| 28 September 34 |
is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Her father's Alex Munro, Scottish comedian and head of Royal Air Force entertainment.
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assists her dad entertaining RAF troops
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| 50 |
quits school to tour the variety circuit
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after a screen test she is rejected by the Rank Corporation as "too individual"
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is a hatcheck girl in the Kismet Club, London
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| 56 |
meets young actor Tony Wright at the Kismet Club. They start dating.
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| January 57 |
marries Britain's "Mr. Beefcake," actor Tony Wright. For publicity purposes there's a mock wedding at noon for newspaper photographs.
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after a honeymoon in Paris, they settle in a three-room apartment in Shepherd's Bush, London
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she wants a flock of children, but Tony dismisses the idea of a family
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| 58 |
is chosen "Miss English Television of 1958"
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wins TV Critics Award of the Year
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she and Wright separate
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| 59 |
Walt Disney selects her out of 300 candidates for the female lead in Darby O'Gill and the Little People
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divorces actor Tony Wright
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| December 59 |
lives in America
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marries British actor Ian Hendry
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her daughters, Sally and Alexandra, are born
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suffers two miscarriages
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| 71 |
divorces Hendry
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| 72 |
confesses to being an alcoholic
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| 6 December 72 |
dies at age 38 in London on the way to a hospital after collapsing in her home; her two marriages ended in divorce / her ex-husband actor Ian Hendry survives
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Sources:
Who's Who, Screen World, www.IMDb.com, Modern Screen, Screen Stories, Screen Portraits |
Recommended Books:
The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool by Chris Strodder |
Links:
Filmography
Janet Munro at Spooky's Nightmare Mansion |
