Prior to the festivities, Dors lunched with the local vicar, during which she informed him that her real name was Diana Fluck. I suppose they were afraid that if my real name Diana Fluck was in lights and one of the lights blew…Īccording to Dors’s autobiography, she was once asked and readily agreed to open a fete in her home town of Swindon, England. She also left four grandchildren: Lindsay Dors Dawson, Tyler Emm Dawson, Emma Rose Dawson, Lauren jr Dawson and Morgana and Ruby Lake. The actor Alan Lake (23 November 1968 her death) one son Jason Lake, and lived at Sunningdale, Berks Richard Dawson (12 April 1959-1966, div.) two sons Mark Dawson and Gary Dawson She also worked under the name of Diana d’Ors.ĭuring the summer of 1961, she filmed The Sorceror’s Apprentice (based on Robert Bloch’s story “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and which co-starred Brandon De Wilde) that was so grisly, it was barred from airing and not released for many decades.ĭennis Hamilton (3 July 1951-3 January 1959, his death)
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Blunden, The Unholy Wife, and Timon of Athens.ĭors never had quite the same following in the United States, but recently has made a comeback due to her films having been shown on classic movie channels such as Turner Classic Movies. She was also willing to play repulsive characters in films such as The Amazing Mr. Her success was such that, aged 20, she was the youngest registered owner of a Rolls Royce in the UK.Īccording to film buffs, her best work as an actress was when she played a murderess in the 1956 film Yield to the Night.
She also had significant acting ability, which was destined never to be fully utilised (most of her later work is made up of sex-themed comedies that featured scenes near to soft-core pornography). She often played characters suffering from unrequited love, perhaps an unfortunate parallel to her private life. It appears that from a certain period, her appearance became markedly similar to Marilyn Monroe’s. She was considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood.ĭiana Dors studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and aged 16 was under contract to the Rank Organisation, appearing in many of their films. She was born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, England, and was educated at Colville House in Swindon. Hand color tinted photo of Diana Dors from the 1957 movie, The Unholy Wifeĭiana Dors (23 October 1931 – ) was an English actress and sex symbol.
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