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| Name = Live and Learn |
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| imagesize = 200px |
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| Type = Studio album |
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| Artist = [[Elkie Brooks]] |
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| birthdate = {{birth date|1865|6|19|mf=y}} |
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| Cover = ElkLAL.JPG |
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| location = [[Liverpool]], [[England]] |
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| Released = 1979 (UK) |
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| deathdate = {{death date and age|1948|5|29|1865|6|19|mf=y}} |
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| Recorded = 1979 |
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| deathplace = [[Beverly Hills]], [[California]] |
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| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]/[[Funk]]/[[pop music|Pop]]/[[Soul music|Soul]] |
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| Label = [[A&M Records]] |
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| Producer = [[Jerry Leiber]] & [[Mike Stoller]] |
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| Last album = ''[[Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks Album)|Shooting Star]]'' <br /> (1978) |
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| This album = ''Live and Learn'' <br /> (1979) |
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| Next album = '''''[[Pearls (Elkie Brooks Album)|Pearls]]''''' <br /> (1981) |
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'''[[Dame (title)|Dame]] May Whitty''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] ([[19 June]] [[1865]]–[[29 May]] [[1948 in film|1948]]), born '''Mary Louise Whitty''', was an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-nominated [[England|English]] [[theatre]] and [[film|cinema]] [[actor|actress]]. |
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==Background== |
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'''''Live and Learn''''' is an album by [[Elkie Brooks]]. |
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Born in [[Liverpool]], daughter of Whitty and Mary Louisa Ashton. May Whitty made her first stage appearance in Liverpool in 1881 before moving to [[London]] to appear on the [[West End theatre|West End]]. |
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== Background == |
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Released on the back of two hit singles ("Don't Cry Out Loud" and "The Runaway"), A&M released ''Live and Learn'' choosing to omit these songs. Leiber & Stoller made a welcome return as producers for the album and gave it a distinct funk and [[disco]] feel which, after the [[Middle of the road|MOR]] offerings of the non-album singles, perhaps alienated some of her fanbase. Neither of the singles from this album made the charts which made promotion for this album problematic. As Elkie had become pregnant during the recording A&M decided to pull back the promotion even further. However, she did continue to perform live until late in her pregnancy. |
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== Single Releases == |
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She married the actor-manager [[Ben Webster (actor)|Ben Webster]] in 1892 in St Giles Parish, London, England, and in 1895 they visited the [[United States]] where Whitty appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. Their only child, a daughter born in the USA in 1905, [[Margaret Webster]], was a stage actress and held dual US/UK citizenship. Dame May's stage career continued for the rest of her life. |
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* He Could Have Been An Army (1979) |
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* Falling Star (1979) |
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In 1918 she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|Dame Commander of the British Empire]] (DBE) in recognition of her charitable work during [[World War I]]. She is also the first film and stage actress to become a DBE. In fact, she and opera singer [[Nellie Melba]] were the first women entertainers to be awarded the honour in 1918. |
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== Details == |
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==Film career== |
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*Recorded 1979, The Record Plant, Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, USA. |
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She made her first major Hollywood film appearance, recreating her stage role in the film ''[[Night Must Fall (1937 film)|Night Must Fall]]'' ([[1937 in film|1937]]) (which also starred [[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]] and [[Rosalind Russell]], and received a nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. This led to several supporting roles in films including that of the missing spy, "Miss Froy", in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'' ([[1938 in film|1938]]). She moved permanently to the USA (although she never became a [[U.S. citizen]]) in 1939 and appeared both on stage and in [[Hollywood]] films where she usually played wealthy dowagers. It was one such part, as "Lady Beldon" in ''[[Mrs. Miniver (film)|Mrs Miniver]]'' (1942), that brought her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. |
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==Death== |
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*Issued on Vinyl and Cassette in 1979 through A&M Records. Re-released in 1985 on CD and Cassette through Pickwick Records. |
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She continued to act for the remainder of her life and died in [[Beverly Hills]], [[California]] from [[cancer]] at the age of 82; her husband had died the previous year during surgery. |
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==Quotes== |
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*''Live and Learn'' reached number 34 and remained in the UK charts for 6 weeks. |
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"I have everything [[Betty Grable]] has - I've just had it longer." |
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==Filmography== |
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# "Viva La Money" ([[Allen Toussaint]]) - (3:23) |
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# "On The Horizon" ([[Leiber and Stoller|Leiber/Stoller]]) - (3:31) |
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*''[[Enoch Arden]]'' (1914) |
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# "He Could Have Been An Army" ([[Mickey Jupp]]/Leiber/Stoller) - (4:31) |
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*''The Little Minister'' (1915) |
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# "The Rising Cost Of Love" (L. Hanks/Z. Grey/B. Martin) - (5:01) |
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*''Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman'' (1920) |
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# "Dreamdealer" (Leiber/Stoller/Elkie Brooks/Pete Gage) - (4:01) |
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*''Keep Your Seats, Please'' (1936) (uncredited) |
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# "Who's Making Love" (H. Banks/D. Davis/B. Crutcher/R. Jackson) - (3:37) |
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*''[[Night Must Fall (1937 film)|Night Must Fall]]'' (1937) |
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# "If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)" (Dunbar/L. Dozier/B.Holland) - (3:22) |
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*''The Thirteenth Chair'' (1937) |
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# "The Heartache Is On" (Leiber/John Sembello) - (3:24) |
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*''[[Conquest (1937 film)|Conquest]]'' (1937) |
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# "Not Enough Lovin' Left" (Elkie Brooks/Pete Gage/Leiber/Stoller) - (3:48) |
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*''I Met My Love Again'' (1938) |
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# "Falling Star" (Leiber/Stoller) - (4:09) |
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*''Parnell'' (1938) (TV) |
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*''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) |
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*''Mary Rose'' (1939) (TV) |
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*''The Royal Family of Broadway'' (1939) (TV) |
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*''Rake's Progress'' (1939) (TV) |
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*''[[Raffles (1939 film)|Raffles]]'' (1939) |
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*''Return to Yesterday'' (1940) |
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*''[[A Bill of Divorcement]]'' (1940) |
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*''One Night in Lisbon'' (1941) |
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*''[[Suspicion (film)|Suspicion]]'' (1941) |
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*''[[Mrs. Miniver (film)|Mrs. Miniver]]'' (1942) |
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*''Thunder Birds'' (1942) |
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*''[[Forever and a Day (film)|Forever and a Day]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[Slightly Dangerous]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[Crash Dive]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[The Constant Nymph]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[Lassie Come Home]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[Flesh and Fantasy]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[Madame Curie (film)|Madame Curie]]'' (1943) |
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*''[[Gaslight (1944 film)|Gaslight]]'' (1944) |
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*''[[The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)|The White Cliffs of Dover]]'' (1944) |
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*''[[My Name is Julia Ross]]'' (1945) |
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*''[[Devotion (film)|Devotion]]'' (1946) |
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*''[[Green Dolphin Street]]'' (1947) |
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*''This Time For Keeps'' (1947) |
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*''If Winter Comes'' (1947) |
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*''The Sign of the Ram'' (1948) |
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*''The Return of October'' (1948) |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb name|id=0926599|name=Dame May Whitty}} |
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*Elkie Brooks - [[Singing|vocals]] |
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*Jean Roussel - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitty, May}} |
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===Additional Personnel=== |
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[[Category:1865 births]] |
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*John Barnes, [[Mike Stoller]] - [[Piano]]/Keyboards |
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[[Category:1948 deaths]] |
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*[[Michael Boddicker]] - [[synthesizer]]s |
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[[Category:English actors]] |
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*Marlow Henderson, Spencer Bean, [[Paulinho Da Costa]], Paul Warren, Oliver Leiber, [[Fred Tackett]], Tim May, Adam Chase Benay - [[Guitar]]s |
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[[Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] |
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*Scott Edwards, Ed Watkins Jr, Brian Garofalo - [[Bass Guitar|Bass]] |
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[[Category:Actress Damehoods]] |
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*James Gadson, Ed Greene, [[Hal Blaine]] - [[Drum kit|drums]] |
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[[Category:English film actors]] |
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*[[Corky Hale]] - [[Harp]] |
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[[Category:English stage actors]] |
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*[[Lenny Pickett]] - [[Woodwind]] |
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[[Category:People from Liverpool]] |
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*[[Tower of Power|Tower of Power Horn Section]] |
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[[Category:Cancer deaths in California]] |
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**[[Mic Gillette]] |
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**[[Greg Adams]] |
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**[[Lenny Pickett]] |
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**[[Emilio Castillo]] |
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**[[Stephen Kupka|Steve Kupka]] |
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**Jim Decker |
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**Alan Robinson |
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**Marni Robinson. |
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* [[Venetta Fields]], [[Darlene Love]], Julia Tillman Waters, Maggie Henry, [[Jim Gilstrap]], Oren Waters - [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]] |
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*Michael Stone, Kevin Eddy - [[Audio Engineering|Engineering]] |
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*[[Bernie Grundman]] - [[Mastering]] |
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*[[Jerry Leiber]] & [[Mike Stoller]] - [[Record producer|Production]] |
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Dame May Whitty, DBE (19 June 1865–29 May 1948), born Mary Louise Whitty, was an Oscar-nominated English theatre and cinema actress.
Background
Born in Liverpool, daughter of Whitty and Mary Louisa Ashton. May Whitty made her first stage appearance in Liverpool in 1881 before moving to London to appear on the West End.
She married the actor-manager Ben Webster in 1892 in St Giles Parish, London, England, and in 1895 they visited the United States where Whitty appeared on Broadway. Their only child, a daughter born in the USA in 1905, Margaret Webster, was a stage actress and held dual US/UK citizenship. Dame May's stage career continued for the rest of her life.
In 1918 she was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in recognition of her charitable work during World War I. She is also the first film and stage actress to become a DBE. In fact, she and opera singer Nellie Melba were the first women entertainers to be awarded the honour in 1918.
Film career
She made her first major Hollywood film appearance, recreating her stage role in the film Night Must Fall (1937) (which also starred Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This led to several supporting roles in films including that of the missing spy, "Miss Froy", in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). She moved permanently to the USA (although she never became a U.S. citizen) in 1939 and appeared both on stage and in Hollywood films where she usually played wealthy dowagers. It was one such part, as "Lady Beldon" in Mrs Miniver (1942), that brought her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Death
She continued to act for the remainder of her life and died in Beverly Hills, California from cancer at the age of 82; her husband had died the previous year during surgery.
Quotes
"I have everything Betty Grable has - I've just had it longer."
Filmography
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