| Joan Jay | |
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| Employer | Windmill Theatre |
Joan Jay was a singer and dancer at the Windmill Theatre in London, from 1936 to 1947. She was seriously injured there during a World War II bombing raid in October 1940, but returned to dancing after receiving skin grafts during a four-month stay in hospital. Her costumes were adapted to hide her scars.
She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 19 March 1942, described as a "glamour girl".
She had two daughters, Vivien (named after the Windmill's manager, Vivian Van Damm), and Janet.
References
- ^ Goldsmith, Vivien (24 November 2005). "Windmill: always nude but never rude". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ ""WE NEVER CLOSED" Jill Millard Shapiro meets MARGARET McGRATH". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Joan Jay". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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