Diana Dors, Film Star

This statue is outside the cinema complex in Swindon. We went to see Despicable Me 2 this morning. It was quite funny and appealed to both adults and kids.

Some info on Diana Dors:

Diana Dors may never have lived up to her billing as "Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe", but the Swindon-born actress was certainly the darling of the British post-War movie industry, and when she died sadly, aged only 52, she had long since become one of the country's best-known and best-loved actresses.

But it was Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) which launched her as a sex symbol after the American Board of Film Censors temporarily banned the film for being too risque and later insisted Diana's navel be covered up for the US version.

On the cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper in pride of place in the front row next to John, Paul, Ringo and George was Swindon's very own - Diana Dors.