What is Dora Bryan?
{{Infobox person | name = Dora Bryan OBE | image = | caption = Brighton | birth_name = Dora May Broadbent | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|2|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Parbold]], [[Lancashire]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|7|23|1923|2|7|df=y}} | death_place = [[Brighton and Hove]], [[East Sussex]], England | occupation = Actress<br/>Hotelier | years_active = 1947–2006 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Bill Lawton]]|7 February 1954|14 August 2008}} (his death) | children = 3 |}} '''Dora May Broadbent ''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], better known as '''Dora Bryan''' (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014) was an [[English people|English]] actress of stage, movie and television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=8031587&c=uk|title=Researcha.co.uk&nbsp;– UK Company and Company Director Reports|publisher=Web.researcha.com|accessdate=5 May 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Argus>[http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10647889.Feted_Brighton_actress_Dora__90__to_make_rare_public_appearance The Argus, 2 September 2013: ''Feted Brighton actress Dora, 90, to make rare public appearance''], linked 6 September 2013.</ref> She was known for her roles in ''[[A Taste of Honey]]'' and in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. She died on 23 July 2014 at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11360791.Family_announce_the_death_of_actress_Dora_Bryan/ |title=Family announce the death of actress Dora Bryan |publisher=The Argus|date=23 July 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0116932}} * {{IBDB name|83488}} * [http://www.bigredbook.info/dora_bryan_1.html Dora Bryan's appearance on This Is Your Life] * [http://www.rottingdeanpreservationsociety.org.uk/grange-museum/dora-bryan/ Dora Bryan exhibition at Gran