Sabrina in Australia

Courtesy of James C - from the "Gold Coast Book" by John Vader and Fred Lang (Jacaranda, 1980) .  The caption says "the forty-inch girl was framed by a thirty-inch bite"

Sabrina - Toast of Australia. 
An account of Sabrina's Australian tour by Betty Stewart, from her autobiography.

Sabrina with television personalities and anglers Bob and Dolly Dyer on their boat, 1959

Australians may recognise Graham Kennedy close to Sabrina!

04 Jan 1962: "Sporting a cute bow and newly acquired American accent, actress and nightclub entertainer Sabrina (Norma Sykes) returned to Australia to see her friend Lee Gordon*. Sabrina had just completed a film, 'Satan in High Heels', in Hollywood, but acting was never her greatest asset"

* Lee was an American who came to Australia in the early 50's. He was a music promoter who had promoted Frank Sinatra, Elvis and others in USA. He decided to do it here and hired the Sydney Stadium. Over a few years he brought out Sinatra, Johnny Ray, Bob Hope and every rocker and crooner except Elvis and Bing. He also started the first strip clubs, Jazz clubs, Hamburger Diners, Plastic Paint and one of Australia's Legendary record labels.. Leedon. He died nearly a pauper in London around 1965. From www.ozstar.com

Read a letter from Ken who knew Sabrina - and treated her breasts for sunburn! - during her Australian visit

15 January 1959

"Two well-known personalities - one British and the other Australian - spent the lunch-hour together in MELBOURNE today practising for a charity performance to be held on Sunday for the Red Cross Society. Champion miler HERB ELLIOTT....and his eye-watching time-keeper SABRINA. They'll both take part in Sunday's International Charity cricket match at St. Kilda Oval. While ELLIOTT did some routine lunch-hour training at Como Park today, most eyes were on SABRINA, dressed for the occasion in matador pants and white sweater. Sunday's cricket teams will be led by former Test captains - Sir LEONARD HUTTON and IAN JOHNSTON. But for the onlookers the best was yet to come. SABRINA had gone to the Park to do some quiet bowling. She's to bowl the first ball at Sunday's cricket match. and it was obvious today that she badly needed a lot of practice. Coached by an obliging Army cricket team, SABRINA finally bowled one ball which connected with the bat; and she became so enthusiastic about cricket that she stayed for more than an hour." (Film Source: ABC, Duration: 91.5 feet, Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

Read more about Sabrina in Australia

Notice the famous 18" belt?

Hear Sabrina tell the belt story ... Hear the rest of the interview.

In 1962, Sabrina returned to Australia to promote The Twist for Lee Gordon - it was not a happy time.  Read the newspapers to get the story.

Sabrina doing the Twist at the entrance to the Peppermint Lounge, Sydney. Jan 1962

Sabrina doing the Twist and unknown guitar and saxophone band, Peppermint Lounge, Sydney. January 1962.
"This young man could not believe his luck and the photographer couldn't keep his camera steady, when Sabrina danced The Twist at the Peppermint Lounge. The medical profession said it would cause "dislocated joints, slipped discs, sacroiliac damage and muscle sprains". The only muscle sprain here was ocular"

Sabrina, possibly on a boat, probably in Australia, with people I think I should recognise. (does Evie Hayes ring a bell with anyone?)
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