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'A fascinating read' (Sunday Express 201102)
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Dubbed the British Marilyn Monroe' or the British Bridget Bardot', Diana Dors finally proclaimed I'd rather be known as the hurricane in mink'. The actress was best known for her lavish lifestyle; she was a blonde bombshell with a penchant for flashy cars, opulent mansions, glitzy garb and jet-setting living. Diana Dors' rise to fame started with being a GI favourite during the war. However, she was keen to ditch her goody-goody image and announced that she wanted to be like Errol Flynn. It worked she became a huge star, working with the likes of Joan Crawford and famously starred in Yield to the Night, the movie that contributed to the abolition of the death penalty. But despite the glamour, her affairs, sex parties and OTT lifestyle, including an illicit affair with Rod Steiger left her branded as a scarlet woman, unwanted by the Studios. Undeterred, the indomitable Dors simply worked tirelessly to establish for herself a successful career in cabaret. Her life was didn't always smell of roses: her first husband cheated on her, stole from her, beat her and finally died of syphilis. Another lover who she considered faithful two-timed her with Rock Hudson. She finally found love with husband number three, who killed himself 5 months after her death. This is the amazing story of an actress who loved life and lived it to the full, told with compassion and vigour. (20101114)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
i really was looking forward to reading this book,but found i was quite a boring read,went into too much detail of the films and not enough private life.Book did not flow
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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I have never been so disgusted in my life and poorly written and a poorly researched book.. I would be embarrassed to even publish this book.. How can someone write a biography when they have taken extracts from other Diana Dor's biographers and used it in their book and only use newspaper cutting as information to use within the book and not interviewed any of Diana's family or friends E.g., Freddie Star.. Jess Conrad.. and even Jason Lake.. etc This man has a fixation with gay people every other film star Diana came in to contact with was either gay or having an affair with Diana or that gay person decides to become straight for a while so he can have an affair with her the so called Biographer even makes Diana out to be an homophobic old tart which she was not far from it.. It interesting to see that Mr. Bret only writes about dead stars and funny enough accuses them of being gay too. I hope Tommy Yeardye's daughter has got wind of it and will sue this parasite. The only reason he writes about dead stars is because they can't answer back and defend themselves.. He is renowned for attacking people who stand up for the said person he has written about and slandered and will try to make their lives hell you only have to Google his name and you then find out about his disgusting and perverted blogs he writes and also the boycott blogs against him. When I read this book I was hoping that I would find out more about Diana than I had already knew but it was just fabricated lies and also it was just like reading Damon Wise's book as he has copied quite a lot from Damon's book. I have read Damon Wise's book and it is brilliant and I recommend reading that than Hurricane In Mink otherwise you are just going to be reading a load of fabricated stories about Diana that are not true. Even one of the photos of Diana says Peeping Tom when she never even stared in a film of that name it was actually a photo from her Film West 11 directed by Michael Winner!! He will also have my comment removed once he knows that a review has been written and will also write his own glowing review by pretending to be someone else so I don't know how long this will be on here but I hope I get the message across and I really am sorry for all the people he has lied about in Hurricane In Mink.. It won't be long before this book will be in the bargain bucket at your local book store..! The description that Amazon give the book quotes that the book is 'Told with compassion and vigor' it is.. not Diana and all of the other victims in the book must be turning in their graves such a shame when somebody cannot be bothered to write a well researched biography and more fool me for buying the trash.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I was absolutely delighted to hear that a new book was coming out on Diana Dors, and could not wait to read it. Until I did. There are so many erros in it, and one assumes that the author did not research anything. I work in the theatre and have met many people who knew Diana personally so have learnt a lot about this unique actress over the years. I think the last word is the important one "actress". Diana was a trained actress from the London Academy of Music and Dranatic Art. She was not Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. She had many films under her belt before Marilyn was even heard of. This book from my personal point of view does no justice to her career, it is just dwelling on a lot of scandal which is very easy to do when the person being written about is no longer here to defend themselves. If anyone wants to read about Diana's life, I would suggest that they read her own book "Dors by Diana" or Damon Wise's "Come by Sunday" or "Diana Dors Only a Whisper Away" by Joan Flory and Damien Walne.
Perhaps one day another book will emerge which deals with her "acting career" rather than a muck raking expose.Diana Dors: Hurricane in Mink
Perhaps one day another book will emerge which deals with her "acting career" rather than a muck raking expose.Diana Dors: Hurricane in Mink
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judgmental, boring tosh
There are many things wrong with this book, but the most offensive is the constant misogynistic references to Dors, particularly when she was young. Read more
Published 2 months ago by carew
The Bret-McCarthy hearings: I now have a list of gay communists: Scott...
David Bret has seen homosexual connotations in Carol Reed's A Kid for Two Farthings. Yes, those big muscle bound wrestlers were queer! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Hollywood Hack
The tarnish behind the glitter
I found this book easy to read,although, it contained many inaccuracies regarding dates, etc.
However, it was entertaining, and gave an insight into the life of post war... Read more
However, it was entertaining, and gave an insight into the life of post war... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jim Sidwell
A Let Down
I was disappointed with this book on many levels. I really felt like the author did not like his subject very much at all and as has been mentioned elsewhere, there is too much... Read more
Published 13 months ago by loujay
Excellent book!
I enjoyed this book as I have most of David Bret's books. I like his style of writing and the subjects he picks, a great read!
Published 18 months ago by Rosalind Brennan
ignore the haters!
Much as i love Diana Dors, we all know that she was NOT a saint. she was a normal woman with normal needs and just because these are not sugar coated by this book it does not... Read more
Published 19 months ago by angrycheese1971
Reputations ruined . . .
They say it takes seconds to ruin a reputation . . . and this book fully supports that claim!!!
With a career as a lecturer in film history, and a great interest in the... Read more
With a career as a lecturer in film history, and a great interest in the... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Robert Dawson
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