Daisy Fisher

Daisy Gertrude Fisher was born on 7th November 1887 in Hampstead, London to William Edgar Fisher, an accountant and Emma Louisa Fisher RA (née Beasley) a singer and daughter of Benjamin Beasley who ran a school for stammerers at Brampton Park, Huntingdon. Her sister Elsie was a singer.

She joined the theatre as a chorus girl after her childhood home burned down. Fisher eventually met a stage actor, Herbert Mason and they were married on 23rd June 1914. Sadly this was just before the First World War broke out. Her brother, Leslie was killed in action on 14th August 1915. Nevertheless, her husband survived and they both continued their careers.

In the 1920s and 30s, she wrote several books, lyrics for some of Eric Coates’ compositions and was also a playwright. She acted in several plays including ‘The Follies’ in 1912. Fisher wrote the story for the 1935 musical comedy film, ‘Things Are Looking Up’ with Albert de Courville, Stafford Dickens and Con West. Her husband worked on the film as associate producer.

After the Second World War, she and Herbert Mason wrote several plays together – ‘Lend Me Robin’ in 1948 and ‘Dangerous Woman’ in 1951.
They were married for nearly 46 years. She survived him with their daughter and son and two grandsons. Her granddaughter was born a few years later.

Daisy Gertrude Mason (née Fisher) died on 2nd April 1969 in London, aged 81.

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