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Sunday, April 26, 2015

"Beat Girl" Actress Claire Gordon: Obituary

Alas. Another giant of the film industry has passed on.
Daily Telegraph, April 24, 2015

 Our Claire was featured in the beatnik film Beat Girl (1959), in which "hop-head UK school girls get in trouble." Great tag line, that. It starred Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. Other film triumphs included her appearance with scenery-chewing ham actor Michael Gough in the gorilla-themed horror movie Konga (1961).
Beat Girl Poster (1959)
Beat Girl opening credits on YouTube:


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2 comments:

  1. Tracy2:08 AM

    Claire was a warm, funny and wonderful friend who I'm going to miss for her wit, her generous spirit and her little eccentricities. She was a great character and a great lady

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  2. Sonny7:01 AM

    Tracy, thanks for your comment. It's particularly interesting because you knew her as a friend, not a film/TV performer. It's a reminder that what we see onscreen isn't necessarily the way performers live their lives off-screen.

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