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| birth_name = Kezia Beatrice Stockwell
| birth_date = 16 January 1883
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| death_place = Wandsworth, London
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| spouse = Albert Jee
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==Biography== ==Biography==
Dormer was born '''Kezia Beatrice Stockwell''' on 16 January 1883 in ].<ref name=bio>{{cite encyclopedia |author=Tony Barker |title=Daisy Dormer |year=1978 |encyclopedia=Music Hall Records |page=120 |quote= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z404AQAAIAAJ&q |isbn= }}</ref> Dormer was born '''Kezia Beatrice Stockwell''' on 16 January 1883 in ].<ref name=bio>{{cite encyclopedia |author=Tony Barker |title=Daisy Dormer |year=1978 |encyclopedia=Music Hall Records |page=120 |quote= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z404AQAAIAAJ&q |isbn= }}</ref> She married Albert Jee.<ref name=bio/>


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Daisy Dormer
BornKezia Beatrice Stockwell
16 January 1883
Southsea
DiedSeptember 13, 1947(1947-09-13) (aged 64)
Wandsworth, London
OccupationMusic hall singer
SpouseAlbert Jee

Daisy Dormer (16 January 1883 – 13 September 1947) was an English music hall singer.

Biography

Dormer was born Kezia Beatrice Stockwell on 16 January 1883 in Southsea. She married Albert Jee.

A pretty, waif-like presence, Dormer was famous for singing "After the Ball is Over" among other songs. "After the Ball is Over", which was written by Charles K. Harris, helped to establish Tin Pan Alley in the 1890s. The sheet music sold over five million copies in the 1890s.

Dormer died on 13 September 1947 in Wandsworth, London.

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 345. ISBN 1-84854-195-3.
  2. ^ Tony Barker (1978). "Daisy Dormer". Music Hall Records. p. 120.

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