Biography

Zoe Gail was born on February 20, 1920 in Cape Town, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955), No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) and Lady Luck (1948). She was married to Bert Bernard and Hubert Gregg. She died on February 20, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

She was selected to be the performer to switch on the lights of London's West End on April 2 1949, almost 10 years after they were turned off on the outbreak of the Second World War. After saying "Abracadabra, hey presto", she flicked a switch. The Bovril sign came on first and then the rest as she tossed her hat into the crowd of 10,000 below and opened a jeroboam of champagne.

Gail died on the day of her 100th birthday, becoming a centenarian.

Mother, with Hubert Gregg, of actress Stacey Gregg.