Aus 95 - Tribute To Gertrude Lawrence

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 95 “Gertrude Lawrence ” (4 July 1898 – 6 September 1952) was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in New York.Lawrence was born Gertrude Alice Dagmar Klasen,[2] Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen,[3] Gertrude Alexandra Dagmar Klasen[2] or some variant[4] (sources differ), of English and Danish extraction, in Newington, London. Her father was a basso profondo who performed under the name Arthur Lawrence. His heavy drinking led her mother Alice to leave him soon after Gertrude's birth. This tribute is by a great broadcaster Robert Parker who did a number of programs for the ABC for broadcast on “Sentimental Journey”. This program aired on Saturday March 23rd 1985. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. If they are not in the public domain, notify me and they will be deleted.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.