According to popular songs which bird flew over the rainbow and the white cliffs of Dover
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" is a popular World War II song composed in 1941 by Walter Kent to lyrics by Nat Burton. Made famous in Vera Lynn's 1942 version, it was one of Lynn's best-known recordings and among the most popular World War II tunes. The song was written about a year after the Royal Air Force and German aircraft had been fighting over southern England, including the white cliffs of Dover, in the Battle of Britain. Nazi Germany had conquered much of Europe and in
The White Cliffs of Dover (film) gliders to land - a premonition of the airborne attacks launched by Nazi Germany. According to MGM records, the film was a big hit and earned $6,294,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) at the box office, resulting in a profit of $1,784,000 (equivalent to $ million in ). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Black and White. "White Cliffs of Dover" was adapted as a radio play on the September 18, 1946, episode of "Academy Award Theater", starring Irene Dunne in her original film role. The White Cliffs of Dover (film) The White