Joy Worth Explained

Joy Worth (1910 – August 1987) was a British singer, radio presenter, and announcer, who was active during the 1940s and 1950s. Before a career on radio, she was a member of The Cavendish Three, a close harmony trio, from 1934 to 1939.^[1] Worth joined the BBC as an announcer in July 1942.^[2]

She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 17 Oct 1952.^[3] Worth died in August 1987 at the age of 77.^[4]

External links

• 1943 photo of Worth and a colleague

Notes and References

1. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e47831419d6d412b8fcc565a60524c03 The Radio Three: Close Harmony Songs
2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77422504/ Edmonton Journal, 3 July 1942, pg. 7
3. Web site: Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Joy Worth. BBC Online. BBC. 1 July 2014.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143033/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba50a3206 BFI: Joy Worth profile