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	However ''Diamond City'' flopped at the box office and with Rank now £18 million (equivalent to £{{Format price\|{{Inflation\|UK-GDP\|18000000\|1949}}}} in {{Inflation-year\|UK-GDP}}) in debt, Rank closed their "Charm School" and made Dors redundant in September 1950.<ref>{{cite news\|title=His Charm School Graduates Have Charm, But No Jobs\|work=Times Pictorial\|location=Dublin, Ireland\|date=16 Dec 1950\|page=5}}</ref><ref name=DDStar2/><ref name="hall">Dianamite yet: Diana Dors, Hall, John. ''[[The Guardian]]'', 18 March 1970, p. 9</ref> David Shipman argued that "though the Rank Organization knew how to put Dors through its Charm School paces they had no idea how to handle such an individual talent."<ref name="david"/>		However ''Diamond City'' flopped at the box office and with Rank now £18 million (equivalent to £{{Format price\|{{Inflation\|UK-GDP\|18000000\|1949}}}} in {{Inflation-year\|UK-GDP}}) in debt, Rank closed their "Charm School" and made Dors redundant in September 1950.<ref>{{cite news\|title=His Charm School Graduates Have Charm, But No Jobs\|work=Times Pictorial\|location=Dublin, Ireland\|date=16 Dec 1950\|page=5}}</ref><ref name=DDStar2/><ref name="hall">Dianamite yet: Diana Dors, Hall, John. ''[[The Guardian]]'', 18 March 1970, p. 9</ref> David Shipman argued that "though the Rank Organization knew how to put Dors through its Charm School paces they had no idea how to handle such an individual talent."<ref name="david"/>












	==British stardom==		==British stardom==
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	Having turned her life story into a cash flow through interviews and leaked tabloid stories, like many celebrities in their later careers, she turned to the autobiography to generate retirement cash. In 1960 she wrote and published ''Swingin' Dors'' and between 1978 and 1984, she published four autobiographical books under her own name: ''For Adults Only'', ''Behind Closed Dors'', ''Dors by Diana'', and ''A. to Z. of Men''.		Having turned her life story into a cash flow through interviews and leaked tabloid stories, like many celebrities in their later careers, she turned to the autobiography to generate retirement cash. In 1960 she wrote and published ''Swingin' Dors'' and between 1978 and 1984, she published four autobiographical books under her own name: ''For Adults Only'', ''Behind Closed Dors'', ''Dors by Diana'', and ''A. to Z. of Men''.

	Diana Dors was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in April 1957 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at the BBC Television Theatre,~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ and in October 1982, when Andrews surprised her at London's Royalty Theatre.~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~		Diana Dors was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in April 1957 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at the BBC Television Theatre, and in October 1982, when Andrews surprised her at London's Royalty Theatre.

	Having gone through her first round of cancer treatment, by the early 1980s Dors' hour-glass figure had become plumper, and she addressed the issue through co-writing a diet book,<ref>{{cite book\|title=X-Cel diet\|author=Diana Dors & Michael Waterfield\|publisher=Julian P.\|date=May 1983\|isbn=0-901943-20-7}}</ref> and creating a diet and exercise [[videocassette]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131849511 \|title=Dors diet adviser \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=57 \|issue=17,427 \|date=16 June 1983 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=20 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>		Having gone through her first round of cancer treatment, by the early 1980s Dors' hour-glass figure had become plumper, and she addressed the issue through co-writing a diet book,<ref>{{cite book\|title=X-Cel diet\|author=Diana Dors & Michael Waterfield\|publisher=Julian P.\|date=May 1983\|isbn=0-901943-20-7}}</ref> and creating a diet and exercise [[videocassette]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131849511 \|title=Dors diet adviser \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=57 \|issue=17,427 \|date=16 June 1983 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=20 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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	This resulted in her working for [[TV-am]], ITV's breakfast station, in the summer of 1983, in a regular slot focusing on diet and nutrition, which later developed into an [[Advice column\|agony aunt]] segment. As the cancer treatment took its toll again, however, her appearances became less frequent.<ref name=DDTwilight>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dianadors.co.uk/twilight_years_13.html\|title=The Diana Dors Story – Twilight Years\|work=dianadors.co.uk}}</ref> She sued the show for withholding her fan mail.<ref>Diana Dors in row over TV-am 'fan mail', Barker, Dennis. ''The Guardian'' 8 December 1983, p. 2</ref>		This resulted in her working for [[TV-am]], ITV's breakfast station, in the summer of 1983, in a regular slot focusing on diet and nutrition, which later developed into an [[Advice column\|agony aunt]] segment. As the cancer treatment took its toll again, however, her appearances became less frequent.<ref name=DDTwilight>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dianadors.co.uk/twilight_years_13.html\|title=The Diana Dors Story – Twilight Years\|work=dianadors.co.uk}}</ref> She sued the show for withholding her fan mail.<ref>Diana Dors in row over TV-am 'fan mail', Barker, Dennis. ''The Guardian'' 8 December 1983, p. 2</ref>

	Her last public appearance was in cabaret at Harpoon Louie's, [[Earl's Court]], West London, on 15 April 1984, where she looked considerably frail, but stood throughout her whole set.~~{{citation needed\|date=April 2019}}~~ Her final (posthumous) film appearance was in ''[[Steaming (film)\|Steaming]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125002020 \|title=Dors has cancer \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=58 \|issue=17,723 \|date=7 April 1984 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=21 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126993408 \|title=Actress Diana Dors dies, 52 \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=58 \|issue=17,752 \|date=6 May 1984 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>		Her last public appearance was in cabaret at Harpoon Louie's, [[Earl's Court]], West London, on 15 April 1984, where she looked considerably frail, but stood throughout her whole set. Her final (posthumous) film appearance was in ''[[Steaming (film)\|Steaming]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125002020 \|title=Dors has cancer \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=58 \|issue=17,723 \|date=7 April 1984 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=21 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126993408 \|title=Actress Diana Dors dies, 52 \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=58 \|issue=17,752 \|date=6 May 1984 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=1 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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	{{Short description\|English actress and singer (1931-1984)}}		{{Short description\|English actress and singer (1931-1984)}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
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	<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/15/diana-dors-youngest-son-jason-dies-just-days-50th-birthday-10745943/\|title=Diana Dors' youngest son Jason Dors Lake dies aged 50\|first=Alicia\|last=Adejobi\|work=Metro News\|date=15 September 2019\|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/15/diana-dors-youngest-son-jason-dies-just-days-50th-birthday-10745943/\|title=Diana Dors' youngest son Jason Dors Lake dies aged 50\|first=Alicia\|last=Adejobi\|work=Metro News\|date=15 September 2019\|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

	== ~~Commemoration in Swindon~~ ==		== Commemorations ==
	[[File:Diana Dors statue, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon (geograph 893160).jpg\|thumb\|129x129px\|Statue of Dors in West Swindon]]		[[File:Diana Dors statue, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon (geograph 893160).jpg\|thumb\|129x129px\|Statue of Dors in West Swindon]]
	Dors is commemorated in her home town of Swindon.		Dors is commemorated in her home town of Swindon.

	~~=== Statue ===~~		A larger than life [[w:bronze]] statue of Dors by the artist John Clinch was erected outside the cinema at Shaw Ridge in West Swindon in 1991. It depicts an exaggerated version of her wearing an evening gown.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=DIANA DORS \|url=https://statuesforequality.com/pages/diana-dors \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Statues For Equality \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-09-07 \|title=Germaine Greer on Britain's lack of proper statues of women \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/sep/08/art.gender \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=The Guardian \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://pssauk.org/woman/diana-dors/ \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Public Statues and Sculpture Association \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	A larger than life [[bronze]] statue of Dors by the artist John Clinch was erected outside the cinema at Shaw Ridge in West Swindon in 1991. It depicts an exaggerated version of her wearing an evening gown.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=DIANA DORS \|url=https://statuesforequality.com/pages/diana-dors \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Statues For Equality \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-09-07 \|title=Germaine Greer on Britain's lack of proper statues of women \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/sep/08/art.gender \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=The Guardian \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://pssauk.org/woman/diana-dors/ \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Public Statues and Sculpture Association \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	[[File:Diana Dors Blue Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|100x100px\|Blue plaque in Kent Road, Swindon]]		[[File:Diana Dors Blue Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|100x100px\|Blue plaque in Kent Road, Swindon]]
			Swindon Heritage unveiled a [[w:blue plaque\|blue plaque]] to Dors in 2017 on the boundary of numbers 61 and 62 Kent Road in the Old Town area of Swindon. At the time, the two properties were the Haven Nursing Home where she was born.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://www.swindonheritageblueplaques.com/diana-dors.html \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=SWINDON HERITAGE BLUE PLAQUES \|language=en}}</ref> The plaque was unveiled by her son Jason Dors-Lake and her granddaughter Ruby Lake. Dors' 1959 pink [[w:Cadillac\|Cadillac]], which was a gift to her from [[w:Shepperton Studios\|Shepperton Studios]], was parked outside during the unveiling.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-01-14 \|title=Diana Dors' birthplace blue plaque unveiled \|language=en-GB \|work=BBC News \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-38622372 \|access-date=2022-03-04}}</ref>

	~~=== Blue plaque ===~~		The collection of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery includes a bronze bust of Dors by the artist Enid Mitchell.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors (1931–1984) - Art UK \|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/diana-dors-19311984-250969 \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=artuk.org \|language=en}}</ref> It was originally unveiled at the [[w:Wyvern Theatre\|Wyvern Theatre]] in the town in 1988, where it was displayed in the foyer until 2013, when it was moved to Swindon Central Library. It remained on display there until it was re-housed in the Museum and Art Gallery in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 December 2015 \|title=Diana Dors takes up residence at museum to delight of town sculptor \|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14164617.diana-dors-takes-up-residence-at-museum-to-delight-of-town-sculptor/ \|access-date=4 March 2022 \|website=Swindon Advertiser}}</ref>
	Swindon Heritage unveiled a [[blue plaque]] to Dors in 2017 on the boundary of numbers 61 and 62 Kent Road in the Old Town area of Swindon. At the time, the two properties were the Haven Nursing Home where she was born.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://www.swindonheritageblueplaques.com/diana-dors.html \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=SWINDON HERITAGE BLUE PLAQUES \|language=en}}</ref> The plaque was unveiled by her son Jason Dors-Lake and her granddaughter Ruby Lake. Dors' 1959 pink [[Cadillac]], which was a gift to her from [[Shepperton Studios]], was parked outside during the unveiling.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-01-14 \|title=Diana Dors' birthplace blue plaque unveiled \|language=en-GB \|work=BBC News \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-38622372 \|access-date=2022-03-04}}</ref>

	~~=== Bust ===~~
	The collection of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery includes a bronze bust of Dors by the artist Enid Mitchell.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors (1931–1984) - Art UK \|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/diana-dors-19311984-250969 \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=artuk.org \|language=en}}</ref> It was originally unveiled at the [[Wyvern Theatre]] in the town in 1988, where it was displayed in the foyer until 2013, when it was moved to Swindon Central Library. It remained on display there until it was re-housed in the Museum and Art Gallery in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 December 2015 \|title=Diana Dors takes up residence at museum to delight of town sculptor \|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14164617.diana-dors-takes-up-residence-at-museum-to-delight-of-town-sculptor/ \|access-date=4 March 2022 \|website=Swindon Advertiser}}</ref>

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	Dors was portrayed by [[Keeley Hawes]] (younger) and [[Amanda Redman]] (older) in the TV biographical film ''[[The Blonde Bombshell]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/11/the-british-marilyn-blonde-bombshell-diana-dors\|title=The British Marilyn: Blonde Bombshell Diana Dors \|work=BBC America}}</ref>		Dors was portrayed by [[w:Keeley Hawes\|Keeley Hawes]] (younger) and [[w:Amanda Redman\|Amanda Redman]] (older) in the TV biographical film ''[[w:The Blonde Bombshell\|The Blonde Bombshell]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/11/the-british-marilyn-blonde-bombshell-diana-dors\|title=The British Marilyn: Blonde Bombshell Diana Dors \|work=BBC America}}</ref>

	On the cover of the 1967 album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album)\|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' by [[the Beatles]], Dors' wax figure appears in the collage of celebrities, on the right below the tree.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/page/sgt-pepper-and-friends\|title=Sgt Pepper and friends\|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography}}</ref>		On the cover of the 1967 album ''[[w:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album)\|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' by [[w:the Beatles\|the Beatles]], Dors' wax figure appears in the collage of celebrities, on the right below the tree.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/page/sgt-pepper-and-friends\|title=Sgt Pepper and friends\|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography}}</ref>

	[[The Kinks]] paid homage to her when they included the [[Ray Davies]]-penned tribute tune "[[Good Day (The Kinks song)\|Good Day]]" on their album ''[[Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)\|Word of Mouth]]''.		[[w:The Kinks\|The Kinks]] paid homage to her when they included the [[w:Ray Davies\|Ray Davies]]-penned tribute tune "[[w:Good Day (The Kinks song)\|Good Day]]" on their album ''[[w:Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)\|Word of Mouth]]''.

	As well as appearing as [[Adam Ant]]'s fairy godmother in his music video "[[Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)\|Prince Charming]]", Dors was also included in the [[Adam and the Ants]] song "Scorpios" with lyrics ‘Black's the colour watch the claws, ~~With~~ nails as sharp as Diana Dors’.		As well as appearing as [[w:Adam Ant\|Adam Ant]]'s fairy godmother in his music video "[[w:Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)\|Prince Charming]]", Dors was also included in the [[w:Adam and the Ants\|Adam and the Ants]] song "Scorpios" with lyrics ‘Black's the colour watch the claws, with nails as sharp as Diana Dors’.

	Dors was the cover star of [[the Smiths]]' album ''[[Singles (The Smiths album)\|Singles]]''.		Dors was the cover star of [[w:the Smiths\|the Smiths]]' album ''[[w:Singles (The Smiths album)\|Singles]]''.

	===Alleged fortune===		===Alleged fortune===

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	Dors claimed to have hidden away more than £2 million in banks across Europe. In 1982, she gave her son Mark Dawson a sheet of paper on which, she told him, was a code that would reveal the whereabouts of the money.<ref name=Bret/> His stepfather Alan Lake supposedly knew the key that would crack the code, but he died by suicide soon after her death and Dawson was left with an apparently unsolvable puzzle.<ref name=Bret/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5104063.Secret_code_of_Diana_Dors__millions\|title=Secret code of Diana Dors' millions\|website=The Argus\|language=en\|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref>		Dors claimed to have hidden away more than £2 million in banks across Europe. In 1982, she gave her son Mark Dawson a sheet of paper on which, she told him, was a code that would reveal the whereabouts of the money.<ref name=Bret/> His stepfather Alan Lake supposedly knew the key that would crack the code, but he died by suicide soon after her death and Dawson was left with an apparently unsolvable puzzle.<ref name=Bret/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5104063.Secret_code_of_Diana_Dors__millions\|title=Secret code of Diana Dors' millions\|website=The Argus\|language=en\|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref>

	He sought out computer [[forensic]] specialists Inforenz, who recognised the encryption as the [[Vigenère cipher]]. Inforenz then used their own cryptanalysis software to suggest a 10-letter [[decryption]] key, DMARYFLUCK (short for Diana Mary Fluck, Dors's real name).<ref name=Bret/> With the aid of a bank statement found among Alan Lake's papers, Inforenz was then able to decode the existing material to reveal a list of surnames and towns only – suggesting that there must be a second page that would reveal first names and bank details, to complete the message. As this has never come to light, no money has ever been traced. In 2003, UK [[Channel 4]] made a television programme about the mystery.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b89e6eeef\|title=Who Got Diana Dors' Millions? (2003)\|publisher=BFI\|access-date=10 November 2018\|language=en}}</ref>		He sought out computer [[w:forensic\|forensic]] specialists Inforenz, who recognised the encryption as the [[w:Vigenère cipher\|Vigenère cipher]]. Inforenz then used their own cryptanalysis software to suggest a 10-letter [[w:decryption\|decryption]] key, DMARYFLUCK (short for Diana Mary Fluck, Dors's real name).<ref name=Bret/> With the aid of a bank statement found among Alan Lake's papers, Inforenz was then able to decode the existing material to reveal a list of surnames and towns only – suggesting that there must be a second page that would reveal first names and bank details, to complete the message. As this has never come to light, no money has ever been traced. In 2003, UK's [[w:Channel 4\|Channel 4]] made a television programme about the mystery.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b89e6eeef\|title=Who Got Diana Dors' Millions? (2003)\|publisher=BFI\|access-date=10 November 2018\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	==Death==		==Death==
	Towards the end of her life, Dors had [[meningitis]] and twice underwent surgery to remove cancerous tumours. She collapsed at her home near Windsor with acute stomach pains and died on 4 May 1984, aged 52, at the BMI Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor from a recurrence of [[ovarian cancer]], first diagnosed two years before.<ref name=Bret/><ref>{{cite news\|title=Diana Dors, 52, British Actress\|agency=Associated Press\|work=[[The Boston Globe]]\|date=5 May 1984\|page=1}}</ref>		Towards the end of her life, Dors had [[w:meningitis\|meningitis]] and twice underwent surgery to remove cancerous tumours. She collapsed at her home near Windsor with acute stomach pains and died on 4 May 1984, aged 52, at the BMI Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor from a recurrence of [[w:ovarian cancer\|ovarian cancer]], first diagnosed two years before.<ref name=Bret/><ref>{{cite news\|title=Diana Dors, 52, British Actress\|agency=Associated Press\|work=[[w:The Boston Globe\|The Boston Globe]]\|date=5 May 1984\|page=1}}</ref>

	She had converted to [[Catholicism]] in early 1973; hence, her funeral service was held at the Sacred Heart Church in Sunningdale on 11 May 1984, conducted by Father Theodore Fontanari. She was buried in Sunningdale Catholic Cemetery.~~{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}}~~		She had converted to [[w:Catholicism\|Catholicism]] in early 1973; hence, her funeral service was held at the Sacred Heart Church in Sunningdale on 11 May 1984, conducted by Father Theodore Fontanari. She was buried in Sunningdale Catholic Cemetery.

	===Alan Lake suicide===		===Alan Lake suicide===
	After her death, Alan Lake burned all of Dors' remaining clothes and fell into a depression. On 10 October 1984, Lake did a telephone interview with ''[[Daily Express]]'' journalist [[Jean Rook]] and then walked into their son's bedroom and took his own life by firing a shotgun into his mouth.<ref name=Express208200>{{cite web\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/208200\|title=Men who destroyed Diana Dors\|author=Neil Norman\|work=Express.co.uk\|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He was 43. This was five months after her death from cancer, and 16 years to the day since they had first met. Alan had no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system at the time of his death.<ref>Donnelley, Paul (2003) ''Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN\|978-0-7119-9512-3}}, p. 221-2</ref>		After her death, Alan Lake burned all of Dors' remaining clothes and fell into a depression. On 10 October 1984, Lake did a telephone interview with ''[[w:Daily Express\|Daily Express]]'' journalist [[w:Jean Rook\|Jean Rook]] and then walked into their son's bedroom and took his own life by firing a shotgun into his mouth.<ref name=Express208200>{{cite web\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/208200\|title=Men who destroyed Diana Dors\|author=Neil Norman\|work=Express.co.uk\|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He was 43. This was five months after her death from cancer, and 16 years to the day since they had first met. Alan had no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system at the time of his death.<ref>Donnelley, Paul (2003) ''Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN\|978-0-7119-9512-3}}, p. 221-2</ref>

	Her home for the previous 20 years, Orchard Manor, was sold by the solicitors. The house's contents were bulk-sold by [[Sotheby's]], which sold her jewellery collection in an auction. After solicitors' bills, outstanding tax payments, death duties, and other distributions, the combined estates of Dors and Lake left little for the upkeep of their son Jason (aged 14), who was subsequently made a [[ward of court]] to his half-brother Gary Dawson in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dianadors.co.uk/orchard_manor_41.html\|title=Orchard Manor, Diana's last home.\|work=dianadors.co.uk}}</ref>		Her home for the previous 20 years, Orchard Manor, was sold by the solicitors. The house's contents were bulk-sold by [[w:Sotheby's\|Sotheby's]], which sold her jewellery collection in an auction. After solicitors' bills, outstanding tax payments, death duties, and other distributions, the combined estates of Dors and Lake left little for the upkeep of their son Jason (aged 14), who was subsequently made a [[w:ward of court\|ward of court]] to his half-brother Gary Dawson in [[w:Los Angeles\|Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dianadors.co.uk/orchard_manor_41.html\|title=Orchard Manor, Diana's last home.\|work=dianadors.co.uk}}</ref>

	=== Jason Dors-Lake's death ===		=== Jason Dors-Lake's death ===
	On 14 September 2019, Jason Dors-Lake, the son of Diana Dors and Alan Lake, was reported to have died three days after his 50th birthday at his flat in [[Notting Hill Gate]], London from the combined effects of alcohol and [[tramadol]] intoxication.		On 14 September 2019, Jason Dors-Lake, the son of Diana Dors and Alan Lake, was reported to have died three days after his 50th birthday at his flat in [[w:Notting Hill Gate\|Notting Hill Gate]], London from the combined effects of alcohol and [[w:tramadol\|tramadol]] intoxication.
	<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/15/diana-dors-youngest-son-jason-dies-just-days-50th-birthday-10745943/\|title=Diana Dors' youngest son Jason Dors Lake dies aged 50\|first=Alicia\|last=Adejobi\|work=Metro News\|date=15 September 2019\|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/15/diana-dors-youngest-son-jason-dies-just-days-50th-birthday-10745943/\|title=Diana Dors' youngest son Jason Dors Lake dies aged 50\|first=Alicia\|last=Adejobi\|work=Metro News\|date=15 September 2019\|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Commons}}~~
	* {{Discogs artist}}		* {{Discogs artist}}
	* {{IMDb name\|2047\|Diana Dors}}		* {{IMDb name\|2047\|Diana Dors}}
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	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/11/15/pwaod_dors_feature.shtml Diana Dors] (1978) – archive local news footage] at [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire BBC Wiltshire]		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/11/15/pwaod_dors_feature.shtml Diana Dors] (1978) – archive local news footage] at [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire BBC Wiltshire]
	*[http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/multimedia/video/2008/wallace/dors_diana.html Diana Dors] interviewed by [[Mike Wallace]] on ''The Mike Wallace Interview'', 9 November 1957		*[http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/multimedia/video/2008/wallace/dors_diana.html Diana Dors] interviewed by [[Mike Wallace]] on ''The Mike Wallace Interview'', 9 November 1957

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	==Discography==		==Discography==
	~~{{Unreferenced section\|date=January 2014}}~~
	The earliest recordings of Dors were two sides of a 78-rpm single released on [[HMV Records]] in 1953. The tracks were "I Feel So Mmmm" and "A Kiss and a Cuddle (and a Few Kind Words From You)". HMV also released sheet music featuring sultry photos of Dors on the cover. She also sang "The Hokey Pokey Polka" on the 1954 soundtrack for the film ''As Long As They're Happy''.		The earliest recordings of Dors were two sides of a 78-rpm single released on [[HMV Records]] in 1953. The tracks were "I Feel So Mmmm" and "A Kiss and a Cuddle (and a Few Kind Words From You)". HMV also released sheet music featuring sultry photos of Dors on the cover. She also sang "The Hokey Pokey Polka" on the 1954 soundtrack for the film ''As Long As They're Happy''.

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	\| birth_name = Diana Mary Fluck		\| birth_name = Diana Mary Fluck
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1931\|10\|23\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1931\|10\|23\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Swindon\|Swindon]], [[w:Wiltshire\|Wiltshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1984\|5\|4\|1931\|10\|23\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1984\|5\|4\|1931\|10\|23\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Windsor, Berkshire]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]], England
	\| resting_place = Sunningdale Catholic Cemetery		\| resting_place = Sunningdale Catholic Cemetery
	\| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord\|LAT\|LONG\|type:landmark\|display=inline}} -->		\| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord\|LAT\|LONG\|type:landmark\|display=inline}} -->
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	\| other_names = Diana d'Ors<br>The Siren of Swindon<br>The Hurricane in Mink<br>The Blonde Bombshell		\| other_names = Diana d'Ors<br>The Siren of Swindon<br>The Hurricane in Mink<br>The Blonde Bombshell
	\| education = Colville House, Swindon		\| education = Colville House, Swindon
	\| alma_mater = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]		\| alma_mater = [[w:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art\|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress\|TV personality\|singer}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress\|TV personality\|singer}}
	\| years_active = 1947–1984		\| years_active = 1947–1984
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	*{{Marriage\|Dennis Hamilton\|1951\|1959\|end=died}}		*{{Marriage\|Dennis Hamilton\|1951\|1959\|end=died}}
	*{{Marriage\|[[Richard Dawson]]\|1959\|1966\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|[[w:Richard Dawson\|Richard Dawson]]\|1959\|1966\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|[[Alan Lake]]\|1968}}		*{{Marriage\|[[w:Alan Lake\|Alan Lake]]\|1968}}
	\| children = 3, including [[Mark Dawson]]		\| children = 3, including [[w:Mark Dawson\|Mark Dawson]]
	\| relatives =		\| relatives =
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	'''Diana Dors''' (born '''Diana Mary Fluck'''; 23 October 1931{{spaced ndash}}4 May 1984) was an English actress and singer.		'''Diana Dors''' (born '''Diana Mary Fluck'''; 23 October 1931{{spaced ndash}}4 May 1984) was an English actress and singer.

	Dors first came to public notice as a [[Bombshell (slang)\|blonde bombshell]], much in the style of Americans [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Jayne Mansfield]] and [[Mamie Van Doren]]. Dors was promoted by her first husband, Dennis Hamilton, mostly in sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. After it was revealed that Hamilton had been defrauding her, she continued to play up to her established image, and she made [[Tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] headlines with the parties reportedly held at her house. Later, she showed talent as a performer on TV, in recordings, and in [[cabaret]], and gained new public popularity as a regular chat-show guest. She also gave well-regarded film performances at different points in her career.		Dors first came to public notice as a [[w:Bombshell (slang)\|blonde bombshell]], much in the style of Americans [[w:Marilyn Monroe\|Marilyn Monroe]], [[w:Jayne Mansfield\|Jayne Mansfield]] and [[w:Mamie Van Doren\|Mamie Van Doren]]. Dors was promoted by her first husband, Dennis Hamilton, mostly in sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. After it was revealed that Hamilton had been defrauding her, she continued to play up to her established image, and she made [[w:Tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] headlines with the parties reportedly held at her house. Later, she showed talent as a performer on TV, in recordings, and in [[w:cabaret\|cabaret]], and gained new public popularity as a regular chat-show guest. She also gave well-regarded film performances at different points in her career.

	According to [[David Thomson (film critic)\|David Thomson]], "Dors represented that period between the end of the [[World War II\|war]] and the coming of [[Lady Chatterley's Lover\|Lady Chatterley]] in paperback, a time when sexuality was naughty, repressed and fit to burst."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Film Studies: She could have been a contender. She could have been Sybil Fawlty...\|author=Thomson, David\|work=The Independent on Sunday\|location=London (UK)\|date=16 May 2004\|page=13}}</ref>		According to [[w:David Thomson (film critic)\|David Thomson]], "Dors represented that period between the end of the [[w:World War II\|war]] and the coming of [[w:Lady Chatterley's Lover\|Lady Chatterley]] in paperback, a time when sexuality was naughty, repressed and fit to burst."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Film Studies: She could have been a contender. She could have been Sybil Fawlty...\|author=Thomson, David\|work=The Independent on Sunday\|location=London (UK)\|date=16 May 2004\|page=13}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Diana Mary Fluck was born in [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], on 23 October 1931<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/diana_dors_gallery.shtml\|title=Diana Dors: A Life in Pictures\|publisher=BBC}}</ref> at the Haven Nursing Home, Kent Road, Swindon, Wiltshire. Her mother Winifred Maud Mary (Payne) was married to Albert Edward Sidney Fluck, a railway clerk.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia\|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2591302498/dors-diana-19311984.html \|title=Dors, Diana (1931–1984)\|encyclopedia=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia \|publisher=Encyclopedia.com \|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> Mary had been having an affair with another man, and when she announced she was pregnant with Diana, she admitted she had no idea if the other man or her husband was the father.<ref name=Bret/>		Diana Mary Fluck was born in [[w:Swindon\|Swindon]], [[w:Wiltshire\|Wiltshire]], on 23 October 1931<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/diana_dors_gallery.shtml\|title=Diana Dors: A Life in Pictures\|publisher=BBC}}</ref> at the Haven Nursing Home, Kent Road, Swindon, Wiltshire. Her mother Winifred Maud Mary (Payne) was married to Albert Edward Sidney Fluck, a railway clerk.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia\|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2591302498/dors-diana-19311984.html \|title=Dors, Diana (1931–1984)\|encyclopedia=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia \|publisher=Encyclopedia.com \|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> Mary had been having an affair with another man, and when she announced she was pregnant with Diana, she admitted she had no idea if the other man or her husband was the father.<ref name=Bret/>

	Diana was educated at a small private school, Selwood House. She enjoyed the cinema; her heroines from the age of eight onwards were [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] actresses [[Veronica Lake]], [[Lana Turner]] and [[Jean Harlow]].<ref name=Bret/>		Diana was educated at a small private school, Selwood House. She enjoyed the cinema; her heroines from the age of eight onwards were [[w:Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] actresses [[w:Veronica Lake\|Veronica Lake]], [[w:Lana Turner\|Lana Turner]] and [[w:Jean Harlow\|Jean Harlow]].<ref name=Bret/>

	Towards the end of the [[WWII\|war]], Dors entered a [[beauty contest]] to find a [[pin-up girl]] for ''[[Soldier Magazine]]''; she came in third place. This led to work as a model in art classes and she began to appear in such local theatre productions as ''A Weekend in Paris'' and'' Death Takes a Holiday.<ref name="bomb">{{cite magazine\|first=Stephen\|last=Vagg\|magazine=Filmink\|title=A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee\|date=September 7, 2020\|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/a-tale-of-two-blondes-diana-dors-and-belinda-lee/}}</ref>''		Towards the end of the [[w:WWII\|war]], Dors entered a [[w:beauty contest\|beauty contest]] to find a [[w:pin-up girl\|pin-up girl]] for ''[[w:Soldier Magazine\|Soldier Magazine]]''; she came in third place. This led to work as a model in art classes and she began to appear in such local theatre productions as ''A Weekend in Paris'' and'' Death Takes a Holiday.<ref name="bomb">{{cite magazine\|first=Stephen\|last=Vagg\|magazine=Filmink\|title=A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee\|date=September 7, 2020\|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/a-tale-of-two-blondes-diana-dors-and-belinda-lee/}}</ref>''

	==Early career==		==Early career==
	===LAMDA===		===LAMDA===
	Having excelled in her elocution studies, after lying about her age, at 14 she was offered a place to study at [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA), becoming the college's youngest student, starting in January 1946.<ref name=Bret/>		Having excelled in her elocution studies, after lying about her age, at 14 she was offered a place to study at [[w:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]\|] (LAMDA), becoming the college's youngest student, starting in January 1946.<ref name=Bret/>

	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 (British coin)\|guinea]] (£1, 1s in "old money", £1.05 in "new") an hour. Signed to the Gordon Harbord Agency in her first term, she won a bronze medal, awarded by [[Peter Ustinov]], and in her second won a silver with honours.<ref name=WY1/><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51391683 \|title=Expelled, but it didn't keep Diana down\|newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] \|volume=24 \|issue=12 \|date=22 August 1956 \|access-date=2 February 2019 \|page=12 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> She supplemented her earnings by posing as a model.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51391683 \|title=Expelled, but it didn't keep Diana down \|newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] \|volume=24 \|issue=12 \|date=22 August 1956 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=13 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>		She lodged at the [[w:Earls Court\|Earls Court]] [[w:YWCA\|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 [[w:Guinea (British coin)\|guinea]] (£1, 1s in "old money", £1.05 in "new") an hour. Signed to the Gordon Harbord Agency in her first term, she won a bronze medal, awarded by [[w:Peter Ustinov\|Peter Ustinov]], and in her second won a silver with honours.<ref name=WY1/><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51391683 \|title=Expelled, but it didn't keep Diana down\|newspaper=[[w:The Australian Women's Weekly\|]] \|volume=24 \|issue=12 \|date=22 August 1956 \|access-date=2 February 2019 \|page=12 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> She supplemented her earnings by posing as a model.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51391683 \|title=Expelled, but it didn't keep Diana down \|newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] \|volume=24 \|issue=12 \|date=22 August 1956 \|access-date=12 July 2020 \|page=13 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

	===First films===		===First films===
	Just prior to LAMDA, Dors had unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of Kanchi in ''[[Black Narcissus]]'' that was played by [[Jean Simmons]].<ref>Dors 1960 p 13</ref> She acted in public theatre pieces for LAMDA productions, one of which was seen by casting director Eric L’Epine Smith. He suggested Dors for what became the actor's screen debut in the [[film noir\|noir]] film ''[[Code of Scotland Yard\|The Shop at Sly Corner]]'' (1947). Dors was cast in a walk-on role that developed into a speaking part. Her pay rate was £8 per day for three days.<ref>Dors 1960 p 15</ref>		Just prior to LAMDA, Dors had unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of Kanchi in ''[[w:Black Narcissus\|Black Narcissus]]'' that was played by [[w:Jean Simmons\|Jean Simmons]].<ref>Dors 1960 p 13</ref> She acted in public theatre pieces for LAMDA productions, one of which was seen by casting director Eric L’Epine Smith. He suggested Dors for what became the actor's screen debut in the [[w:film noir\|noir]] film ''[[w:Code of Scotland Yard\|The Shop at Sly Corner]]'' (1947). Dors was cast in a walk-on role that developed into a speaking part. Her pay rate was £8 per day for three days.<ref>Dors 1960 p 15</ref>

	During the signing of contracts, in agreement with her father, she changed her contractual surname to Dors, the maiden name of her maternal grandmother; this was at the suggestion of her mother Mary.<ref name=WY1>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dianadors.co.uk/1_war_years_30.html\|title=The Diana Dors Story – The War Years\|work=dianadors.co.uk\|access-date=24 October 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331063945/http://www.dianadors.co.uk/1_war_years_30.html\|archive-date=31 March 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dors later commented on her name:<ref name=Bret/>		During the signing of contracts, in agreement with her father, she changed her contractual surname to Dors, the maiden name of her maternal grandmother; this was at the suggestion of her mother Mary.<ref name=WY1>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dianadors.co.uk/1_war_years_30.html\|title=The Diana Dors Story – The War Years\|work=dianadors.co.uk\|access-date=24 October 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331063945/http://www.dianadors.co.uk/1_war_years_30.html\|archive-date=31 March 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dors later commented on her name:<ref name=Bret/>

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	<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/15/diana-dors-youngest-son-jason-dies-just-days-50th-birthday-10745943/\|title=Diana Dors' youngest son Jason Dors Lake dies aged 50\|first=Alicia\|last=Adejobi\|work=Metro News\|date=15 September 2019\|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/15/diana-dors-youngest-son-jason-dies-just-days-50th-birthday-10745943/\|title=Diana Dors' youngest son Jason Dors Lake dies aged 50\|first=Alicia\|last=Adejobi\|work=Metro News\|date=15 September 2019\|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

	== ~~Commemoration in Swindon~~ ==		== Commemorations ==
	[[File:Diana Dors statue, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon (geograph 893160).jpg\|thumb\|129x129px\|Statue of Dors in West Swindon]]		[[File:Diana Dors statue, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon (geograph 893160).jpg\|thumb\|129x129px\|Statue of Dors in West Swindon]]
	Dors is commemorated in her home town of Swindon.		Dors is commemorated in her home town of Swindon.

	~~=== Statue ===~~		A larger than life [[w:bronze]] statue of Dors by the artist John Clinch was erected outside the cinema at Shaw Ridge in West Swindon in 1991. It depicts an exaggerated version of her wearing an evening gown.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=DIANA DORS \|url=https://statuesforequality.com/pages/diana-dors \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Statues For Equality \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-09-07 \|title=Germaine Greer on Britain's lack of proper statues of women \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/sep/08/art.gender \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=The Guardian \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://pssauk.org/woman/diana-dors/ \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Public Statues and Sculpture Association \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	A larger than life [[bronze]] statue of Dors by the artist John Clinch was erected outside the cinema at Shaw Ridge in West Swindon in 1991. It depicts an exaggerated version of her wearing an evening gown.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=DIANA DORS \|url=https://statuesforequality.com/pages/diana-dors \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Statues For Equality \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-09-07 \|title=Germaine Greer on Britain's lack of proper statues of women \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/sep/08/art.gender \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=The Guardian \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://pssauk.org/woman/diana-dors/ \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=Public Statues and Sculpture Association \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	[[File:Diana Dors Blue Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|100x100px\|Blue plaque in Kent Road, Swindon]]		[[File:Diana Dors Blue Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|100x100px\|Blue plaque in Kent Road, Swindon]]
			Swindon Heritage unveiled a [[w:blue plaque\|blue plaque]] to Dors in 2017 on the boundary of numbers 61 and 62 Kent Road in the Old Town area of Swindon. At the time, the two properties were the Haven Nursing Home where she was born.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://www.swindonheritageblueplaques.com/diana-dors.html \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=SWINDON HERITAGE BLUE PLAQUES \|language=en}}</ref> The plaque was unveiled by her son Jason Dors-Lake and her granddaughter Ruby Lake. Dors' 1959 pink [[w:Cadillac\|Cadillac]], which was a gift to her from [[w:Shepperton Studios\|Shepperton Studios]], was parked outside during the unveiling.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-01-14 \|title=Diana Dors' birthplace blue plaque unveiled \|language=en-GB \|work=BBC News \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-38622372 \|access-date=2022-03-04}}</ref>

	~~=== Blue plaque ===~~		The collection of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery includes a bronze bust of Dors by the artist Enid Mitchell.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors (1931–1984) - Art UK \|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/diana-dors-19311984-250969 \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=artuk.org \|language=en}}</ref> It was originally unveiled at the [[w:Wyvern Theatre\|Wyvern Theatre]] in the town in 1988, where it was displayed in the foyer until 2013, when it was moved to Swindon Central Library. It remained on display there until it was re-housed in the Museum and Art Gallery in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 December 2015 \|title=Diana Dors takes up residence at museum to delight of town sculptor \|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14164617.diana-dors-takes-up-residence-at-museum-to-delight-of-town-sculptor/ \|access-date=4 March 2022 \|website=Swindon Advertiser}}</ref>
	Swindon Heritage unveiled a [[blue plaque]] to Dors in 2017 on the boundary of numbers 61 and 62 Kent Road in the Old Town area of Swindon. At the time, the two properties were the Haven Nursing Home where she was born.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors \|url=https://www.swindonheritageblueplaques.com/diana-dors.html \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=SWINDON HERITAGE BLUE PLAQUES \|language=en}}</ref> The plaque was unveiled by her son Jason Dors-Lake and her granddaughter Ruby Lake. Dors' 1959 pink [[Cadillac]], which was a gift to her from [[Shepperton Studios]], was parked outside during the unveiling.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-01-14 \|title=Diana Dors' birthplace blue plaque unveiled \|language=en-GB \|work=BBC News \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-38622372 \|access-date=2022-03-04}}</ref>

	~~=== Bust ===~~
	The collection of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery includes a bronze bust of Dors by the artist Enid Mitchell.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diana Dors (1931–1984) - Art UK \|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/diana-dors-19311984-250969 \|access-date=2022-03-04 \|website=artuk.org \|language=en}}</ref> It was originally unveiled at the [[Wyvern Theatre]] in the town in 1988, where it was displayed in the foyer until 2013, when it was moved to Swindon Central Library. It remained on display there until it was re-housed in the Museum and Art Gallery in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 December 2015 \|title=Diana Dors takes up residence at museum to delight of town sculptor \|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14164617.diana-dors-takes-up-residence-at-museum-to-delight-of-town-sculptor/ \|access-date=4 March 2022 \|website=Swindon Advertiser}}</ref>

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	Dors was portrayed by [[Keeley Hawes]] (younger) and [[Amanda Redman]] (older) in the TV biographical film ''[[The Blonde Bombshell]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/11/the-british-marilyn-blonde-bombshell-diana-dors\|title=The British Marilyn: Blonde Bombshell Diana Dors \|work=BBC America}}</ref>		Dors was portrayed by [[w:Keeley Hawes\|Keeley Hawes]] (younger) and [[w:Amanda Redman\|Amanda Redman]] (older) in the TV biographical film ''[[w:The Blonde Bombshell\|The Blonde Bombshell]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/11/the-british-marilyn-blonde-bombshell-diana-dors\|title=The British Marilyn: Blonde Bombshell Diana Dors \|work=BBC America}}</ref>

	On the cover of the 1967 album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album)\|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' by [[the Beatles]], Dors' wax figure appears in the collage of celebrities, on the right below the tree.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/page/sgt-pepper-and-friends\|title=Sgt Pepper and friends\|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography}}</ref>		On the cover of the 1967 album ''[[w:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album)\|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' by [[w:the Beatles\|the Beatles]], Dors' wax figure appears in the collage of celebrities, on the right below the tree.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/page/sgt-pepper-and-friends\|title=Sgt Pepper and friends\|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography}}</ref>

	[[The Kinks]] paid homage to her when they included the [[Ray Davies]]-penned tribute tune "[[Good Day (The Kinks song)\|Good Day]]" on their album ''[[Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)\|Word of Mouth]]''.		[[w:The Kinks\|The Kinks]] paid homage to her when they included the [[w:Ray Davies\|Ray Davies]]-penned tribute tune "[[w:Good Day (The Kinks song)\|Good Day]]" on their album ''[[w:Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)\|Word of Mouth]]''.

	As well as appearing as [[Adam Ant]]'s fairy godmother in his music video "[[Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)\|Prince Charming]]", Dors was also included in the [[Adam and the Ants]] song "Scorpios" with lyrics ‘Black's the colour watch the claws, ~~With~~ nails as sharp as Diana Dors’.		As well as appearing as [[w:Adam Ant\|Adam Ant]]'s fairy godmother in his music video "[[w:Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)\|Prince Charming]]", Dors was also included in the [[w:Adam and the Ants\|Adam and the Ants]] song "Scorpios" with lyrics ‘Black's the colour watch the claws, with nails as sharp as Diana Dors’.

	Dors was the cover star of [[the Smiths]]' album ''[[Singles (The Smiths album)\|Singles]]''.		Dors was the cover star of [[w:the Smiths\|the Smiths]]' album ''[[w:Singles (The Smiths album)\|Singles]]''.

	===Alleged fortune===		===Alleged fortune===