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Dorinda Stevens

Dorinda Stevens (16 August 1932 25 October 2012) was a British television and film actress of the 1950s and 1960s.[2][3][4]

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Biography

Stevens was born Doreen May Stevens in Southampton,[5] the daughter of Henry C. Stevens and Winifred (née Lucas).[6] During World War II, at age 10, she was evacuated to Houghton in Hampshire where she appeared in amateur dramatics to entertain the troops. She studied elocution, and she taught this subject by age 13. She joined the Southampton Repertory Company, where she was spotted for her good looks, and she was booked to appear in London aged 17.[7]

Stevens was briefly married to the actor Peter Wyngarde in the early 1950s[8][9] and later married Canadian cinematographer William Michael Boultbee (1933–2005) in Nairobi in 1957[10] while filming for African Patrol.

Stevens retired from acting in 1965. Reviewing her final theatrical film Night Train to Paris (1964), New York Times critic Howard Thompson wrote that "the most attractive thing about the whole picture is a nifty blonde named Dorinda Stevens. The woman can act, too, which is more than can be said for most of the others."[11]

Stevens died aged 80 in 2012 in Winchester in Hampshire as a result of complications of a stroke, and she was cremated at Bournemouth Crematorium.[12]

Filmography

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Selected television appearances

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Notes

  1. Handcuffs, London was a feature-length compilation of episodes from TV's Fabian of the Yard (televised in the U.S. as Patrol Car), including "The King's Hat".
  2. The Verdict was released theatrically in the UK as a second feature, and it later was televised in the U.S. as an episode of The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theater.

References

  1. "Last Night's Cable Flashes". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 24 November 1956. p. 6 via Trove.
  2. "Alan Hodgson on ITV". Daily Herald. 9 June 1956. p. 4 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  3. "Spring Decorating". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Canada. 6 June 1956. p. 38 via Newspaperarchive.com.
  4. Doreen M Stevens in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
  5. Henry C Stevens and Winifred Lucas in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 (1923)
  6. Interview with Dorinda Stevens - 'The Siren', TVTimes - 20–26 November 1955
  7. Shelley, Gary (8 May 1972). "Peter Wyngarde – An Incurable Romantic". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 9.
  8. Partridge, Janet (20 April 1957). "Town Talk". The Vancouver Sun. p. 27.
  9. Baker, Richard Anthony (5 November 2012). "Obituaries: Dorinda Stevens". The Stage. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018.
  10. "Film Gossip". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. 12 August 1956. p. 51 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Film Reviews: Not Wanted on Voyage". Variety. 13 November 1957. p. 20.
  12. Grieg, Michael (14 February 1960). "A New Twist for a Ripping Old Horror Story". San Francisco Examiner. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Watmough, David (7 June 1959). "Film Hypnosis - A New Kick for Horror Fans". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 20–21 via Newspapers.com.
  14. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2017). The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 9781844575749.

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