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Doris Pender  once dance partner to Cary Grant (Archie Leach)

24/7/2023

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Doris Pender (Doris Lomas Southam) died On Ths Day 24 July 1975 at home in Streatham. She was a Lady Ratling and was a member of several professional organisations

Doris made her stage debut as a small child in the famous comedy act presented by her father and uncles- Lomas Troupe. Doris joined the Pender Troupe of Giants, Stilt Walkers and Acrobatic Comedians formed by Bob Pender when she was 14.

In 1921 a local lad Archie Leach joined them and performed a double dance act with Doris. He went with the act to NewYork and became the celebrated actor Cary Grant.
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(Photo- Dave and Ruth Simpson's Web site and Obituary The Stage Image © The Stage Media Company Limited. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD)
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