Person Open DS/UK/5989 Blaney; Norah (16 July 1893-7 December 1983); British pianist Blaney Norah 16 July 1893-7 December 1983 British pianist Female (cisgender) Norah Mignon Cordwell DS/UK/5990 Shepherd's Bush, London, England (born)

British Music | Piano | Music Hall, Comedy White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Walter Henry Cordwell (musician) and Mary Jane 'Molly' Thatcher Former spouse of Albert Charles Lyne (pianist) and Philip Barron Bruce Durham Spouse of Basil Hughes Heterosexual Norah Blaney was a pianist, composer, comedienne and music hall performer. She recorded hundreds of songs between 1921 and 1935, many with her performing partner Gwen Farrar. In 1906, she was awarded the Erard pianoforte scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music followed by a scholarship at the Royal College of Music. She began using her stage name in 1910, after her maternal grandmother. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_Blaney (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 5/23/2013 RAHAKirkbride 7/20/2023 73baeafd-6382-4c75-980d-7cd71e5d4c01