Music hall artiste. Born Bethnal Green, as Mary Ann Florence Holyome. Successful as a male impersonator but also as a woman singing "I'm one of the girls". Toured America and Australia. Grandmother of actor Kay Kendall. Died Clapham.
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Marie Kendall
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Marie Kendall
Marie Kendall (1873 - 1964) music hall artiste, lived here. The Music Hall Gu...
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