19/04/2025
Norwich, GB 15 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

MILDRED KORNMAN, aged 97

Born into a Hollywood family she was in her first film at 9 months and became a child star, then a model, then a photographer. The last female silent movie star

JO-CARROLL DENNISON, aged 97

Brought up in a travelling show she went on to be a beauty queen winning Miss America. A wartime pin-up and actress she started to fight for women’s rights.

BETTY ROWLAND, aged 106

Teenage vaudeville star, Queen of Burlesque, she spent time in prison, mixed with the stars, appeared in films and created a well-known fashion item.