Ms Valerie was something of a name in theatre circles. She is also listed as something of a supporting actress, including a one episode appearance in "Corrie" in 1966 as cleaner Polly Sagan.
The "Other Ena", Nan Marriott-Watson seemingly was a star on Broadway so it would have been an interesting journey to the cobbles of Weatherfield.
If anyone knows more about these two unsung heroes, please let me know!
Nita Valerie was the stage name of Annie Ball, born 1907 in Preston, Lancashire.Annie's parents were Richard and Mary Elizabeth ( nee Baldwin ).Annie had a stepbrother and stepsister and a sister born in 1908 who died the day of her birth.
ReplyDeleteAnnie married in 1953 in Marylebone, London to Peter Bernardi La Morte an American music hall singer who first arrived in Great Britain in 1912 and later purchased a theatre in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Peter died in 1960 aged 71 years.
Annie passed away in 1989 in Huddersfield.