1. Joy Eileen Nichols was an Australian-British comedian, actress and singer who worked in the United States.
10 Facts About Joy Nichols
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Joy Nichols was best known as one of the stars of Take It From Here on BBC Radio.
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Joy Nichols made her first radio broadcast aged seven, when she appeared in a production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
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In 1946, Joy Nichols acted in the Australian adventure film Smithy.
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Joy Nichols moved to Britain in 1946 to further her career.
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Joy Nichols then left England for commitments in Australia, where broadcasts of Take it From Here had increased her fame.
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Joy Nichols departed her role in Take it From Here for good in 1953, and was replaced in her comedy role by June Whitfield and as a singer, Alma Cogan, just as the show took off with the appearance of The Glums.
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Joy Nichols was back in London in 1955 to appear in the West End production of The Pajama Game, alongside Edmund Hockridge, Max Wall and Arthur Lowe at the Coliseum theatre.
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Joy Nichols had supporting roles in a number of Broadway musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, including Redhead and Darling of the Day, but was unable to secure lead roles and finally left show business after a failed attempt at resuming her career in England.
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Joy Nichols died in New York on 23 June 1992, aged 67.