Author Archives: Simon Sheridan
The Lady in Red
In the spring of 1978 Mary was booked for an assignment with prolific glamour photographer Colin Ramsay, at a studio in London’s West End. An enthusiastic Mary undressed and reclined on a satin-covered sofa, hugging her mink coat to her … Continue reading
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Tagged 8mm, Amazing Mary Millington, Betamax, Colin Ramsay, Futura books, John Lindsay, London, Photo-shoot, pre-cert, Putney, VHS, video
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The Ghost on the Canvas
Today – 19 August 2017 – marks the anniversary of Mary Millington’s tragic death. Her family and friends, and myself, will continue to celebrate the colourful, unique life of this amazing, pioneering young woman. 38 years after her passing, Mary … Continue reading
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Mary’s Rhinestone Dream
Mary was always an enthusiastic lover of pop music from her teenage years right through to her tragically young death, aged just 33. Aside from her love of British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre, her other passion was for US Country and … Continue reading
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Keep It Up in Spain
One of the favourite cinema posters I have in my archive is from Mary’s 1978 release El Decapendon. If you’ve never heard of this film before, that’s totally understandable, since it’s the Spanish version of 1976’s historical sex romp, Keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Diana Dors, Francoise Pascal, Hazel Adair, Keep It Up Downstairs
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12 months of ‘Respectable’
Amazingly, today – 7 April 2017 – marks exactly one year since Respectable – The Mary Millington Story opened in London’s West End. It’s been a fantastic 12 months, with movie screenings in the US and UK and, only last week, … Continue reading
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Mary Millington’s Dolce Vita
We are very proud to announce that Simon Sheridan’s film Respectable – The Mary Millington Story will be having its Italian première at the acclaimed Gorizio Film Forum & Festival which runs from 29 March to 2 April 2017. FilmForum/MAGIS is an … Continue reading
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Tagged FilmForum, Gorizia, Italy, Miss Bohrloch, Respectable film
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See the Best Nipples in London
Last year I was approached by innovative British artist, Shuby. An expert in layered silkscreens printed onto canvases, Shuby explained how much she had enjoyed my book Keeping The British End Up and my movie Respectable and asked whether she … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Respectable, Respectable film, sexploitation, Shuby, Soho, Stanley Long, X-rated
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Merry Christmas!
This website would like to wish all admirers of Mary Millington a very Merry Christmas and an exceedingly Happy New Year. Thanks to everybody who made Respectable – The Mary Millington Story such a huge success in 2016. Mary was … Continue reading
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Mary Millington in new Cult Poster Book
A brand new book featuring Mary Millington has just been published by Gingko Books. The Art of The B-Movie Poster collects hundreds of American and European exploitation posters in one hardback volume. There are over 300 pages of mondo, action, horror, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of the B-Movie Poster, cinema posters, Come Play with Me, Deep Throat, Kim Newman, Linda Lovelace, Simon Sheridan
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