[78-L] Ann Stephens

[David Lennick]

Surprised me too! On the other hand, nobody would have bought it if she'd sounded more mature.
dl

> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:31:42 +0000
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: burnhamd at rogers.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Ann Stephens
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> When she recorded "Teddy Bear's Picnic" she doesn't even sound as old as 9 years old, never mind 13.  Could a 13 year old really sound that young?
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>      On Friday, October 9, 2015 12:46 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:
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> Where was that 1966 death date when we needed it? Sheesh! Oh well, that Pearl CD is long out of print anyway. And she was 13 when she recorded "Picnic" so how reliable is this info? November 3, 1944. (Dates came direct from the EMI archivist.)
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> > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 16:42:05 +0000
> > From: david.diehl at hensteeth.com.invalid
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Ann Stephens
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> > From IMDB
> > Date of Birth21 May1931, London, England, UKDate of Death15 July1966, EnglandMini Bio (1) Ann Stephens was born on May 21, 1931 in London, England. She was an actress, known for Man of Evil (1944), In Which We Serve (1942) and The Upturned Glass (1947). She died on July 15, 1966 in England.
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> > Trivia (2) Child actress and singer. She is known for her 1941 recording "Buckingham Palace" (based upon the A.A. Milne poem "When We Were Very Young").
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> >  She was just nine years old when she made the popular recording of "Teddy Bear's Picnic".
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> > DJD
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> > Visit the Blue Pages: the Encyclopedic Guide to 78 RPM Party Records
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> > From: David Lennick [mailto:dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 10:18 PM
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> > Wouldn't have had room for it anyway..the CD runs 65'. dl> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:59:29 -0400> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> Subject: Re: [78-L] Ann Stephens> > > And if that item was recorded in 1947, I definitely wouldn't have been able to use it on the Pearl CD which I produced some time before 1996.> dl> > > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:57:04 -0400> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com> > From: burnhamd at rogers.com.invalid> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Ann Stephens> > > > > > Excellent research, Mark, useful information. Thanks for sharing. Like you, I felt that her voice was one of the best child voices of that era. According to information furnished by David Lennick, Ann Stephens lived into adulthood, moved to North America, made some movies and committed suicide. Exactly where and when unknown. > > > > db> > > > Sent from my iPhone> > > > > On Oct 8, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Mark Bardenwerper  wrote:> > > > > > > > >> On 10/8/2015 5:09 PM, DAVID B
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> >  NHAM wrote:> > >> When I acquired an Ann Stephens CD a while ago, I thought it was an anthology of her recordings since I had never seen a Stephens 78 that wasn't on this CD. But browsing through a cabinet of 78s which is from the CBC collection, I encountered a set called, "King Wenceslas - A Xmas play", a set of 2 HMV 12 inch 78s with Ann Stephens as an actress and singer and a cast of players. It appears never to have been played since the surface is clean and whisper quiet and there are no marks on the label indicating searching for the spindle. It's a delightful performance with actors, narrator, Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Charles Williams. I don't know if it's particularly rare but it's new to me.> > >> db> > >> _______________________________________________> > >> 78-L mailing list> > >> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com> > >> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l> > > Anything done by this girl was first rate. Her singing was beyond > > > comparison, 
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> >  t just cutesy, but truly a good singer, abilities well > > > beyond her age. It would be nice to be able to hear this. I saw some for > > > sale at> > > http://www.alpha-records.co.uk/> > > in poor condition, suggesting they were rare to start with and were > > > quite used up.> > > Nice find!> > > > > > Later...> > > I found it!> > > http://corfublues.blogspot.com/2014/12/king-wenceslas-1947-radio-play.html> > > > > > -- > > > Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.> > > > > > Technology...thoughtfully, responsibly.> > > > > > Visit me at http://citroen.cappyfabrics.com> > > > > > _______________________________________________> > > 78-L mailing list> > > 78-L at klickitat.78online.com> > > http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l> > _______________________________________________> > 78-L mailing list> > 78-L at klickitat.78online.com> > http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l> > _______________________________________________> 78-L mailing list> 78-L at klickitat.78onlin
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