Liz Fraser in Carry On Cruising (1962)
I was very sorry to hear of the passing two days ago of busty British beauty and much-loved Carry On star Liz Fraser, aged 88.
As I wrote in an earlier post, any film in which she appeared is instantly improved, even if, sadly, not always worth watching, and seeing Liz in her black underwear always makes happy and nostalgic. She had the serious erotic charisma that Barbara Windsor, for all her infectious giggling, completely lacks and was undoubtedly one of the great comedic actresses of her generation and one of the smartest of all dumb blondes.
As I wrote in an earlier post, any film in which she appeared is instantly improved, even if, sadly, not always worth watching, and seeing Liz in her black underwear always makes happy and nostalgic. She had the serious erotic charisma that Barbara Windsor, for all her infectious giggling, completely lacks and was undoubtedly one of the great comedic actresses of her generation and one of the smartest of all dumb blondes.
For anyone like me who loves TV of the sixties and seventies, it's impossible not to think fondly of Miss Fraser, who had roles in many classic shows, including: Hancock's Half Hour, Dad's Army, The Avengers, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
And anyone like me who loves the Sex Pistols, will also recall that, like Irene Handl and Mary Millington, she also pops up in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (dir. Julien Temple, 1980).
Thus, with her place in the popular cultural (and pornographic) imagination happily secure, she can, I hope and trust, rest in peace.
Note: the earlier post I refer to above is 'Why I Love Carry On Cruising' (2 Jan 2017): click here.
And anyone like me who loves the Sex Pistols, will also recall that, like Irene Handl and Mary Millington, she also pops up in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (dir. Julien Temple, 1980).
Thus, with her place in the popular cultural (and pornographic) imagination happily secure, she can, I hope and trust, rest in peace.
Note: the earlier post I refer to above is 'Why I Love Carry On Cruising' (2 Jan 2017): click here.
