Diana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as, "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva." Diana Mary Fluck was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, on 23 October 1931, at the Haven Nursing Home. Her mother Mary was married to Albert Fluck, but enjoyed a sexual relationship with their lodger Gerald Lack. When Mary announced she was pregnant with Diana, she admitted she had no clear idea which of them was the father. Educated at Colville House,... like many children of the time she enjoyed the cinema, and her heroines from aged 8 onwards were the Hollywood sirens Veronica Lake, Lana Turner and Jean Harlow. Having excelled in her elocution studies, after lying about her age, in 1946 aged 14 she was offered a place to study at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, becoming the college's youngest ever student. She lodged at the Earls Court YWCA, and supplemented her £2 per week allowance, most of which was spent on her lodgings, by posing for the London Camera Club for one guinea an hour.
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| Birthdate: | October 23, 1931 |
| Birthplace: | Swindon |
| Date of death: | May 4, 1984 |
| Height: | 5' 6" |
| Education: | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Also known as: | Diana Mary Fluck, Diana Mary Flick, Diana Dors |