Maurice Poole, one of the leading authorities and collector of Windmill Theatre memorabilia, will discuss the history and importance of The Windmill Theatre as well as introduce a rare 1969 documentary and display a collection of colour photographs taken in the early 1940s (taken by the House manager at the Continue Reading
We’ll Take Manhattan
On Thursday, BBC4 screened a rather delightful drama about the love affair between photographer David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton called We’ll Take Manhattan. Did you notice the Harrison Marks calendar hanging on the wall early on in the programme? If I’m not mistaken September 1962 featuring Pam.
Wendy Toye’s The King’s Breakfast
Douglas Webb was the stills photographer during the production of Wendy Toye’s The King’s Breakfast. You can see a brief selection of some of the photos he took on the Ronald Searle Blogspot. Searle first worked with Toye on a stage play Wild Thyme (1955), and in 1955 they made Continue Reading
Peeping Tom Film Poster – US Release
The poster, for the US release of Michael Powell’s film Peeping Tom (1960), panders towards the exploitation B-movie genre far more than the UK poster. It’s also a lot rarer. Peeping Tom is available to buy from Amazon. SaveSave
The Wild Black Jets – Teri Martine
A tribute song to Teri Martine by the Wild Black JetsAvailable on the CD “Ready To Rock On!”. Teri Martine was born in Southend, Essex, England. She liked to play dress up and was a bit of a tomboy in her younger days. The buxom, shapely and alluring blonde answered an ad in Continue Reading
Pamela Green Yahoo! Page
Pamela Green has had a Yahoo! page for some time. It was pretty dormant for a while but it has recently been relaunched by the owner.
EVENT: Strip! Strip! Hooray!
A Society Film Club event Monday, May 23 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm Sanctum Soho Hotel Strip! Strip! Hooray! — A Tribute to Pamela Green (28 March 1929 – 7 May 2010) Britain’s very own queen of curves, famed for her appearance in Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom (1960), star of the epic nudist Continue Reading
Fitzrovianoir: Guided Walk
Fitzrovianoir: guided walk Paul Willetts, Cathi Unsworth and Garry Hunter Saturday 2 April, Rathbone Place W1, 2 pm Meet outside The Marquis of Granby Walk lasts 2 hours FREE EVENT Fitzrovian historian, author of North Soho 999 and Fear and Loathing in Fitzrovia: The Biography of Julian Maclaren-Ross, as well as Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended DVD to be released
Naked As Nature Intended is celebrating its 50th birthday this year – the iconic British film that brought us bare breasts on Porthcurno beach and donkey-stroking in Clovelly. To celebrate, it’s finally coming out on DVD on the 18 April (alongside Pauline Collins’ salacious ‘Secrets of a Windmill Girl’)…. Simon Continue Reading
Pamela by Lorenzo Di Mauro
Big thanks to contemporary pin-up art of Lorenzo Di Mauro for this delightful picture of Pamela. You can see more of Lorenzo’s work on his website. SaveSave