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The Real Diana Dors

The Real Diana Dors
Author: Anna Cale
Publisher: White Owl
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1526782162

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The true story of the tumultuous and too-short life of the film star known as “the English Marilyn Monroe.” The story of Diana Dors is one of fame, glamour, and intrigue. From the moment she came into the world, her life was full of drama. She began her acting career in the shadow of the Second World War, entering the film world as a vulnerable young teenager and negotiating the difficult British studio system of the 1940s and ’50s. Yet she battled against the odds to become one of the most iconic British actors of the twentieth century. This book follows her remarkable story, from childhood in suburban Swindon to acting success as a teenager and finding fame as the “the English Marilyn Monroe.” Many remember her as an outspoken and sometimes controversial figure, grabbing headlines for her personal life as often as for her film roles. For Diana, image seemed to be everything, but there was more to her than the blonde-bombshell reputation suggested. A talented actor, she worked on numerous film and television projects, building a career that spanned decades. Set against the backdrop of the changing social landscape of twentieth century Britain, this book charts the ups and downs of her professional adventures and her tumultuous private life, to build a fascinating picture of a unique screen icon.


Diana Dors

Diana Dors
Author: David Bret
Publisher: Aurum
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2010-10-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1781313415

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Dubbed the British Marilyn Monroe' or the British Bridget Bardot', Diana Dors finally proclaimed I'd rather be known as the hurricane in mink'. The actress was best known for her lavish lifestyle; she was a blonde bombshell with a penchant for flashy cars, opulent mansions, glitzy garb and jet-setting living. Diana Dors' rise to fame started with being a GI favourite during the war. However, she was keen to ditch her goody-goody image and announced that she wanted to be like Errol Flynn. It worked she became a huge star, working with the likes of Joan Crawford and famously starred in Yield to the Night, the movie that contributed to the abolition of the death penalty. But despite the glamour, her affairs, sex parties and OTT lifestyle, including an illicit affair with Rod Steiger left her branded as a scarlet woman, unwanted by the Studios. Undeterred, the indomitable Dors simply worked tirelessly to establish for herself a successful career in cabaret. Her life was didn't always smell of roses: her first husband cheated on her, stole from her, beat her and finally died of syphilis. Another lover who she considered faithful two-timed her with Rock Hudson. She finally found love with husband number three, who killed himself 5 months after her death. This is the amazing story of an actress who loved life and lived it to the full, told with compassion and vigour.


Passport to Fame

Passport to Fame
Author: Huw Prall
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1835741185

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"Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe". This tag was to hang around Diana Dors' neck during the 1950s. As Diana would often point out she had been working professionally a lot longer than Monroe. Her first appearance was in 1946 in The Shop at Sly Corner, while still a student at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Diana, like Marilyn, was blonde, curvy and sexy, but that's where the comparison ended. Her range as an actress encompassed everything from comedy to Greek tragedy. She was a real person – a quality that endeared her to the public, but above all, she was a survivor. Diana was also a talented writer compiling two autobiographies of herself, as well as her three A - Z books. Diana had a prolific career covering every facet of the entertainment industry - theatre, cabaret, film and TV. Passport to Fame is a comprehensive study of Diana's work across her 40 years of filmmaking. The book is also an invaluable source of reference to the film-buff interested in the changing face of the film industry.


Come by Sunday

Come by Sunday
Author: Damon Wise
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1998
Genre: Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN: 9780283063053

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Connecting Dors

Connecting Dors
Author: Niema Ash
Publisher: Writersworld Limited
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2011
Genre: Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN: 9780955030123

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Diana Dors is a legend.Not only has she become embedded in the UK psyche but is very much alive in the UK imagination. This title explores the consequences of stardom not only on herself but on her son. The book explores her life and career.


Fallen Stars

Fallen Stars
Author: Julian Upton
Publisher: Headpress
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781900486385

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Fallen Stars probes the underside of fame to reveal a host of glittering careers stunted by ill-health, alcoholism, drug addiction and egomania. Twenty-one tales of stardom turned sour, these are the tragic final years of some of the world's best-loved actors and comedians, a latter-day Hollywood Babylon that includes Benny Hill, Diana Dors, Peter Sellers, Carry On legends and many others.


Diana Dors

Diana Dors
Author: Joan Flory
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1987
Genre: Actors
ISBN: 9780713720464

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One Lucky Bastard

One Lucky Bastard
Author: Roger Moore
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1493015583

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In a career that spans over seven decades, Roger Moore has been at the very heart of Hollywood. Of course, he’s an actor and has starred in films that have made him famous the world over; but he’s also a tremendous prankster, joker and raconteur. Despite the fact that he is well known as one of the nicest guys in the business, on and off the screen he has always been up for some fun. In this fabulous collection of true stories from his stellar career, Moore lifts the lid on the movie business, from Hollywood to Pinewood. One Lucky Bastard features outrageous tales from his own life and career as well as those told to him by a host of stars and filmmakers including, Tony Curtis, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, David Niven, Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, John Mills, Peter Sellers, Michael Winner, Cubby Broccoli, and many more. Wonderfully entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny, these extraordinary tales from the world of the movies is vintage Moore at his very best.


For adults only

For adults only
Author: Diana Dors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1984
Genre:
ISBN:

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Idols of the Odeons

Idols of the Odeons
Author: Andrew Roberts
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2020-04-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1526147025

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Idols of the Odeons examines British film stardom in the post-war era, a time when Hollywood movies were increasingly supplanting the Pinewood/Elstree studio system. The book encompasses the careers of sixteen actors, including Stanley Baker, Diana Dors, Norman Wisdom, Hattie Jacques, Peter Finch and Peter Sellers. Such extremely diverse careers provide the opportunity to explore overlooked films, in addition to examining how the term ‘star’ could apply to a stalwart leading man, a Variety comic, a self-created ‘Vamp’ and a character actor. Above all, this is a book that celebrates, with idiosyncratic humour and warmth, how these actors accomplished much of their best work during the transitional period between the Rank/ABPC roster of stars and the US domination of the British film industry.