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The Beatrice Lillie Building
Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2006
Here at 1115 Queen Street West at Lisgar Street is a building named after a Toronto born stage actor. A plaque attached to the wall of the building has this to say:
Coordinates: 43.643193, -79.423296 |
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The world renowned star of English musical comedy, Beatrice Lillie, was born May 28, 1894 at 68 Dovercourt Road. She was educated at Alexander Muir-Gladstone Public School and Loretto Academy in Toronto.
At age 15 Beatrice moved to England with her family where she began a long and successful career on the London stage. In 1920 she married the great grandson of the 19th century statesman Sir Robert Peel and became Lady Peel.
Beatrice Lillie's irrepressible wit and remarkable talent endeared her to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. She became known as the darling of both Broadway and London stages appearing in more than 40 shows in a career spanning over 50 years.
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