- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCelia May Lipton
- Nickname
- The British Judy Garland
- Celia Lipton was born on December 25, 1923 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Calling Paul Temple (1948), Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and This Was a Woman (1948). She was married to Farris, Victor. She died on March 11, 2011 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
- SpouseFarris, Victor(1956 - 1985) (his death)
- She styled herself Dame Celia Lipton Farris, though she was not a dame of the British Empire - it was an honorary title from the chari-table order the Order of St John, which would normally entitle the holder to put the initials D.St.J. after their name. She was accused of being on an ego trip.
- Daughter of Sydney Lipton.
- Over the years she rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous and included pictures of herself with the Royal Family, Bob Hope, Clint Eastwood and the Kennedys in her autobiography to prove it.
- During the Second World War she appeared as Peter Pan on the London stage, she was in a Palladium revue with Vera Lynn and Max Miller and she did concerts for the troops.
- She was a Dame of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John.
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