Norah Blaney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Norah Blaney

music hall performer

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1893

Place of Birth: Fulham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1983

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Norah Blaney

  • Norah Blaney (16 July 1893 – 7 December 1983), born Norah Mignon Cordwell, was a music hall performer.
  • She sang the Music Hall song "Oh! Mr Porter", although the song was made famous by Marie Lloyd. She began a partnership with Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) when they met during World War I; Blaney played the piano and Farrar played the cello.
  • In 1927, she appeared in a short film made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process, singing "How About Me?" and "He's Funny That Way". In her later career, Blaney appeared in a number of films and television programmes from 1956 to 1981, including Who Done It? (1956) and the soap opera Crossroads.
  • Blaney died in 1983 at the age of 90.

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