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Born Elsie Evelyn Lay in Bloomsbury, London, England, Laye made her first stage appearance in 1915, and for the first few years of her career played mainly in musical comedy. Among her sucesses during the 1920s were Madame Pompadour , The Dollar Princess and Lilac Time .

She made her Broadway debut in 1929 in Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet.

Married to the actor Sonnie Hale from 1926, Laye received widespread public sympathy when Hale left her for the actress Jessie Matthews in 1930. She continued acting in such productions as The Sleeping BeautySleeping Beauty La Belle aux bois dormant is a fairy tale classic, the first in the set published in 1697 by Charles Perrault, Contes de ma Mere l'Oye ("Mother Goose Tales"). Giambattista Basile had earlier published the tale in the Pentamerone in 1634. and CinderellaGustave Dore's illustration for Cendrillon ''This article is about the fairy tale. In philatelic usage, a cinderella is a label resembling a regular postage stamp, but that is not valid for prepayment of postage: see artistamp. Cinderella is also a hard r.

She acted several times opposite her second husband, the actor Frank Lawton . Her other stage successes included Silver Wedding (1957) with Lawton, and The Amorous Prawn (1959) and Phil the Fluter (1969).

Awarded an OBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G. Knight or Dame Commander in 1973, Laye continued acting well into her nineties. Her acting career ranks as one of the longest in British theatre. During a tribute in 1992 at the London PalladiumThe London Palladium is the most famous of London's West End theatres. If you top the bill at the Palladium, you're a star. It is also one of London's largest theatres, boasting 2,286 seats. In the 1950s it was the setting for the top-rated ITV variety sh the actor John MillsThis article is about the British actor. For the 18th-century British encyclopedist, see John Mills (encyclopedist Sir John Mills (born February 22, 1908) is a British actor. Born John Lewis Ernest Watts Mills in Felixstowe, Suffolk, he took an early inte described her as "the fairest prima donna this side of heaven".

She died in London from respiratory failureRespiratory failure is a medical term for inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system. Common causes include pneumonia, chronic obstructive airway disease (caused by tobacco smoking), or drug overdose. Emergency treatment follows the principles of c.