Diana dors wikipedia
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As famous for her (not very) private life as for her screen performances, Diana Dors spent much of her career being touted as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. Though this certainly helped her profile, and has ensured her immortality, it also tended to work against a genuine talent as an actress and comedienne.
She was born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon on 23 October 1931, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She turned professional while still a student, and quickly broke into films, making brief, uncredited appearances in The Shop at Sly Corner (d. George King, 1947), Dancing with Crime (d. John Paddy Carstairs, 1947) and Holiday Camp (d. Ken Annakin, 1947). She was spotted and signed up by J. Arthur Rank and spent the next few years as a Rank contract player, starting as a troubled teenager whose stern lecture by Flora Robson's magistrate provides the framing device for Good-Time Girl (d. David MacDonald, 1947).
She made several more films in the late 1940s, including more substantial credited roles in the Holiday Camp sequels Here English actress and singer (1931–1984) Diana Dors Dors in 1958 Diana Mary Fluck Swindon, Wiltshire, England Windsor, Berkshire, England Dennis Hamilton Richard Dawson Alan Lake Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English actress and singer. Dors came to public notice as a blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monr Diana Dors was born Diana Mary Fluck on 23 October 1931 in Swindon. At 15 she enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and was almost immediately spotted and put into films, making her debut in 1946 in the thriller The Shop at Sly Corner. She was offered a 10-year contract with the Rank Organisation and joined the ill-fated Rank Charm School which had been set up to discover and groom British stars to match Hollywood idols like Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. She changed her name to Diana Dors (her grandmother's maiden name) but despite a brief appearance in David Lean's Oliver Twist she was already being typecast as the sleazy blonde good-time girl in third-rate crime films. Copyright ©popfray.pages.dev 2025•
Diana Dors
Born
(1931-10-23)23 October 1931Died 4 May 1984(1984-05-04) (aged 52) Resting place Sunningdale Catholic Cemetery Other names Diana d'Ors
The Siren of Swindon
The Hurricane in Mink
The Blonde BombshellEducation Colville House, Swindon Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Occupations Years active 1947–1984 Spouses Children 3, including Mark Dawson •
Her screen career never really took off and her Rank contract lapsed in 1950. As with her most famous American counterpart, Marilyn Monroe, any possible acting talent was deliberately marginalised by a ruthless publicity machine mainly interested in the promotion of glamour, sex appeal and scandal. Her long platinum-blonde hair, full-lipped pout and pneumatic curves were fully exploited by h