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...ber 1904 – 3 June 1986), known professionally as '''Anna Neagle''', was an English stage and film actress, singer and dancer. ...lades, despite the fact that she had never performed [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] roles before.<ref name="fandango" />

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