An American fresh from Southampton stepped out of the train at Waterloo, hailed a taxi and asked the driver to take him to the film studios where Gracie Fields was working.
The driver told the visitor Gracie was appearing at Blackpool.
"Take me there now," came the, order, Driver and passenger duly arrived at the Blackpool Theatre where Gricie was appearing and the American asked if a package could be taken into Miss Fields for "autographing." It contained gramophone records of! her songs.
Gracie autographed them and didn't know until after he had gone that the owner had travelled 3,000 miles to get her signature.
He went straight back to London.
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