Annette Mills

Actor, TV Personality

1894 – 1955

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Who was Annette Mills?

Annette Mills was an English actress, dancer and broadcaster.

She was born Edith Mabel Mills in Wandsworth, London. She had originally intended to become a concert pianist and organist, before becoming a dancer, subsequently finding fame as an international exhibition dancer. However, fate struck her a cruel blow when she was forced to retire from professional dancing after breaking a leg. That career over, she turned her hand to songwriting and penned the two popular tunes "Boomps-a-Daisy" and "Home, Sweet Home Again", amongst many others. Some time later, Mills returned to the work of cabaret and revues, and it was while she was on her way to entertain the troops during the Second World War that she was involved in a horrific car accident, which left her hospitalised for the next three years.

Mills is best remembered for being the partner of the puppet "Muffin", in the successful BBC Television children's series Muffin the Mule between 1946 and 1955. She wrote the songs and the music, while puppeteer Ann Hogarth wrote the scripts.

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Born
1894
Wandsworth
Also known as
  • Mabel Annette Mills
  • Edith Mabel Mills
  • Annie
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Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • England
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Died
Jan 10, 1955
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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