always_Be_an_England
gptkb:We'll_Meet_Again
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:actress
gptkb:singer
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:EMI
His Master's Voice
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Ditchling,_East_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harry_Lewis
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Vera_Lynn:_We'll_Meet_Again_(documentary)
gptkb:Vera_Lynn:_The_Voice_of_a_Nation_(biography)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vera_Lynn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5