Dickson, Barbara
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Dickson, Barbara Ruth | ||
| born on | 27 September 1947 at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Dunfermline, Scotland, 56n04, 3w29 | ||
| Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   03°56'   06°27 Asc. 10°36'
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Biography
Scottish civil service employee, folk singer, musical stage actress and concert performer. At the age of 21, Dickson took off six weeks from her civil service job and left for Denmark on a singing engagement. In 1973, she received her first big break in the stage musical, "John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert." She hit the charts with a No.1 hit in February 1985 with "I Know Him So Well," another chart hit in January 1996 and again in February 1997. Dickson gained kudos for her continuing lead role in the stage production of "Blood Brothers," receiving a Best Actress in a Musical from the Society of West End Theatres, 1983. Moving into TV acting, she starred in the "Band of Gold," 1995-96 and "Taggart." Her enduring popularity has made her a regular concert performer, even though she is known for being very private and shy in person.
Events
- Work : New Job 1973 (Began appearing in stage musical)
- Work : Gain social status February 1985 (Single hits the No.1 on the charts)
- Work : Gain social status January 1996 (Song hits the charts)
- Work : Gain social status February 1997 (Song hits the charts)
- Work : Prize 1983 (Best Actress in a Musical Award, Society of West End Theatres)
- Work : New Career 1995 (Began appearing in TV series)
Source Notes
Frank C. Clifford quotes Caroline Gerard from B.C., British Entertainers 1997
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (TV, secondary)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (Legitimate theatre, strongest medium)
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star (Taggert and Band of Gold)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Folk Music (Folk singer originally)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (Concert vocalist)
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee (Civil service, initially)
