Editing Betty Marsden (section)

==Early life==
Marsden was born in [[West Derby]], [[Liverpool]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=betty&lastname=marsden&eventyear=1919&eventyear_offset=0&county=lancashire|title=Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 - findmypast.co.uk|website=Search.findmypast.co.uk|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> and grew up in near poverty in [[Somerset]]. Her music teacher recognised her talent at the age of six, and became her guardian.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book |last= Stevens	|first= Christopher |title=Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams |publisher= John Murray |year= 2010 |isbn = 978-1-84854-195-5 |page=370 }}</ref> She attended the [[Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts]] and during the [[Second World War]] she entertained the troops as a member of [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Best of Round The Horne |last=Took |first=Barry |author-link=Barry Took |year=1989 |publisher=Equation |isbn=1-85336-162-3 }}</ref>