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Sabrina Has A SecretMelbourne Argus, 26 October 1956 |
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LONDON, Thursday: Sabrina, "the silent blonde wilh a shape that speaks for itself," was a surprise selection on the list of artists to appear before the Queen at the London Palladium on November 8 in the Royal Variety performance, the "Daily Mirror" said today. Sabrina started her variety career as a "dumb-blonde gimmick" on comedian Arthur Askey's television show. She would have a solo spot at the Royal Command Performance, but her act. was a secret, the "Mirror" said. Other "first-timers" on the Royal variety show-bill included Sir Laurence Olivier find his wife, Vivien Leigh. |
| More information was provided by the original article in the Daily Mirror, 25 Oct 1956... |
| It is also the biggest occasion yet in the fifteen-month old career of the girl from Blackpool, who started out as a dumb gimmick with a 39-inch bust in an Arthur Askey TV show. Will twenty-year-old Sabrina (born Norma Sykes) wear her usual type of all-revealing gown before the Queen? Yes ... it has been made specially for the show. |
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