Vera Lynn Age, Husband, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Dame Vera Margaret Lynn
Nickname	The Forces' Sweetheart
Profession	Actress, Singer, Songwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 170 cm in meters - 1.70 m in feet inches - 5’ 7”
Eye Color	Light Blue
Hair Color	Gray
Personal Life
Date of Birth	March 20, 1917
Age (as in 2017)	100 Years
Birth Place	East Ham, Essex, England
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	East Ham, Essex, England
School	Not Known
College/University	N/A
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Album- Sincerely Yours (1949) Singles- "You Can't Be True, Dear" (1948)
Family	Father- Bertram Samuel Welch Mother- Annie Welch Brother- Roger Welch Sister- None
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity/Race	English
Address	Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity Unit 1 The Courtyard Holmsted Farm Staplefield Road Cuckfield West Sussex RH17 5JF UK
Hobby	Painting with Watercolors
Favorite Things
Favorite Drink	Lemonade with a dash of Red wine
Favorite Cosmetic Brand	CoverGirl cosmetics
Boyfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Widowed
Boyfriends/Affairs	None
Husband/Spouse	Harry Lewis, Clarinetist and Saxophonist (1941-1998)
Marriage Year	1941
Children	Son- None Daughter- Virginia Penelope Anne Lewis
Money Factor
Net Worth	$145 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vera Lynn

• Does Vera Lynn smoke?: No

• Does Vera Lynn drink alcohol?: No 

• At the age of 7, her interest developed in singing and she started performing publicly.

• Vera adopted her maternal grandmother’s maiden name as her stage name when she was eleven.

• At 14, she left her school and started working in a factory, but later, she decided to sing in clubs to earn her living.

• In 1935, she did her first radio broadcast with the Joe Loss Orchestra.

• She met her love of life, Harry Lewis in the Bert Ambrose Orchestra who was a musician there and she was a singer. 

• Her solo recording was released in 1936 on Crown label, titled “Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire.”

• During World War II, she had a popular radio show, and she sang songs at that time as “The White Cliffs of Dover” and “We’ll Meet Again.”

• She was ranked no.1 in a poll where soldiers were asked about their favorite entertainer.

• She is popularly known as “The Forces Sweetheart.”

• At the age of 92, she penned down her memoirs- “Dame Verra Lynn, Some Sunny Day.” 

• In 2005, she made a surprise appearance at 60th V.E Day show in London. 

• On September 13, 2009, her evergreen hit collection- “We’ll Meet Again” topped the UK album chart by making her the oldest artist ever to do so. 

• She received “Queen’s honor” for her eight decades of service, in a ceremony at her home. 

• On becoming a centenarian, she released her new album titled “Vera Lynn 100” to celebrate her 100th birthday. 

• She became the first-ever centenarian to have an album released.

• Vera is a very generous person as she is always ready to help others and she also serves as President of the “Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children” with Cerebral Palsy, a charity she founded in 2001.

• Despite being such a wonderful singer and songwriter, she has no interest left in singing. Instead, she loves to paint now.