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Name	Nancy Brown
Alternative Names	Nancy Arlen Nancy Thompson
Born	26 August, 1909 New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	27 October, 2003 (aged 94) Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] Arlen, Albert (husband) Johnston, George Henry (collaborator) Dennis, Clarence Michael James (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	actor (stage) (1925-1948) Overseas singer (1925-1948) Overseas actor (film) (1932-1933) Overseas actor (stage) (1948-1962) Australian Capital Territory, Australia singer (1948-1962) Australian Capital Territory, Australia songwriter (1948-1962) Australian Capital Territory, Australia shop assistant (1951-1962) Australian Capital Territory, Australia actor (stage) (1962-1984) New South Wales, Australia singer (1962-1984) New South Wales, Australia songwriter (1962-1984) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate