Googie Withers
Georgette Lizette Withers
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Born in Karachi to a Royal Navy captain and a mother of Dutch, French and German descent, she adopted the nickname “Googie” from a Punjabi nanny and trained at the Italia Conti Academy and Buddy Bradley’s dance school before entering the West End as a dancer. A chance extra role in Michael Powell’s 1935 production led to a seven-year Warner Brothers contract, after which she appeared for Fox Briti…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
