Diana Dors
Birth name	Diana Mary Fluck
Born	October 23, 1931(1931-10-23) Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died	May 4, 1984 (aged 52) Windsor, Berkshire, England
Spouse(s)	Dennis Hamilton (1951-1959) Richard Dawson (1959-1966) Alan Lake (1968-1984)

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She was born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, England. She was considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood. 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. , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The term bombshell is a forerunner to the sex symbol and originally used to describe popular female sex icons. ... Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003), which was owned by Vickers between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen. ...

According to film buffs, her best work as an actress may have been when she played a murderess in the 1956 film Yield to the Night. She was also willing to play repulsive characters in such films as The Amazing Mr. Blunden and Timon of Athens. The 1956 film Yield to the Night, stars Diana Dors as a doomed murderess. ... The Ghosts is a book written by Antonia Barber in 1969. ... For other uses, see Timon (disambiguation). ...

Dors never had quite the same following in the U.S., but recently has made a comeback due to her films having been shown on classic movie channels such as Turner Classic Movies. She also worked under the name of Diana d'Ors. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ...

During the summer of 1961, she filmed an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Show (based on Robert Bloch's story "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", which co-starred Brandon De Wilde) which was so grisly that it was barred from airing and not released for many decades (see [1]). Screenshot of opening sequence of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917, Chicago-September 23, 1994, Los Angeles) was a prolific American writer. ... Brandon De Wilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an Academy Award-nominated American actor born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. ...

Career

Diana Dors appeared in many Rank Organisation Films. It appears that from a certain period, her appearance changed markedly similarly if not identical to Marilyn Monroe, as her career progressed. Often she has been acting in roles of characters often having unrequited love, perhaps an unfortunate parallel to her private life.

Playing Dora in Diamond City (1949). Finding Stafford Parker's (David Farrar) true feelings for her is not love as she had hoped.

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Death

In a 1977 episode of the British TV show Parkinson with the actor Kenneth Williams and the anthropologist Desmond Morris (whom Dors said she had dated when they were teenagers in Swindon), Dors commented on what seemed to be the common tragic deaths of young blonde sex symbols, such as Jean Harlow and Jayne Mansfield. Dors said she would base herself on Mae West in living a long life. Unfortunately, however, she died seven years later on 4 May 1984 from a recurrence of ovarian cancer, first diagnosed two years earlier. She was 52 years old. Parkinson is a surname shared by several people: Cecil Parkinson (born 1931), Baron Parkinson of Carnforth, British politician C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993), historian and author who formulated Parkinsons Law David Parkinson, cinema historian Dian Parkinson (born 1944), cast member of the game show The Price is Right James... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dr Desmond Morris (born 24 January 1928 in the village of Purton, UK) is most famous for his work as a zoologist and ethologist. ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. ... Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer, April 19, 1933—29 June 1967) was an American actress and Playboy centerfold. ... MAE-West is a major Internet peering point located in San Jose, California. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor (a kind of neoplasm) located on an ovary. ...

Dors left a mark on popular culture; the "50s blonde bombshell look" popularized by Dors and, in the US, by "The Three 'M's'" Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren and Marilyn Monroe. Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer, April 19, 1933—29 June 1967) was an American actress and Playboy centerfold. ... Mamie Van Doren (born February 6, 1931 some sources say 1933) is an American actress and sex symbol. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, singer, model and pop icon. ...

Family

As Vanessa Colebrook alongside Peter Westen (Donald Sinden) in an An Alligator Named Daisy (1955). Again she plays the role of a woman having unrequited love for the leading character, having to give up the relationship in the end. The similarilies between Marilyn Monroe and her seem evident here.

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• Dennis Hamilton (3 July 1951-3 January 1959)
• Richard Dawson, (a future Family Feud host and Hogan's Heroes star), (12 April 1959-1966); two sons Mark Dawson and Gary Dawson
• The actor Alan Lake (23 November 1968 - her death); one son Jason Lake

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Quote

"They asked me to change my name. I suppose they were afraid that if my real name, Diana Fluck, was in lights, and one of the lights blew..."

According to Dors` autobiography, she was once asked and readily agreed to open a fete in her home town of Swindon, England. Prior to the festivities, Dors lunched with the local Vicar, during which she informed him that her real name was Diana Fluck. The Vicar became somewhat worried about his planned speech. After lunch, they arrived at the fete at the appointed time. The Vicar, totally unnerved about mispronouncing "Fluck", introduced Diana with these immortal words: , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I introduce to you our star guest. We all love her, especially as she is our local girl. I therefore feel it right to introduce her by her real name; Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the very lovely Miss Diana Clunt."

Recordings

The earliest recordings of Diana Dors were two sides of a 78 rpm single released on HMV Records, in 1951. The tracks were "I Feel So Mmmm" and A Kiss And A Cuddle (And A Few Kinds Words From You)." HMV also released sheet music featuring sultry photos on Diana on the cover. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Diana also sang "The Hokey Pokey Polka" on the 1954 soundtrack for the film "As Long As They're Happy."

Diana Dors only recorded one complete album, Swinging Dors, for the Columbia Records/Pye label, in 1960. The Lp was originally released on red vinyl. The orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott, who later underwent a sex change and became a woman. Swinging Dors was, obviously, a swing album, and Diana Dors demonstrated a likeable, unaffected singing voice. Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Pye Ltd. ... Angela Morley (born March 10, 1924) is a composer and conductor who wrote the theme tune and incidental music for Hancocks Half Hour and also wrote and conducted music for The Goon Show. ... A clownfish Sex change in animals Some species are known to change sex, including reproductive functions, in special circumstances, such as the clownfish. ... Look up swing, swinging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 1964, she recorded a single for the Fontana label, "It's Too Late/So Little Time." Fontana is either: Fontana, California Fontana, Kansas Fontana, Gozo Island, Republic of Malta This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1966, she recorded a single for the Polygram label, "Security/Gary." PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ...

In 1977, she recorded a single for the EMI label, "Passing By/It's A Small World." For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Passing By is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... Its a Small World is a popular attraction at several Walt Disney theme parks including: Disneyland (in California), the Magic Kingdom (in Florida), Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. ...

In 1982, she recorded a single for the Nomis label, "Where Did They Go/It's You Again" (A duet with son Gary Dors). Where Did They Go is a song by American singer Peggy Lee which was later covered by British singer Sandie Shaw. ...

Trivia

Dors is included on The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover art as the blonde in the front row on the right in the gold dress and white gloves. She's also featured on the cover of The Smiths 1995 compilation album, Singles. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... The Smiths were an English rock band active from 1982 to 1987. ... Singles is a compilation album by The Smiths, pitched as a compilation of previously issued singles. ...

Dors appeared in the 1981 Adam & the Ants music video "Prince Charming" as the "fairy godmother" opposite Adam Ant, who played a male Cinderella figure. Adam and the Ants were a new wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... For similar terms like Adam Adamant, Atom Ant, adamant, adamantium, etc, see Adamant (disambiguation). ...

Dors was a close friend of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. In fact, Ellis has a cameo in Lady Godiva Rides Again, four years before she was executed by Albert Pierrepoint. For the lesbian activist, see Ruth Ellis (American). ... 1951 Film that features Joan Collins in her movie debut as an uncredited Beauty Show Contestant. ... Albert Pierrepoint (30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) is the most famous member of a Yorkshire family who provided three of Britains Chief Executioners in the first half of the 20th century. ...

Alleged Fortune

Before she died, Dors apparently hid away what she claimed to be over two million pounds in banks across Europe. Eighteen months before her death, she gave her son Mark Dawson a sheet of paper, which she told him was a code that would reveal the whereabouts of the money.

Her widower, Alan Lake, supposedly had the key that would crack the code. But Lake committed suicide only five months after Dors died, leaving Dawson an apparently unsolvable code. Dawson, however, was determined to discover his late mother's fortune. He sought out computer forensic specialists Inforenz, who recognized the encryption as the Vigenère cipher. Inforenz then used their own cryptography software to suggest a ten-letter decryption key, DMARYFLUCK (short for Diana Mary Fluck, Dors' real name). Alan Lake (24 November 1940 - 10 October 1984) was a British actor. ... Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ... The Vigenère cipher is named for Blaise de Vigenère (pictured), although Giovan Batista Belaso had invented the cipher earlier. ... This article is about algorithms for encryption and decryption. ...

Although the company was then able to decode the entire message and link it to a bank statement found in some of Lake's papers, the location of the money is still unknown. Some speculate whether there may have been a second sheet, whose information might have led to the discovery of the money. Channel 4 did a television programme about the mystery and created a website where users can read more and help solve the mystery. This article is about the British television station. ...

Filmography

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Selected Filmography

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External links

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