We have set your language to cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. They then realised, with a heavy sigh, that they would have to get both stars to agree to this proposal. Her father, Harold Baker, was a painter and signwriter, who also worked part-time in the music halls as a comedian. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. However, although several series of records are apparent - the scripts, the fan-mail - they appear to be complete only for fairly specific periods of Hylda's working life. Born on 1 May 1986 in United Kingdom, Hylda Baker started her career as actress and comedienne (1905-1986) . I was unhappy, and I just want to be happy in my work. Add to your scrapbook. Hylda Baker Birthday: February 4, 1905 (81 years) Died: May 1, 1986 (36 years Ago) HomeTown: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom The daughter of a Lancashire comic, this dark-haired barrel-shaped comedienne and character actor was born in Lancashire. [citation needed], Baker was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the first of seven children. There was a problem getting your location. [3] Her act was full of malapropisms and catchphrases that had become part of her public persona, the most familiar being "She knows, y'know!" In spite of it all, the summer season (dubbed a 'box-office bulldozer' for its record-breaking ticket sales) actually attracted very warm and positive reviews, with many of their on-stage pranks and attacks on each other simply being accepted as part of the script. Baker refused a settlement offer of 4,000 and took the matter to the High Court where she was initially awarded 2,921 in 1964,[12] but this was increased to 4,073 (plus costs) at an appeal hearing in 1965. See more. Hylda Baker Family Background & Career. Noticing Powell's presence, she shouted down at him, 'I'm making sure my billing's right!' n She Knows You Know starring Jean Fergusson will at the Pleasance for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, August 7-31. 'After green comes black') that she could not even bear to have a green-coloured prop on a set. Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 - 1 May 1986) was a British comedienne, . Hylda went on to perform in various TV shows and sitcom series, summer shows, films and theatre productions, including "serious" acting parts as well as in comedies. As soon as they opened the door, therefore, he got up and barked at them: 'If she does the curtain speech, I'm on the next train back to London!' She had a reputation for being difficult to work with, but this was probably because she . Hylda Baker, the diminutive Lancashire comedienne with the catchphrase, "she knows, y'know!", has died at the age of 78. Sorry! Jean, better known as Marina in Last of the Summer Wine, has spent six years researching Hylda's life and career, including the times she broke South Pier records in the 1950s and at the Grand in 1970. Nearest And Dearest. 881 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps most well known for her role as Nellie Pledge in the ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968-1973) and for her role in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. To use this feature, use a newer browser. '', Like Hylda Baker before her, Jean slogged her one-woman show around Britain. Alone and forgotten, her death drew next to no media coverage and her funeral service was attended by only a dozen people. Both of them had worked hard to establish themselves as solo stars after struggling to shake off their past associations with partners - Baker with her long succession of 'Cynthia's, and Jewel with Ben Warriss - and yet here they were, in the process of being 'demoted' back to being part of a double act, and they would always resent it. They tell us about the chance of something happening which is based on likelihood not on fact! Hiding just enough of their mutual hatred to keep the comedy coming, the co-stars made it through to the last episode, and then rushed on with relief to other projects - which included playing a summer season in Blackpool again, but this time, mercifully, in separate shows at separate theatres. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the Granada ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (19681973) and for her role in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. As a regular ratings winner, ITV kept bringing the sitcom back, and in doing so kept plunging Baker and Jewel into increasingly bitter reunions. 2205 Harbor Blvd. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. British sitcom's most wretched relationship - after five long and painful years, seven series, a feature film and a stage production - was finally finished. That may have - partly - led to the animosity between Hylda and Jimmy Jewel when they were teamed in the two top sitcom series of the sixties, Granada's Nearest and Dearest, and Not on your Nellie. She was born in Farnsworth, Lancashire and began to perform in the musical halls at the tender age of 10. Baker replied in kind, saying: 'Jimmy and I have never had a row, we never even had a quarrel, because he just didn't speak to me! Nearest and Dearest. Hylda Baker made her mark in the world of entertainment when she worked on "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (1961). Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? View 13 photos for 2925 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,806 Sq. When they needed to film the exterior scenes out on location, more ingenious means were required, and her lines were duly reproduced in huge letters on billboards, hung on hedges and even stuck on the side of a furniture van parked on the other side of the street. Weve updated the security on the site. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Her ambition was to play the nurse in Romeo and Juliet - she never did! Which just shows how bad this storm was. Fun for all the Family at Coral Island Blackpool. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. view all She just couldn't be relied on . Which is straight into the lower lying garages of the seafront properties, and straight down Thornton Gate! We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. She made three films as a straight actress, and she was brilliant. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. If you are in the North America, look out for US/Canadian flag icons on popular product listings for direct links. From that moment on, Jimmy Jewel hated Hylda Baker. With Visit Fylde Coast you can explore Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Blackpool, St Annes and Lytham plus the market town of Poulton. To reduce this kind of overtopping is exactly why the promenade at Princes Way was rebuilt. She Knows You Know tells the story of the pint-sized Hylda Baker - and who better to portray the eccentric comedienne than one of her greatest fans, Jean Fergusson. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. The East coast got the worst of the storm surges. But that doesnt mean youll only see one storm like this in 200 years Which is just what happened over the Christmas period in 2013/14 two severe storms in a matter of a couple of weeks! It doesnt look that bad, until you consider that the sea doesnt normally come anywhere near to the low sea wall, never mind over the top of it. It was fortunate for the sitcom that their on-screen relationship, while never as bad as it was behind the scenes, involved plenty of bickering, so the antipathy between the actors simply spread organically to the characters. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Buy and sell old and new items [9] The two entertainers recorded an album of pop covers entitled Band on the Trot.[10]. Mitchell, in fact, was sufficiently diplomatic to get on well with both stars, and as a result he played a pivotal part in keeping the production stable and on schedule, even though he and the rest of the supporting cast still had to endure the endless awkward exchanges between the stars that had to be relayed via the director, John Robins: 'John, will you tell Miss Hylda Baker it's time she learnt her flaming lines?' Nothing could be done, however, to mend the co-stars' broken bond. ). So the overtopping effects continued until about 1pm, although high tide was at 12.20. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. Baker played a virtually identical role in the LWT comedy series Not On Your Nellie (197475). . Through the 50s, the theatre had names such as Danny Ross, Freddie Frinton, Sid James and Hylda Baker appearing during their summer seasons. [7] A film version of the series was made by Hammer Films in 1972[8] (the same year she was a subject of This Is Your Life when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews). 72 relations. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Learn more about managing a memorial . As everyone sat around the large dinner table, the party was going well until Baker's agent opined: 'Do you know, Hylda, this play is going to be a very big hit.' Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 1 May 1986) was an English comedian, actress and music hall performer. A system error has occurred. Like A Family. When Granada announced plans for a sixth series, however, it unwittingly pushed the off-screen problems out into the public realm, because both stars reacted with such horror to the prospect of another enforced reunion that they started speaking out about their long-running antipathy towards each other. Baker suffered two ectopic pregnancies which led in part to the breakdown of her marriage. Rehearsals started out as tetchy affairs, and then became progressively more unpleasant as Baker attempted to weave aspects of her old stage act into certain scenes, and encourage the writers to make her trademark catchphrases (such as 'Oooh, I must get a little hand put on this watch!') Today Hylda is vaunted by several of today's female comedians as an influence and releases of her tv shows on DVD show that her talent still endures.Hylda was Cremated at Twickenham (not buried) and her ashes were then transported up to Bolton, Lancashire to be scattered in the grounds of Overdale Crematorium with her parents and brothers and sisters. Reisz had seen her performing her sketches at the Chiswick Empire theatre. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14484468/hylda-baker. A record of Frank Sinatra singing live at the Blackpool Opera House in 1953 is still available for purchase, with the orchestra conducted by Billy Ternant. As the Blackpool season continued, the pettiness of their behaviour grew worse, with both of them introducing unexpected lines and physical bits of business to baffle, anger and unnerve each other, sometimes to the extent that whole scenes collapsed in chaos. However the series was short-lived and, along with her difficulty in remembering her lines, she was also refusing to attend rehearsals. ``I called in to see her niece,'' she recalls, ``and I told her that I needed some additional material, that indicated that Hylda had problems, that she was being extremely difficult. "I really enjoyed finding out about Hylda's past," she added. The force of the wind was easily 50mph. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. When he arrived, he was startled to find Hylda Baker outside on the pavement by the stage door, perched precariously on a chair with a measuring tape in her hand, assessing whether the 'H' in 'Hylda' was a fraction higher or lower than the 'J' in 'Jimmy'. The sea was coming over along the wall along the length of the sea defences, causing considerable flooding. A little later, the show's director took him to one side and broached the thorny subject of who, in keeping with tradition, should give the speech on behalf of the company at the curtain call. Titbits, 22 Jun. We lived just about opposite Hylda Baker's house. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. She also appeared in films, including Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Up the Junction (1968) and the musical Oliver! Visiting Baker first in her dressing room, the two men entered all smiles and then said brightly, 'Now, about the curtain speech' Baker's ears pricked up: 'Yes?' contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. At ten, Baker made her debut at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells, and continued to tour as a single variety act singing, dancing and performing impersonations. [citation needed] Later in the series, Baker began having trouble remembering her lines and had to rely on cue cards and prompts from her co star Madge Hindle, who would whisper her next line to her. She tried to adopt once, and they told her that she was too old. This account has been disabled. At ten, Baker made her debut at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells, and continued to tour as a single variety act singing, dancing and performing impersonations. It would turn out to be, to no one's surprise, an even more torrid experience than before. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Her dad took these photos at the time. She was alone, confused with Alzheimer's Disease, and estranged from her family. She lived in London, in a 10-room flat off the Tottenham Court Road. "It was in the streets, boarding houses and fish-and-chip shops of Lancashire that the garrulous, lovable stage figure with the famous catchphrase "she knows y'know" was created." Some material has not been retained: duplicates of scripts etc., some truly ephemeral items of correspondence, and some unannotated printed music scores have been destroyed. 1 / 3. Carrie Dennison lived on Thornton Gate in Cleveleys during the floods of 1977. Apoplectic after each shambolic studio session, Jewel, his face looking like thunder, would storm off the set, slamming doors and swearing profusely about how intolerable it was to have to keep working with such an 'unprofessional', 'self-centred' and 'mad' comic actor. This led to her television series, Be Soon (named after another of her catchphrases), in 1957 and a supporting part in the sitcom Our House in 1960, followed by her own sitcom, The Best of Friends, in 1963. a far more prominent part of her character, while Jewel repeatedly exploded in anger at the many liberties he felt she was taking. They would flatly refuse to look at or speak to each other except while recording a scene, and would only deign to communicate with each other if it was absolutely necessary, and even then only via a third party ('Will you tell Miss Baker'; 'You can tell Mr Jewel'). Now that all of Baker and Jewel's shared obligations were well and truly over, they walked away from each other without uttering a single word, and never saw or spoke to each other ever again. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Try again later. Baker, in turn, would look around at the crew, mutter 'Oh, that man!' With the water agitated into a froth, the alginate holds the bubbles. "There are plenty of tears and laughter which Hylda felt came together and, of course, there are a few surprises," said Jean. The sitcom, none the less, was still regularly topping the ratings for ITV with around 7-8m viewers each week, and so, once the series was over, it was decided (tapping into the trend for transferring TV hits to the cinema) to make a movie version of the show. That is to say the sort of severity that typically only happens once in every 200 years. Actor. The promenade and car park at Jubilee Leisure Park were all completely flooded. In this series she played Nellie Pickersgill, who moves to London from the North to run her ailing father's pub. Baker recreated her variety act in an episode of the BBC series The Good Old Days in 1976. Name last changed on August 2, 2018. After suing the production company for an on-set injury in which she broke her leg (after slipping on beer on the set), the series ended, as did her television acting career. In 1961, she played a recurring TV role on "Our House." In 1968, she played Nellie Pledge on the series "Nearest and Dearest." In 1974, she played her final TV role on "Not on. Mitchell replied in the negative. and you sometimes sound like her, too.' Buy She Knows, You Know! . The northern end of Rossall Promenade is a popular seafront parking area but not now! 'Jimmy flaming Jewel!' She sued the driver of the vehicle for damages and loss of earnings. During her research Jean discovered many anecdotes, including a huge flag Hylda had in the front garden of her Cleveleys home and a yellow and black American car - both of which were emblazoned with her catchphrase She Knows You Know. She went on to manage her own revue show, designing scenery and costumes, writing scripts and music, organizing the finance and touring, and starring in them herself. [] Ken Platt is in the stage show with me at the moment because I refused to play with Mr Jewel. Jewel was furious. Even though the idea of trapping the two stars together, in the same place and stage for one entire summer, must have struck those who knew them as a recipe for disaster, the sheer commercial appeal of the show somehow managed to make the producers think that the gamble was worth the risk. She annoyed her neighbours with loud parties at her Blackpool home. Hylda Baker. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Hylda Baker (14484468)? If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Image shows left to right: Lucky Flynn (Tim Minchin), Meg Adams (Milly Alcock), Nearest And Dearest - The Complete Series, Comedy Chronicles: Utterly Buffery - The short but special comic career of Tony Buffery. Hylda Baker Nellie Pledge 45 episodes 1968-1973 Jimmy Jewel Eli Pledge 45 episodes 1968-1973 Joe Gladwin Stan Hardman 45 episodes 1968-1973 Madge Hindle Lily Tattersall 44 episodes 1968-1973 Edward Malin Walter Tattersall 44 episodes 1968-1973 Freddie Rayner Grenville 24 episodes 1969-1973 Bert Palmer Bert Taylor 6 episodes 1968 When Jewel and Baker first met, knowing all about each other's long careers, there was a good measure of mutual respect. I became aware that no-one had ever researched her life. 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