In Popular Culture
The song "Que Sera" on the album Silent June by O'Hooley & Tidow was inspired by the execution of Edith Cavell.
The song "Amy Quartermaine" by Manning from the 2011 album Margaret's Children is based on the life of Edith Cavell.
The French singer Édith Piaf is said to have been named after Edith Cavell. In general, it was due to Cavell that "Edith" became a common female first name in France.
The 1939 US film Nurse Edith Cavell starring Anna Neagle and George Sanders.
In the second episode of the 1980 television series To Serve Them All My Days Edith Cavell is mentioned in a speech to the school's Officers' Training Corps.
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