"Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns."
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Saturday Review, 16 April 1955; quoted in Ned Sherrin, The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
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Hermione Gingold
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was a British actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona.
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