Diana Dors

DIANA DORS d1984. English actress and sex symbol considered to be the British equivalent of the "1950s blonde bombshell" ladies of Hollywood. She studied at LAMDA and aged 16 was under contract to the Rank Organisation appearing in many of their films. It appears that from a certain period, her appearance became markedly similar to Marilyn Monroe's. She often played characters suffering from unrequited love, perhaps an unfortunate parallel to her private life. 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). Her success was such that (aged 20), she was the youngest registered owner of a Rolls Royce in the UK. According to film buffs, her best work as an actress was when she played a murderess in the 1956 film Yield To The Night. She was also willing to play repulsive characters in films including ; The Amazing Mr Blunden / The Unholy Wife and Timon Of Athens. She died from ovarian cancer aged 52 in 1984.