Sabrina Picture Page 48

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If this page took a long time to download, I apologise, but I think you'll consider it worthwhile.  This batch of 101 pictures come from a fan's scrapbook bought from eBay.  Hoping for one good pic, I hit the motherlode: there are many unique images, some of them quite mysterious.

You will have to forgive the quality of some of the scans, but most of the images were glued to heavy board as collages.  Trying to isolate single images was a trial, and the cardboard pages were too big to fit into the scanner so the images sometimes had to be scanned in parts and stitched together in photoshop.

Who is this chap? Should we care?

From the back of the photo:

Reception in London for Greek film star

A reception was held this afternoon at the Dorchester Hotel for the Greek film star Aliki Vougiouklaki who is in London for the premiere of her film ALIKI. Keystone photo shows: Aliki meets SABRINA at the reception this afternoon. Stamped: Received 10 June 1963

Aliki (born 20 July 1934) died on 23 July 1996 from pancreatic cancer.

From Blue Murder at St Trinians

It's really nice when you find Sabrina with a genuine smile rather than the cheesecake grin she often wore.  Her whole face lights up immediately.

This might have been Sabrina's 1959 arrival in the USA

Can anyone tell me who the dapper gentleman might be?

A lovely pic of our Sabby which scanned well because it was a postcard with a real photograph.  BOOBS contributors can click the key to get the 1000 x 1500 pixel version.

I've seen this image before, but the gentleman on the right had been cropped out.  Does anyone know if he is significant?

I'm not sure what the event was, but Sabrina appeared with Dick van Dyke

It constantly amazes me how different Sabrina can look from one picture to the next

She looks very young in this shot

I believe this is a publicity shot from when Sabrina insured her breasts

Sabrina went out with a circus playboy and the leopard became a bit of a trademark for her.

Irony strikes.  Only a couple of days after scanning that picture, I discover this in Sir H's Sabrina treasury...

And even better, there were notes on the back of the photo:

Pet leopard for Sabrina  23 Feb 1958

Actress Sabrina is pictured with her pet leopard called Chico at Billy Smart's Circus winter quarters at Winkfield, Berkshire, this afternoon.  Bill, junior, a genial, stockily built 24-year-old, who recently went to Paris with her, gave her the leopard.

Thanks to Nigel, I now know this is Johnny Ray (who, I did not know until now, was deaf)

Another man I don't know, but you might.

I have no idea what's going on with these 3 pix.  Who is that hairy chap?

Again, who is this chum with the plate?

"The guy is the fine Canadian-born actor Robert Beatty (1909-1992) who regularly appeared on radio, tv and films in the UK." - JP Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Thanks, JP! 9 June 07

The dog is Shane, and Nigel tells me the man is Jimmy Young, singer and radio presenter.

So, so sixties!

Sabrina ogles an Oscar.  Sadly, the Academy failed to recognise her acting genius in classics such as The House of Black Death.

I was trying to work out why Sabrina was wearing a bra on top of her dress, but I think it's just a rather fuzzy photo and an unfortunate dress design.

An interesting pic.

This interests me.  Sabrina did go to Rome at some stage, I believe it was a stop-off on her way to Oz in 1958

A typical collage from the scrapbook.  You can see how hard it was to isolate some of the images.

Now, what do you think is going on here?  There's a man with his arm around Sabby's shoulders, and part of her finger has been excised.  Was the scrapbook maker jealously removing a ring from Sabby's finger?  Hmmm!

Some of the later images are very poor quality indeed.

A historic treasure - the eve of the premiere of Satan in High Heels!

4 July 2008 - Rescanned : double sized!

More evidence of Sabrina's efforts to build her skills

Dig those specs.  She's having a Dame Edna moment

Sorry about the watermark over her moosh!

Rome again, perhaps?

This striped chair is getting famous - Sabby obviously did a big shoot that day, because there are many pix of her with that chair and that costume.  What does one call that - a teddy?

Ahh - she could even get into a taxi sexily!

Don't ask me where these came from - a vicar, a Plod?  Any ideas, anyone?

Ah! It all becomes clearer when you see this page

Oooh - I could just scratch his eyes out!

My personal theory is that 'T.Burn' is the creator of the scrapbook in which this letter was found. If you're passing Broadhurst Gardens, could you pop in and ask?  Ta!