Dee Shipman
| Dee Shipman | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, actress, singer |
| Years active | 1962 – present |
| Labels | Decca |
Dee Shipman is a songwriter who has worked with Charles Aznavour and Petula Clark, with whom she wrote the 1990 West End musical Someone Like You.
Dee Shipman began her professional career as an actress and singer, both in the theatre, and on TV, where she appeared in series such as The Avengers (Propellant 23) and Emergency - Ward 10. She then went on to a very successful career in radio, including co-presenting a weekly series for the BBC Teen Scene, and having two series of her own for Radio Luxembourg Ready Steady Radio and Kids Like Us. During this period Dee was signed to Decca Records, and released a single of Mel Tormé’s classic "Comin’ Home Baby!" Dee also wrote for the magazine Pop Weekly, in which she had her own weekly column.
As a singer, Dee recorded a twelve track LP that was produced by Norman Newell. The album featured such evergreen standards as "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "One Hand, One Heart". The album was finally released in July 2008 by Stage Door Records. Titled 'She Isn't Me' the album concludes with a new recording from Dee Shipman and Roger Webb's musical 'Emma'.
Dee has made several films, which included starring as Mrs. Burke in the 1972 motion picture Burke And Hare opposite Harry Andrews and Derren Nesbitt, and which Dee described as “Glamorous no! Culture no! But fun? YES!”
Dee first started writing lyrics when she began her song-writing collaboration with composer Roger Webb. Their considerable output included writing "Sad Song Lady" for Blossom Dearie, "The Rainbow Bridge" for Danny Williams and "Making It By Myself" for the Kenneth Tynan and Clifford Williams musical Carte Blanche at the Phoenix Theatre in London ... the show wasn’t well reviewed - but the song got rave notices! Dee and Roger also composed music and lyrics for three musical concepts A Kid For Two Farthings (based on the 1955 film of the Wolf Mankowitz modern classic story); The Last Touring Love Show; and Emma (based on the life of Emma Hamilton).
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