Diana Dors
(1931-1984)

woman, actor, and film star

Died aged 52

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 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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Commemorated on 4 plaques

Centenary Of Cinema 1996 #243

Diana Dors (1931-1984) born in Swindon [full inscription unknown]

Virgin Multiplex, Swindon, United Kingdom where they was born near (1931)

Diana Dors (Diana Mary Fluck) actress 1931-1984 born here

61 Kent Road, Old Town, Swindon, United Kingdom where they was born (1931)

Diana Dors 1931-1984 Actress and Film Star Lived here

10 Burnsall Street, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Diana Dors 1931-1984 English Actress opened the popular "El Tucan" café here in 1955. A toucan sculpture was commissioned by Shanly Homes in 2020 and created by father and son artists Brian and George Fell.

Bardo Lounge, High Street, Maidenhead, United Kingdom where they visited (1955)