Diana Dors
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A still of her from Yield To The Night was used as cover art for The Smiths "Singles" collection. An image from the same film also used as a backdrop in 1992.
Her image was added to a t-shirt sold via Mporium in 2023 and a second design was sold at the merchandise stand at concerts - Morrissey wearing one on stage at the first Paris concert (2023), writing 'Paris' in purple ink at the bottom of the shirt (note: second design is a crop of the "Read All About It" shirt image released later):
Shirt via Mporium
Shirt via concerts
Her image was added to another shirt during the UK leg of the 2023 tour (July) which simultaneously appeared for sale through Mporium (UK).
Another still from Yield To The Night was used as a backdrop during Sure Enough, The Telephone Rings in 2022/23.
Image used as a backdrop circa 2016.
Image used as a backdrop circa 2011 during "Satellite Of Love.
From j*e*t: Identified on a Diana Dors Pinterest page as the actress preparing for a bedroom scene in filming the British movie West 11 (1963).(source)
Image worn as a badge by Morrissey in Brixton (October 11, 2022), whilst meeting fans prior to the concert.
Mentioned In
- Queenie's Castle
- Headful Of Heroes - NME (September 16, 1989)
- Kill Uncle Tour 1991 Pre-show Tracks
- Singles
- Under The Influence
- Greatest Hits Tour 2007-2008 Pre-show Tracks
- London, England 2022-10-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Live In Concert 2023 and 40 Years Of Morrissey Pre-show Tracks
- Leeds, England 2023-07-12 (Morrissey concert)
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British actress and singer. Born 23 October 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK. Died 4 May 1984 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK (aged 52). Married to actor Richard Dawson (3) (1959-1966, divorced). Married to actor Alan Lake 1968-1984, her death).
External Links
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/444264-Diana-Dors
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Dors
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002047/
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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 Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Mamie Van Doren. Dors was promoted by her first husband, Dennis Hamilton, mostly in sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. After it was revealed that Hamilton had been defrauding her, she continued to play up to her established image, and she made tabloid headlines with the parties reportedly held at her house. Later, she showed talent as a performer on TV, in recordings, and in cabaret, and gained new public popularity as a regular chat-show guest. She also gave well-regarded film performances at different points in her career. According to film critic David Thomson, "Dors represented that period between the end of the war and the coming of Lady Chatterley in paperback, a time when sexuality was naughty, repressed, and fit to burst."
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