Zoe Gail ( February â€" February ) was a South African-born
American actress.Gail was born Zoe Margaret Stapelton in Cape Town,
South Africa. She was an actress known for Tonight at the London
Palladium (), No Orchids for Miss Blandish (), Lady Luck () and Here's
Looking at You Gail was also known for her comedic abilities. She was
married to Hubert Gregg with whom she had one child, Stacey Gregg, and
also married to Bert Bernard. Gail was chosen to switch on the lights
at the West End of London in nearly a decade after they were turned
off at the outbreak of World War II. She stood in a spotlight on the
balcony of the Criterion Restaurant at Piccadilly Circus, dressed in
black top hat, white tie and tails, she sang her hit song I’m Going
to Get Lit Up When the Lights Go Up in London. Then she said
"Abracadabra, hey Presto" and switched on the lights. She then quickly
tossed her top hat into a crowd of ten thousand people. But Zoe had
not gotten universal admiration when she first sang the song in Strike
a New Note at the Prince of Wales Theatre in . J B Priestley
disapproved of her “strange, hermaphroditic garb†.On February ,
Zoe Gail died in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States at years old.
American actress.Gail was born Zoe Margaret Stapelton in Cape Town,
South Africa. She was an actress known for Tonight at the London
Palladium (), No Orchids for Miss Blandish (), Lady Luck () and Here's
Looking at You Gail was also known for her comedic abilities. She was
married to Hubert Gregg with whom she had one child, Stacey Gregg, and
also married to Bert Bernard. Gail was chosen to switch on the lights
at the West End of London in nearly a decade after they were turned
off at the outbreak of World War II. She stood in a spotlight on the
balcony of the Criterion Restaurant at Piccadilly Circus, dressed in
black top hat, white tie and tails, she sang her hit song I’m Going
to Get Lit Up When the Lights Go Up in London. Then she said
"Abracadabra, hey Presto" and switched on the lights. She then quickly
tossed her top hat into a crowd of ten thousand people. But Zoe had
not gotten universal admiration when she first sang the song in Strike
a New Note at the Prince of Wales Theatre in . J B Priestley
disapproved of her “strange, hermaphroditic garb†.On February ,
Zoe Gail died in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States at years old.
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