Dubbed the funniest woman in the world, comedienne Beatrice Lillie was born the daughter of a Canadian government official and grew up in Toronto. She sang in a family trio act with her mother Lucy and her piano-playing older sister Muriel. Times were hard and the ambitious mother eventually took the girls to England to test the waters. In 1914 Bea made her solo debut in London's West End and was an immediate hit with audiences. A valuable marquee player as a droll revue and stage artiste, s ...[Read Story]
