'We all adore her'...Thora

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274580

Name

Thora Hird

Surname

Hird

Newspaper

Lancashire Evening Post

Article title

'We all adore her'...Thora

Issue date

13/08/2002

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Issue date year

2002

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Illustrated

Yes

Obituary

Library location

Morecambe

Format

Cuttings

Details

A guided walk is to commence in Morecambe that traces the life of Thora Hird. The tour will follow her story from her birth in Cheapside, through her early stage appearances at The Royalty Theatre and subsequent discovery by George Formby. The tour will also feature ' Prompt Corner' the house Thora bought in 1937 following her marriage to drummer James Scott