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- Moyra Fraser was born on December 3, 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Boy Friend (1971), The Good Life (1975) and As Time Goes By (1992). She was married to Roger John Lubbock and Douglas Sutherland. She died on December 13, 2009 in England, UK.
- SpousesRoger John Lubbock(January 25, 1955 - 1987) (his death, 2 children)Douglas Sutherland(March 24, 1944 - 1954) (divorced, 1 child)
- On a ballet tour of the Netherlands in 1940, she and her fellow dancers, including Frederick Ashton, were caught up in the German invasion, but managed to avoid capture and get a boat back to England. Fraser sang and danced for the troops in Paris in 1944.
- Shared a dressing room with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench during a 1959-60 season at the Old Vic.
- Trained at Sadlers Wells Ballet and performed throughout the early 1940s.
- Made her stage debut playing the Spirit of Norway in the operetta "Song of Norway" in 1946 and continued to perform in musicals and revues thereafter.
- She and husband, publisher Roger Lubbock, were celebrated hosts in England, known for their entertaining well-known authors, actors, publishers, journalists, et al. Lubbock, to whom she bore two sons, predeceased her.
- If you are labeled as a comedy actress you are never taken seriously. You are looked upon as a funny woman. I don't like funny women; rather, women with intelligence, wit and heart.
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