The Miscellaneous Sabrina
Picture Page

These Sabrina pictures so far defy categorisation

If you can provide any valuable information, please get in touch

We don't yet know where or when this happened but - as of 8 Dec 2022 - we live in hope of finding out.

I think Sabby's boarding a BOAC plane.

A happy Sabby

Added 10 May 2022 - SABRINA has lost three inches round her waist! by RUNNING two miles daily throughout the summer at Blackpool, dressed in two pullovers, one sweater, one windcheater, two pairs of slacks and a track suit, she amazed everyone by her endurance and determination. But not to worry - the 39 1/2" dimension now more than twice her waist measurement of 19", remains the same, as I.T.V. viewers will see when this human hour-glass appears in "BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES, with ARTHUR ASKEY, presented by Jack Hylton for Associated Rediffusion on alternate Friday evenings. [undated]

Sabrina in (what I call) her Feather Dress stares at everyman of the 1950s and they knew whatshe wanted.
Because she knew what they wanted.
I know I love this pic. It's my new favourite.

I have never before seen anyone being so delighted at sitting on a boat.
Only our Sabby could do it. [2022/05/02]

Simple perfection

As we all know, Sabrina mastered all skills. Acting, singing, swimming, driving, cooking, posing, smiling. But she was also a mighty warrior .

Sabrina evaluates her prey...

Sabrina strikes!

Sabrina subdues her prey!

Sabrina prepares for the next attack.

It should not come as a surprise. We already know she was appointed the vice-president of a wrestling club in London in 1958 .

Found on 16 December 2021: this fine rear-end display of Sabrina in 1957 from an Italian magazine, Le Ore .

Added November 2021

The shot above was used in 1958

Appeared on 1 Dec 1957

A nice signed pic of Sabrina. found in 2020

Three pix from Present from the Past - Play , 9 April 1959

Sabby in full - and I mean FULL - makeup. Not one of my favourite photos, I must say.

And here's the autographed version...

Sabrina relaxes in colour

I could have sworn I had this pic already, but I can't find it. If you can find duplicates, please let me know

Dunno when, where or why, but enjoy! We know who !

From Pic Digest , September 1958 - posing in front of an NBC TV camera

I have no idea why, when, or where this pic was taken. I'm guessing the 1960s.

It's often said that Sabrina attracted crowds, but it's not until you see pix like this of her in Leeds (date unknown) that her drawing power becomes evident.

Added in March 2019

A tiny treat from Countess Anastasia

A rare happy moment for a tired Sabrina to sit and relax at Whiteley's Department Store, date unknown.

A nice early shot, probably 1955

And Sabrina combs her hair - from the page in which Sabrina washes her hair and dries it with a mink .

A lovely smile from Sabrina.

This is annoying me. I was sure I had this pic already, but I can't find it on the site! Please let me know if it's old.

A contemplative Sabrina on the grass

Sabrina and woman autograph hunters, London 1957

13 September 2017 - Thanks to Suzie for this great reminder of how Sabrina took care of her fans.

25 September 2017 - Suzie sent this, and said it might have been taken in Blackpool

30 August 2017 - Another great find by Countess Anastasia of Siberia . Thank you, dear Countess!
Sabrina was always clear on the 'baby' question.

This is probably not the finest of Sabrina's photos, but it was taken and that's what counts.

15 August 2017 - Another great find by Countess Anastasia of Siberia . Some Sabrina side-boob... Thanks, Ana!

Sabrina in Turkish magazine Radyo Alemi in 1958. Those Turks loved Sabrina.

The picture above was captioned "Sabrina Has a Thought".
Apparently the media deemed the event so noteworthy that a photograph was required to commemorate it.

Found in December 2016. Nice eyelashes!

Added Oct 2016 - Thanks to Tim we have a sultry, atmospheric al fresco shot of Sabrina from 'Photographing Glamour" from 1959.

Also, I present this amazing shot that bears no resemblance to any other Sabrina photoshoot. Thanks to Anastasia.

And if that is Sabrina, this is a rare undocumented nude . Same shoes, knickers, nylons...

Thanks to Bouke for the two following studio shots in 2016!

Found in 2016. The Italian caption on the back of the first photo says it's both June and July 1957 (not 1956) and hints that Sabrina was causing a 'commotion'.
The second pic is from Tempo #29 from 30 October 1956. The text reads: "She got where she is by keeping her mouth shut"

A rather classy shot of Sabrina taken from a Turkish magazine. Found in 2016.
(Full-sized, sadly. I rather like this shot.)

Sabrina's singing lesson

In the 1950s and early 1960s, nations worried about fall-out from nuclear tests.
Strangely, few men apart from Billy Graham worried if Sabrina suffered from accidentally falling-out.

Found 2015

Under-clad Sabrina seems to be delighted to find what looks like a shaggy towel on a couch.
I, too, remember when towel-finding was a joyous time in life.
Sigh.

Found in 2015. That dress could be lethal if used in anger!

Sabrina's bedroom, 1958

8 Jan 2015 - possibly from Sabrina's South American period.

Sabrina and her 1950s pianist, Maurice Moore.
Thanks for getting in touch with your memories of Sabrina , Maurice!

Sabrina, maybe being interviewed.
Date unknown.

Sabrina in her natural environment.
Note the harmless appearance, intended to put her prey into a false sense of security.

Sabrina visiting Ware. Dunno why or when, but I know Ware.
Ware is in Hertfordshire and Sabby was there to open the newly refurbished Drill Hall.
(Updated June 2016)

Unknown date or location. Sabrina inspects a photo of herself.
Quite a delightful picture!

Added 18 Oct 2013 - no idea when or where it was taken

February 1956. Photos by Ken Russell

Sabrina walked a tight rope while balancing cultural development with leopard-skin tights.

The Harringay Television Trophy was presented to Bobby Myers by Sabrina after he won Britain's very first televised stock car race.
Found at oldstox.com 3Aug2012

At the premiere of 'Giant' in 1956

At a cinema premiere - November 1955

Found 2 June 2012 - Sabrina in 1955

A rare find nowadays - a nice, new picture found on the internet. It has no indication of date or location, and the person who posted it didn't know it was Sabrina. I'd guess it's from her more mature years - perhaps 1958+

Thanks again to Simeon for cleaning up this photo

Sabrina in 1964

I have a feeling there is another pic with a similar costume - and what a great costume it is to rehearse in!

These must be from the same shoot taken in London in 1957. Lovingly restored by Sir Simeon

And this one in the same series I found in 2015

Sabrina in America

Looking at a seal

One lucky dog

At the boxing

Brian wrote:
I've attached a picture, scanned from 'Bachelor', a 'Man's Magazine' No.1 Vol.1 price 2/- (date of publication not known but looks 1950's). The picture is captioned 'Sabrina - who else could it be'.

A delightful pic of our Sabrina

From Man Junior July 1961, thanks to James C.

Sabrina in Picturegoer 3 Dec 55

It may not look like her, but they are it is.
Photo upgraded 25 May 2012 thanks to Sir Simeon

Sabrina and her famous Ford Zephyr, appropriately plated "S41"

May 2009 = a similar angle, but now supersized!

On the back of the photo:

Sabrina can't dance, sing or act -- yet she is the sensation of British TV and soon will be guest starring on U.S. channels. And the reasons why are quite obvious.

Who knows what this was about. We have Sabrina. We have buckets. Perhaps the selection of a prize winner. Beyond that, I'm baffled. Any ideas?

eBay description:

A small mens type magazine a collection of glamour photos of the famous Sabrina never before published (1950S?) some taken with famous stars of the day. Includes fold out centre page pin-up dreamtime photo.

This elusive little sucker appeared on eBay, starting at £UK3 and rapidly rising to £UK17! (It ended up selling for £26!! Ed.) Someone was certainly keen to get it, considering the maximum bid he/she allowed. I may be a Sabrina Fan, but that's too rich for my blood : considering Australia's exchange rate it would have worked out to $OZ47, not including postage. At that price, I could have booked it a seat on Qantas. But still, it looks wonderful. (November 2002)

23 November 2002: When all looked hopeless, David Jackson leapt to the rescue and bought the elusive little sucker : and here it is free and complete for all Sabrinaphiles!

Bravo, David!

From FOTO 1955

Young Sabrina with Shane

Sabrina celebrates

1956-09-01

When Sabrina was young...

From the Just My Luck series.

Above: one of the wool dresses Sabrina promoted in Australia

Opening a new clothing store the Edgware Road. That's so much Sabrina to­day. They want her to open every new shop and store

Found in Java's Bachelor Pad on Yahoo Groups.
From Stare , No. 8, 1962

The next pic is courtesy of ignatz whose patient searching of the web over the years has reaped these Sabrinasnaps. Thanks, ignatz!
He also provided some larger/better copies of existing pix, which have replaced my originals.

Upgraded 8 August 2009

This seems to be from the same occasion as this shot found in December 2016

ceguah said: Bought this mag together with a few more, some featuring Sabrina, in a second hand shop in the mid sixties (in Sweden).

ceguah said: The first photo of "Sabrina again" pictorial in 'Show'. This one is identical to '66-14a1.jpg' but higher resolution. Unfortunately I don’t have the complete magazines anymore, just some pictures. No covers – one reason I can’t identify them.

Caption: SABRINA AGAIN. Sabrina, whether on Television or on tour, always merits a place in Show . These pictures come from Southampton.

2009 - the 'more upgraded' versions and VIP quality image arrived, courtesy of Sir David J.

ceguah said: 'Sabrina again' photo 4. The last one in this series.

A photo I bought on ebay

And a decade later, we have another shot from the same shoot, with the same suit and stairs.
Who says persistence doesn't pay off?

Many thanks to Reg for acquiring and scanning these at high resolution for the Sabrinastuff site!

The two pix above also appeared in the Australian Pix magazine, 27 Jan 62 but these scans are far better quality, thanks to Reg's efforts.

These stills come from Reg's SABRINA AT HOME 8mm short movie

eBay description:

A small mens type magazine a collection of glamour photos of the famous Sabrina never before published (1950S?) some taken with famous stars of the day. Includes fold out centre page pin-up dreamtime photo.

This elusive little sucker appeared on eBay, starting at £UK3 and rapidly rising to £UK17! (It ended up selling for £26!! Ed.) Someone was certainly keen to get it, considering the maximum bid he/she allowed. I may be a Sabrina Fan, but that's too rich for my blood : considering Australia's exchange rate it would have worked out to $OZ47, not including postage. At that price, I could have booked it a seat on Qantas. But still, it looks wonderful. (November 2002)

23 November 2002: When all looked hopeless, David Jackson leapt to the rescue and bought the elusive little sucker : and here it is free and complete for all Sabrinaphiles!

Bravo, David!

From Foto-Rama 1960

Yes, that's the end of Sabrina

The Louis Treasures

Louis of Reno, Nevada was kind enough to send his 'treasures' to SabrinaHQ - his 8x10" prints of some great Sabby snaps - some of them new to this site! Many thanks, Louis! In consideration of his kindness, he has been awarded 12 months' BOOBS membership.

Of particular interest was the information on the back of some the photos.

In Australia

Found on Ebay, September 2007. Full size

From 'Bold' magazine, 1960

"Glamour model and actress, Sabrina, wearing an animal skin fur coat, recoiling from the attentions of a leopard cub [Chico, a gift from Bill Smart] on a leash."
2 March 1958

If you ask me, Sabrina does not look well in this shot!

She has a better autographed picture here.

3 March 2015 - many thanks to Kris in Queensland for the hi-res scan to replace the small, old version I had.

6 July 2012- thanks to Sir David J for a nice upgrade of this image!

5 June 2020 - I obtained an original card and upgraded the image once more.

Sabrina in the Merrysweets swapcard collection. I bet many of you still have one or two collected with your old marbles and conkers. While the sweeties were delights for the kids, the card was for the dads to collect.

And on the back was some completely inaccurate information:

Sabrina checks herself out in 'Photoplay', March '56 .
Want to read the article she's reading? We have it!... click it to read it.

Click the key to get the 230K BOOBS version

From Pic Digest , September 1958

Read more about Sabrina's shrinkage insurance, underwritten by John E. Keevil, Insurance Agent
Read about Sabrina's supposed 'magic tape measure '

Deportment classes

Many thanks to 'Karamazov' for this image - not too flattering, but the first of Sabrina live onstage! Thanks, 'Karamazov'!

"English film actress Sabrina, formerly Norma Sykes of Blackpool, who is famed for her physical attributes rather than her skill as an actress."

'Sabrina worship has reached a new frenzy. But Sabrina, alias Norma Sykes of Blackpool, is not satisfied. A 40-inch bust is not enough. A girl must improve herself.'

Picture Post - 'Sabrina - A Cult Takes To Culture', 1956

Thanks to John Fox for finding a bigger and better copy of this picture - without the watermark too!

Now with a bigger and better full-size pic! (1 April 2008)

From Reveille , July18-24, 1963

Look who is adding a few fresh contours to this rock formation. It's Sabrina! Her beauty is reaching the dizzy heights as usual. Just in case you haven't noticed, perhaps we should mention that above her 41-19-36 figure she is wearing a rather striking hat.

And those eagle-eyed hat-fanciers among you will surely have noticed that this picture is one of the Coronado Hotel series!

BOOBS contributors get the full-sized unwatermarked 307K version

Check out the other Coronado pictures here

In May 2009, Louis provided a glorious glossy photo to finish this story. B.O.O.B.S. members can click the key to revel in its full depths:

The more interesting story relates to the caption on the back of the photo:

May 23 1960. NEW YORK: Buxom British Belle SABRINA pours champagne glass as she celebrates her 23rd birthday at Gotham Hotel here May 21st. Sabrina recently returned from year-long tour of Australia and the Far East."

This stirs up the age/birthday mystery again. It implies Sabby was born on May 21, 1937. Read up on the birthday debate .

1960. Rescued and restored from eBay branding.
This was the original before repair work... Apologies for artistic mis-creation of the bustline!

"When she decided she wanted to learn the clarinet, top musician Frank Weir was an eager instructor. Both finally decided Sabrina didn't need music talent to make her way." From Picture Digest . October 56.

Pic upgraded 2016-12-09

Sabrina and Barry Sullivan in a PR photo taken during the London filming of Another Time, Another Place in 1957. Oddly, it's the irrelevant girl on the left who captures one's attention. The PR photo man obviously didn't care!

Barry starred in over 100 movies, including Demon Planet , also known as:

Such a list of noms de plume rivals Sabrina's infamous House of Black Death , which was a flop in spite of 4 different names!

Sabrina with her infamous 18" belt in Australian Post , year unknown.

Sabby shows off her famous 18 inch metal belt.
Hear her talking to me about her trials getting it on!

Read the transcript of the interview's metal belt test.

From 'Exotique' magazine, date unknown. This belt has in different places been reported as 17", 18" and 19".

WOTTA WAIST
It took some tugging and pulling, but Sabrina managed to get herself into a 19-inch belt when some pessimist suggested she was fibbing about her figures (41-19-36). There was never much question about the 41, but Zygfryd Szmidt, a belt-maker in Plymouth, England said no woman with 41 upstairs could have only 19 in the middle. He made a 19-inch belt for Sabrina and dared her to wear it. She took a deep breath and two husky he-men tugged and tugged until the buckle closed. "Is it on?" she asked. "I can't see it."

Found on eBay in July 2007 - a signed clipping with a starting price of 10 quid - about $OZ25! After enlarging it with Alien Skin Blow Up plugin in Photoshop, the text became easier to read:

In the past Norwich Carnival has brought big name stars to town. Stars like Mike Preston, Miss World and Ken Dodd. Now this year we are bringing SABRINA. She will ride in the procession, crown the Carnival Queens, and then will be at the Civic Hall on Carnival Night for the Carnival Dance. As the Dubber (??) News goes to press negotiations are being made to bring other top personalities to the Carnival. Watch out for more details."

A signed photo from Gary

And there is a bigger version #2! Added 4 Aug 2020

Again, a find by Nigel. As he says: " Not a great picture but an 'important' one as it is of Sabrina working as a Hostess on Hughie Green's "Double Your Money" show in the 1960's !

This is a tough one. I doubt it is her. When I asked Sabrina about it, she could not remember the show. Sabby's memory was (annoyingly) sketchy, but surely she'd remember appearing on such a well-known show.

The picture is lacking definition of vital Sabrinastats - particularly her bust, and her smile, which I mainly use as her main defining characteristic. She had a distinctive ever-so-slightly lop-sided smile.
And even at a distance, the hair style is not typical of hers, and the shape of her face does not ring true - too round.
And I doubt she would ever agree to wear such a loose dress: she would be in a skin-tight sheath dress!

Also, I have never found any other corroborating evidence of her being on the show.

Identifying Sabrina is a difficult art!

Found on eBay - Sabrina influences the 1956 sensuous world of the samba! I won the bid for the sheet music: cha cha cha!

View the music!