[Dixielandjazz] "White Cliffs of Dover" (was First Tune of the night)

[Pat Ladd]

Hi Bill,

I can`t recall a film of that name but the tune is one guaranteed to get the 
nostalgia flowing in Britain. Incidentally Vera Lynn now around 90 released 
an album a few months ago which promptly outsold all the stuff in the charts 
at that time. I understand that it includes a load of stuff which was never 
issued during the war and has been lost until recently.
When speaking of wartime singers Anne Shelton seems to be always passed 
over. A shame as she was pretty good. Vera (The Forces Sweetheart)took the 
honours I think because of her widely publicised overseas tours to the 
troops with ENSA.  ENSA was a forces entertainment group which did stirling 
work often in awful conditions. The troops reckoned that the initials stood 
for Every Night Something Awful.

But of course you knew that.

Cheers

Pat
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Harry Callaghan" <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com>; "Dixieland Jazz Mailing 
List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>; "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:54 PM
Subject: "White Cliffs of Dover" (was First Tune of the night)


Harry Callaghan wrote (in part):
> I also know that Irene Dunne (one of my favorite actresses of that era)
> starred in a movie bearing that title, but I can't recall if she sang the
> song in it as well.

Dear Pat,
I can't recall any singing in this patriotic tearjerker, set in England over 
two world wars.
I very much doubt it.
Very kind regards,
Bill
Sydney, Australia.=


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