Thora Hird
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Dame Thora Hird was an English actress. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.
Hird in 1974
Mel Tormé
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Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" and co-wrote the lyric
Thora Hird
…the Summer Wine. Hird married musician James Scott in 1937. They had a daughter, actress Janette Scott, in 1938. Hird was mother-in-law to jazz singer Mel Tormé for eleven years. Hird was widowed in 1994, having been married for 57 years. Hird underwent a heart bypass operation in 1992. She suffered from severe…
Tormé on drums with Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson
Tormé's grave