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	Hird underwent a heart bypass operation in 1992. She suffered from severe arthritis and used a wheelchair in her later life. She died on 15 March 2003 aged 91.		Hird underwent a heart bypass operation in 1992. She suffered from severe arthritis and used a wheelchair in her later life. She died on 15 March 2003 aged 91.

	A memorial service was held on 15 September 2003 at [[Westminster Abbey]] attended by more than 2000 people, including [[Alan Bennett]], [[Sir David Frost]], [[Melvyn Bragg]] and [[Victoria Wood]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3110150.stm \| title=Stars celebrate Dame Thora's life \| date=15 September 2003 \| access-date=29 March 2015 \| work=BBC News}}</ref>		A memorial service was held on 15 September 2003 at [[Westminster Abbey]] attended by more than 2000 people, including [[Alan Bennett]], [[David Frost\|Sir David Frost]], [[Melvyn Bragg]] and [[Victoria Wood]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3110150.stm \| title=Stars celebrate Dame Thora's life \| date=15 September 2003 \| access-date=29 March 2015 \| work=BBC News}}</ref>

	On 7 July 2019 a commemorative blue plaque was installed to Thora Hird by The Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America, at the [[Bayswater]] home where she lived for over 60 years.<ref>[http://www.themusichallguild.com/news.php "Dame Thora Hird is Commemorated"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518152923/http://www.themusichallguild.com/news.php \|date=18 May 2019 }}, the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America, accessed 7 July 2019</ref>		On 7 July 2019 a commemorative blue plaque was installed to Thora Hird by The Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America, at the [[Bayswater]] home where she lived for over 60 years.<ref>[http://www.themusichallguild.com/news.php "Dame Thora Hird is Commemorated"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518152923/http://www.themusichallguild.com/news.php \|date=18 May 2019 }}, the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America, accessed 7 July 2019</ref>

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This Is Your Life

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	== ''This Is Your Life'' ==		== ''This Is Your Life'' ==
	She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions: in January 1964 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]], and in December 1996, when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her while filming on location for ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''.~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~		She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions: in January 1964 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]], and in December 1996, when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her while filming on location for ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''.

	== Personal life, death and memorial ==		== Personal life, death and memorial ==

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	== Religious broadcasts ==		== Religious broadcasts ==
	Hird was a committed Christian, hosting the religious programme ''Praise Be!'', a spin off from ''[[Songs of Praise]]'' on the [[BBC]]. Her work for charity and on television in spite of old age and ill health made her an institution. Her advertisements for Churchill [[stairlift]]s also kept her in the public eye.~~{{citation needed\|date=February 2020}}~~		Hird was a committed Christian, hosting the religious programme ''Praise Be!'', a spin off from ''[[Songs of Praise]]'' on the [[BBC]]. Her work for charity and on television in spite of old age and ill health made her an institution. Her advertisements for Churchill [[stairlift]]s also kept her in the public eye.

	== Honours ==		== Honours ==

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	~~{{short description\|English actress, comedian, presenter and writer}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=October 2017}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_prefix = [[w:Dame\|Dame]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Dame\|Dame]]
	\| name = Thora Hird		\| name = Thora Hird
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}
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	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1911\|05\|28\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1911\|05\|28\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Morecambe\|Morecambe]], [[Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| television = ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''<br />''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]''<br />''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]''		\| television = ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''<br />''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]''<br />''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]''
	\| notable_works = [[#Filmography\|Filmography]]		\| notable_works = [[#Filmography\|Filmography]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2003\|03\|15\|1911\|05\|28\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2003\|03\|15\|1911\|05\|28\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Twickenham]], London, England		\| death_place = [[Twickenham]], London, England
	\| years_active = 1931–2003		\| years_active = 1931–2003
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|James Scott\|1937\|1994\|end=d.}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/thorahird.htm\|title="TV GREATS:DAME THORA HIRD 1911 – 2003", Television Heaven\|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|James Scott\|1937\|1994\|end=d.}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/thorahird.htm\|title="TV GREATS:DAME THORA HIRD 1911 – 2003", Television Heaven\|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>
	\| children = [[w:Janette Scott\|Janette Scott]]		\| children = [[Janette Scott\|Janette Scott]]
	\| resting_place = Chichester Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, [[w:Chichester\|Chichester]], [[w:West Sussex\|West Sussex]], England		\| resting_place = Chichester Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, [[Chichester\|Chichester]], [[West Sussex\|West Sussex]], England
	}}		}}

	'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.		'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

	A three-time winner of the [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[w:A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[w:Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[w:The Love Match\|The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[w:The Nightcomers\|The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).		A three-time winner of the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[The Love Match\|The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Nightcomers\|The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[w:West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[w:The Co-operative Group\|Co-op]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>		Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-op]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>

	Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[w:Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[w:No Medals\|No Medals]]''.		Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[No Medals\|No Medals]]''.

	Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.		Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.

	Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[w:Went the Day Well?\|Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[w:Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[w:Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[w:Alan Bates\|Alan Bates]] and [[w:June Ritchie\|June Ritchie]].		Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[Went the Day Well?\|Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[Alan Bates\|Alan Bates]] and [[June Ritchie\|June Ritchie]].

	Hird gained her highest profile in [[w:television comedy\|television comedy]], notably the [[w:situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[w:Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[w:British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.		Hird gained her highest profile in [[television comedy\|television comedy]], notably the [[situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.

	Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).		Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).
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	==Obituaries==		==Obituaries==
	* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2853893.stm Actress Dame Thora Hird dies]" – BBC News article, last updated 15 March 2003		* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2853893.stm Actress Dame Thora Hird dies]" – BBC News article, last updated 15 March 2003
	* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/946854.stm Obituary: Dame Thora Hird]" – [[w:BBC News\|BBC News]] obituary, last updated 15 March 2003		* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/946854.stm Obituary: Dame Thora Hird]" – [[BBC News\|BBC News]] obituary, last updated 15 March 2003
	* [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,915521,00.html Dame Thora Hird] – obituary from ''[[w:The Guardian\|The Guardian]]'', by Veronica Horwell, dated 17 March 2003		* [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,915521,00.html Dame Thora Hird] – obituary from ''[[The Guardian\|The Guardian]]'', by Veronica Horwell, dated 17 March 2003

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External links

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			==Obituaries==
	* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2853893.stm Actress Dame Thora Hird dies]" – BBC News article, last updated 15 March 2003		* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2853893.stm Actress Dame Thora Hird dies]" – BBC News article, last updated 15 March 2003
	* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/946854.stm Obituary: Dame Thora Hird]" – [[BBC News]] obituary, last updated 15 March 2003		* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/946854.stm Obituary: Dame Thora Hird]" – [[w:BBC News\|BBC News]] obituary, last updated 15 March 2003
	* [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,915521,00.html Dame Thora Hird] – obituary from ''[[The Guardian]]'', by Veronica Horwell, dated 17 March 2003		* [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,915521,00.html Dame Thora Hird] – obituary from ''[[w:The Guardian\|The Guardian]]'', by Veronica Horwell, dated 17 March 2003

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	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[w:West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-~~operative store~~]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>		Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[w:West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[w:The Co-operative Group\|Co-op]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>

	Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[w:Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[w:No Medals\|No Medals]]''.		Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[w:Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[w:No Medals\|No Medals]]''.

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	'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.		'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

	A three-time winner of the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).		A three-time winner of the [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[w:A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[w:Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[w:The Love Match\|The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[w:The Nightcomers\|The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[Lancashire]] seaside town of [[Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-operative store]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>		Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[w:West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-operative store]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>

	Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[Esther McCracken]] play ''[[No Medals]]''.		Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[w:Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[w:No Medals\|No Medals]]''.

	Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.		Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.

	Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[Alan Bates]] and [[June Ritchie]].		Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[w:Went the Day Well?\|Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[w:Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[w:Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[w:Alan Bates\|Alan Bates]] and [[w:June Ritchie\|June Ritchie]].

	Hird gained her highest profile in [[television comedy]], notably the [[situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.		Hird gained her highest profile in [[w:television comedy\|television comedy]], notably the [[w:situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[w:Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[w:British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.

	Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).		Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).

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	\| birth_place = [[Morecambe]], [[Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| television = ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''<br />''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]''<br />''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]''		\| television = ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''<br />''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]''<br />''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]''
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	\| death_place = [[Twickenham]], London, England		\| death_place = [[w:Twickenham]], London, England
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	\| spouse = {{marriage\|James Scott\|1937\|1994\|end=~~his death~~}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/thorahird.htm\|title="TV GREATS:DAME THORA HIRD 1911 – 2003", Television Heaven\|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|James Scott\|1937\|1994\|end=d.}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/thorahird.htm\|title="TV GREATS:DAME THORA HIRD 1911 – 2003", Television Heaven\|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>
	\| children = [[Janette Scott]]		\| children = [[w:Janette Scott\|Janette Scott]]
	\| resting_place = Chichester Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], England		\| resting_place = Chichester Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, [[w:Chichester\|Chichester]], [[w:West Sussex\|West Sussex]], England
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	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| television = ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''<br />''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]''<br />''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]''		\| television = ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''<br />''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]''<br />''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]''
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	\| children = [[w:Janette Scott\|Janette Scott]]		\| children = [[Janette Scott\|Janette Scott]]
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	'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.		'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

	A three-time winner of the [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[w:A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[w:Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[w:The Love Match\|The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[w:The Nightcomers\|The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).		A three-time winner of the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[The Love Match\|The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Nightcomers\|The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[w:West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[w:The Co-operative Group\|Co-op]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>		Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-op]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>

	Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[w:Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[w:No Medals\|No Medals]]''.		Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[No Medals\|No Medals]]''.

	Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.		Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.

	Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[w:Went the Day Well?\|Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[w:Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[w:Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[w:Alan Bates\|Alan Bates]] and [[w:June Ritchie\|June Ritchie]].		Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[Went the Day Well?\|Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[Alan Bates\|Alan Bates]] and [[June Ritchie\|June Ritchie]].

	Hird gained her highest profile in [[w:television comedy\|television comedy]], notably the [[w:situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[w:Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[w:British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.		Hird gained her highest profile in [[television comedy\|television comedy]], notably the [[situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.

	Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).		Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).
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	==Obituaries==		==Obituaries==
	* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2853893.stm Actress Dame Thora Hird dies]" – BBC News article, last updated 15 March 2003		* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2853893.stm Actress Dame Thora Hird dies]" – BBC News article, last updated 15 March 2003
	* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/946854.stm Obituary: Dame Thora Hird]" – [[w:BBC News\|BBC News]] obituary, last updated 15 March 2003		* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/946854.stm Obituary: Dame Thora Hird]" – [[BBC News\|BBC News]] obituary, last updated 15 March 2003
	* [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,915521,00.html Dame Thora Hird] – obituary from ''[[w:The Guardian\|The Guardian]]'', by Veronica Horwell, dated 17 March 2003		* [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,915521,00.html Dame Thora Hird] – obituary from ''[[The Guardian\|The Guardian]]'', by Veronica Horwell, dated 17 March 2003

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	'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.		'''Dame Thora Hird''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|DBE}} (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-thora-hird-36347.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|work=The Telegraph \|title=Dame Thora Hird Obituary \|access-date=29 April 2018\|date=17 March 2003 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

	A three-time winner of the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).		A three-time winner of the [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Actress\|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[w:A Cream Cracker under the Settee\|Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee]]'' (1988), ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram]]'' (1998) and ''[[w:Lost for Words (1999 film)\|Lost for Words]]'' (1999). Her film credits included ''[[w:The Love Match\|The Love Match]]'' (1955), ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) and ''[[w:The Nightcomers\|The Nightcomers]]'' (1971).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[Lancashire]] seaside town of [[Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-operative store]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>		Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] seaside town of [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]] to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/17/guardianobituaries.media\|title=Obituary: Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424810/Dame-Thora-Hird.html\|title=Dame Thora Hird\|date=17 March 2003\|access-date=29 May 2020\|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the [[w:West End Pier, Morecambe\|West End Pier]]. Thora first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing, carried on stage in her mother's arms.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ostAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=pier+west+end&pg=4039,5574290&hl=en \|title=Oh, Hallelujah! It's Thora \|newspaper=Evening Times \|page=24 \|date=29 April 1983}}</ref> She worked at the local [[The Co-operative Group\|Co-operative store]] before joining the Morecambe Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hird\|first=Thora\|title=Obituary\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946854.stm\|work=BBC News\|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>

	Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[Esther McCracken]] play ''[[No Medals]]''.		Hird often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. In 1944 she made her [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] debut in the [[w:Esther McCracken\|Esther McCracken]] play ''[[w:No Medals\|No Medals]]''.

	Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.		Although Hird left Morecambe in the late 1940s, she retained her affection for the town, referring to herself as a "sand grown 'un", the colloquial term for anyone born in Morecambe.

	Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[Alan Bates]] and [[June Ritchie]].		Initially, Hird made regular appearances in films, including the wartime propaganda film ''[[w:Went the Day Well?\|Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942, known as ''48 Hours'' in the USA), in which she is shown wielding a rifle to defend a house from [[w:Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)\|German paratroopers]]. She worked with the British film comedian [[Will Hay]] and featured in ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960), which starred [[w:Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]], as well as ''[[w:A Kind of Loving (film)\|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962) with [[w:Alan Bates\|Alan Bates]] and [[w:June Ritchie\|June Ritchie]].

	Hird gained her highest profile in [[television comedy]], notably the [[situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.		Hird gained her highest profile in [[w:television comedy\|television comedy]], notably the [[w:situation comedy\|sitcoms]] ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)\|Meet the Wife]]'' (1963–66), ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'' (1979–86), ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) and, for nearly two decades, as Edie Pegden in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1986–2003). Hird played a variety of roles, including the nurse in ''[[w:Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and won [[w:British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] Best Actress awards for her roles in two of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[w:Talking Heads (series)\|Talking Heads]]'' monologues.

	Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).		Hird starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)\|Hallelujah!]]'' (1983–84) about the [[Salvation Army]], a movement for which she had a soft spot throughout her life. Hird also portrayed Mrs Speck, the housekeeper of the Mayor of [[Gloucester]], in ''[[The Tailor of Gloucester (Television Film)\|The Tailor of Gloucester]]'' (1989).

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	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}
	\| image = ~~Dame~~ Thora Hird ~~Allan Warren~~.jpg		\| image = Thora Hird.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Hird in 1974~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1911\|05\|28\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1911\|05\|28\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Morecambe\|Morecambe]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England