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Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor,Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore.

Joyce Grenfell

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Joyce Grenfell
Age: 69 †
Born: 1910
Born: February 10
Died: 1979
Died: November 30
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Singer
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Writer
Hamlet of Knightsbridge
Joyce Irene Phipps
Joyce Irene Grenfell
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