"I did what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it."
"You've got to give people something to take away with them. I like a show that lives with me for a long time, not something gossamer that's gone when you get up from your seat."
"The theatre was really all I ever knew. It was my life. It's wonderful to be remembered."
"What I have is all natural."
Miss Dolores Gray (born Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein, 7th June 1924 – 26th June 2002)
More Dolores Gray here and here.
a beautiful woman. I know nothing about her, so off to visit mister google!
ReplyDeleteMiss Gray never got the fame she deserved - she was more successful on stage than she ever was in Hollywood... Jx
DeleteI didn't know her either, thought she was a drag queen based on the first picture. I shall be looking her up too, always great to find new divas.
ReplyDeleteShe was likely an inspiration for many a drag queen - especially here in London, where she played in the West End and resided for many years, and was much more popular than she was at home. Jx
DeleteStill not fair to assume she is one though
DeleteTrue. Jx
DeleteJust checked, she's been in Dr Who! The Silver Nemesis
ReplyDeleteJust about everyone who was anyone appeared in Dr Who at some stage. And Casualty. And The Bill. Jx
DeleteDon't expect a Broadway diva to crop up in it though, unless you count John Barrowman
ReplyDeleteI imagine that Chita Rivera, Bette Midler or Angela Lansbury probably wouldn't have turned down an invite...
DeleteThere have been several internationally-known names who have appeared on the show, including Richard Todd, Eleanor Bron, Ingrid Pitt and Julian Glover. Jx
Adorable and adored.
ReplyDeleteShe was. Jx
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