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Douglas Wakefield

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Douglas Wakefield
Born28 August 1899
Died14 April 1951
London, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1933-1940 (film)

Douglas Wakefield (1899–1951) was a British music hall performer and film actor. He is often credited as Duggie Wakefield. He appeared in two films with sister-in-law Gracie Fields, playing her brother in the 1933 comedy This Week of Grace. In 1940 he starred in an espionage comedy-thriller Spy for a Day.[1] He also appeared in Mixed Nuts, a film about chorus girls who got an education.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Murphy p.30

Bibliography

  • Murphy, Robert. British Cinema and the Second World War. A&C Black, 2005.