Key facts
- Born
- Diana Mary Fluck , ( 1931-10-23 ) 23 October 1931, Swindon , Wiltshire , England
- Died
- 4 May 1984 (1984-05-04) (aged 52), Windsor, Berkshire , England
- Resting place
- Sunningdale Catholic Cemetery
- Alma mater
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Occupations
- Actress TV personality singer
- Years active
- 1947–1984
- Spouses
- Dennis Hamilton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; died 1959 ) Richard Dawson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) Alan Lake ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 )
- Children
- 3, including Mark Dawson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Swindon
- Place of death
- Windsor
- Spouse
- Richard Dawson
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Diana-dors-british-actress.jpg
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- manner of death
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- Diana Dors
- Commons category
- Diana Dors
- date of death
- 1984-05-04
- date of birth
- 1931-10-23
- cause of death
- ovarian cancer
- name in native language
- Diana Dors
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- birth name
- Diana Mary Fluck
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diana Dors” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.