I’ve been on a mini Diana Dors kick lately, so I thought I’d spend the week flashing you all with the ill-gotten contents of my hard drive. The plan is to post once a day this week. We’ll see if that really happens.
Diana Dors was a child star, if you can call it that. She started modeling in swimsuits at age 12 and taking them off to pose for art classes by age 15. Her first film role was at 15 as well. By the time she genuinely was 17, she had reportedly been passing as 17 for several years. Here are a few photos of her during her early years that I’ve found online. Tons more can be found at the official Diana Dors website.
Diana Dors in The Diamond City (1949)
Diana Dors in Oliver Twist (1948)
Diana Dors in 1947 in what was part of a Christmas-themed photo shoot.
Diana Dors in a swimsuit circa 1950. It looks so foggy and cold out there!
Diana Dors at the ripe old age of 20.
Diana Dors in one of a series of 1952 publicity shots in a silver bikini.
She looked good as a brunette, too.
Boy Diana was pretty.
Funny–she looks a bit like a young Bardot in the third picture, but not at all like her in any of the rest.
Psst. Don’t look now but there’s 200 people looking at you…
Congrats.
She so fabulous. Every time I run into he fabulous Miss Dors, I’m transfixed.