Nancy Spain
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Nancy Brooker Spain (13 September 1917 – 21 March 1964) was a prominent English broadcaster and journalist. She was a columnist for the Daily Express, She magazine, and the News of the World in the 1950s and 1960s. She also appeared on many radio broadcasts, particularly on Woman's Hour and My Word!, and later as a panelist on the television programmes What's My Line? and Juke Box Jury. Spain died in a plane crash near Aintree racecourse while travelling to the 1964 Grand National.
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Born | Nancy Brooker Spain (1917-09-13)13 September 1917 Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
Died | 21 March 1964(1964-03-21) (aged 46) Aintree, Lancashire, England |
Resting place | Horsley, Northumberland, England |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author and broadcaster |
Partner | Joan Werner Laurie |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War 2 |
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