The wait is ALMOST over! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
Saturday 23 August 2014
THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE : THE DRACULA AD DAILY MIRROR PHOTO SESSION
ALSO NOT LINDA HAYDEN: #throwbackthursday
You may have caught the little bit of detective work on finding the
name behind the ..er..face of the actress who featured prominently in
the 'Daily Mirror Dracula AD 1972' shots we posted on Tuesday..and her
recentely being mistaken for Linda Hayden. I knew that wasn't the end of
it, because there was another face that some, also thought was Linda
Hayden too. So she too had to be identified.... And ironically, she also appeared briefly in #draculaad1972.
I
must admit she wasn't that hard to find, but the work came in closely
(!) examining those shots. So, I can reveal the 'other' in the Daily
Mirror shots was.... the model popularly known then, and today as
Flanagan. Maureen Flanagan was born in 1941, in Islington, London. She
started work in a hairdressers at 15, and was spotted by a photographer
when 18 at a 'hairdressers convention' where she'd been asked to model.
The photographer showed the pics to an agent, who suggested she model on
the catwalk. Maureen became a very much in demand model for all the top
fashion houses & stores in the UK. In her 20's, she was known as
the most photographed model in Britain and her legs were insured for
£25,000.
Her
connection also with the tabloid newspapers, kept her in the public
eye...she was a known face., that was why Hammer films featured her in
the film...and later in the publicity Daily Mirror pics. So the pics: 1)
In this, Dracula AD 1972 lobby card image, Flanagan lets rip with her
funky seventies strut on top of the party piano next to, Johnny Alucard
himself, Christopher Neame. 2) Our originally posted contact pics from
the Daily Mirror Newspaper session with Christopher Lee and Glenda
Allen. 3) A close up of Flanagan..taken from the Daily Mirror shots.
Flanagan
went to become good friends with footballer, George Best, Malcolm
Allison, 'Carry On' actress, Barbara Windsor and went onto work with
Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Charlton Heston and featured in shows such as,
The Benny Hill, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Dave Allen Show, The
Likely Lads and Only Fools & Horses...
She
is currently an acknowledged expert on the lives of the Kray Twins and
their family, having been a close friend to the Twins and their brother,
George..and mother Violet's, hairdresser...!
Friday 22 August 2014
Thursday 21 August 2014
#THROWBACKTHURSDAY : CUSHING LEE BEACHAM MUNRO SEPTEMBER WE ARE GOING BACK!
How we will be spending our SEPTEMBER #THROWBACKTHURDAY'S here at PCASUK. Hoping you'll be joining us too
(Large scan: An image you won't find anywhere else! Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing rehearse the coach wheel staking with director, Alan Gibson ...... #draculaad1972 #hammerfilms
Wednesday 20 August 2014
DAILY MIRROR DRACULA AD PHOTO SHOOT : WHO IS THAT GIRL?
For those who have been following the 'Linda-Hayden-Mistakenly-Autographs-A-Photograph-That-isn't-Her-At-
A-Signing-Session!' saga... and that then unfolding into
'So-If-Isn't-Linda Hayden-Who-Is-it?' question...I think we may have the
answer..
She is an actress-model who appeared uncredited in #hammerfilms
Dracula AD 1972, has been for many years mistakenly credited in
magazines and certain blogs as 'Flanagan'. She is in fact, actress-model
GLENDA ALLEN. And it is her who appears in the recently emerged
photograph that is causing the faff...
Born in
Norfolk in 1951, Glenda launched herself into a career of dancing,
modelling and acting soon after leaving school. Regular appearances in
the red top newspapers...modeling, soon brought her to the attention of
tv and film casting agencies...her face and other 'bits and bobs' soon
became very well known. So well known enough for Hammer to cast her in
the party scene in Dracula AD 1972...and in an after production
promotion/publicity shoot. This publicity shoot, was commissioned for
inclusion in a 'Daily Mirror' newspaper Halloween feature..the shoot
would also included the star of Dracula AD 1972....Christopher
Lee....Peter Cushing was probably 'unavailable'. Lee wasn't
happy....but that's another story. The pics taken on the day, had to
meet the remit of said newspaper, that is, the models had to be semi
naked.. Allen no stranger to the art of revealing ones 'bowlers'... so
was an obvious choice, she of course appears as 'dancing girl standing
on the piano' in the film!
So, the pics:
1) Her hippy party girl shot with Christopher Lee for the Daily Mirror
newspaper shoot. 2) Glenda as dancing girl on right in Dracula AD 1972.
3) One of the Daily Mirror photographs, mistakenly signed by Linda
Hayden. 4) Glenda featured in one of photo shoot contact prints... part
of the Christopher Lee Daily Mirror session. 5) A well known publicity
shot of Glenda on set on Dracula AD 1972. This shot is usually credited
to 'Flanagan'. 6) Glenda as she appeared in 13 episodes of 'Space 1999',
sometimes also playing the role of an unnamed nurse.
In the contact
prints I have previously posted, you can see she is prominently placed
in the foreground of nearly all the shots, because of her Dracula AD
connection...along with someone else. Because, as Yoda once famously
said..'There IS another' Who that is, I'll reveal shortly.....
Dracula AD Promo Shoot:
Who's That Girl?
Friday 15 August 2014
TWINS OF EVIL ACTRESS MADELEINE COLLINSON DIES 1952 - 2014
I am very sad to hear that actress Madeleine
Collinson, passed away last night. Many of you will know Madeleine and
her twins sister, Mary from the Peter Cushing Hammer film, 'Twins of
Evil' in 1971.
Madeleine
Collinson was born on July 22, 1952 in Malta. She's the identical twin
sister of Madeleine Collinson. The Collinson twins arrived in Britain in
April, 1969. Noted British glamor photographer Harrison Marks cast the
duo as saucy maids in his 8mm short "Halfway Inn." Mary and Madeleine
were the Playmates of the Month in the October, 1970 issue of "Playboy;"
they have the distinction of being the first pair of identical twins to
pose for a nude pictorial in "Playboy." The Collinson sisters went on
to act in a handful of movies together; they were especially effective
and memorable as the radically contrasting siblings in the
typically fine Hammer vampire horror outing "Twins of Evil". with Peter Cushing.
wikipedia
Thursday 14 August 2014
STAR WARS DON HENDSERSON : REMEMBERS PETER CUSHING
DON HENDERSON Remembers:
"At Peter Cushing's 80th Birthday Party, I remember turning to my
wife, actress Shirley Stelfox, and saying, " He will go forever, won't
he!?" and then, at once, with great sadness, I realised the
impossibility of what i had just said, and that - Peter could not have
many years left on this earth. But, he was so lively, so full of life -
so enjoying his party, and the
friendship of all his close mates around him, that he did seem to be an
old 'Peter Pan' figure, who could never die.
Peter always had that quality, plus the REAL nature of a truly old fashioned Gentleman. I never, ever, heard anyone say one bad word about him, and that I don't think I can say that about any other actor I know of. And I never heard Peter say one bad word about anyone else.
He had a very jokey sense of humour, full of fun and laughs - which would have suited him exceptionally well in playing comedy roles, as opposed to the more serious roles he became serious for.
In the film, 'The Ghoul' I played the title role, Peter's son. It was during the making of this film that I realised the importance that Peter's late wife, Helen played in a totally non macabre way, in Peter's daily life. Peter was as much in love with Helen, AFTER she died as he was during her lifetime.
I think he was quite a deeply religious man, he often said during shooting...in a jolly undramatic, totally realistic way... that death had no fear for him, and that when his time came, he would embrace the moment with great joy, as it would mean he could be with Helen again.
Peter and I worked together also in the feature film, 'Star Wars'. For some reason, he was without his character's jackboots, and had to wear red carpet slippers. So, he ended up, stomping around in his full costume, but with slippers!
Peter inspired love in everyone he met. I loved him dearly. At that 80th Birthday party, I realised, that the fact that he could not possibly have many more years left, was NOT a matter for sorrow. But that, one should share his joy... because for him, he would have his wish... he would be together again, with his dear, Helen.."
Peter always had that quality, plus the REAL nature of a truly old fashioned Gentleman. I never, ever, heard anyone say one bad word about him, and that I don't think I can say that about any other actor I know of. And I never heard Peter say one bad word about anyone else.
He had a very jokey sense of humour, full of fun and laughs - which would have suited him exceptionally well in playing comedy roles, as opposed to the more serious roles he became serious for.
In the film, 'The Ghoul' I played the title role, Peter's son. It was during the making of this film that I realised the importance that Peter's late wife, Helen played in a totally non macabre way, in Peter's daily life. Peter was as much in love with Helen, AFTER she died as he was during her lifetime.
I think he was quite a deeply religious man, he often said during shooting...in a jolly undramatic, totally realistic way... that death had no fear for him, and that when his time came, he would embrace the moment with great joy, as it would mean he could be with Helen again.
Peter and I worked together also in the feature film, 'Star Wars'. For some reason, he was without his character's jackboots, and had to wear red carpet slippers. So, he ended up, stomping around in his full costume, but with slippers!
Peter inspired love in everyone he met. I loved him dearly. At that 80th Birthday party, I realised, that the fact that he could not possibly have many more years left, was NOT a matter for sorrow. But that, one should share his joy... because for him, he would have his wish... he would be together again, with his dear, Helen.."
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