Dame Gracie Fields DBE OStJ was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and the highest paid film star in the world in 1937.

What age did Gracie Fields die?

Grade Fields, the rowdy and rollicking singer and comedian who was “our Gracie” to millions of Britons, died yesterday at her home on Capri. Miss Fields, who was reportedly recovering from an attack of pneumonia, was 81 years old.

What happened to Gracie Fields?

Death. Fields' health declined in July 1979, when she contracted pneumonia after performing an open-air concert on the Royal Yacht which was docked in Capri's harbour. After a spell in hospital, she seemed to be recovering, but died on 27 September 1979.