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Mary Millington in Margate
The 2016 Mary Millington documentary, ‘Respectable’ is having a special screening in Margate on Friday 1st March at Marine Studios, as part of their ‘Censored’ event. Director/writer Simon Sheridan be there doing a Q&A. Tickets available at: www.marinestudios.co.uk/events
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Mary Millington Reissued!
On Monday 22 August 2022, Mary Millington’s most famous movies – Come Play with Me (1977) and The Playbirds (1978) will be reissued as single discs by Screenbound International Pictures. Packed with special features made by Mary’s biographer, Simon Sheridan, … Continue reading
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Mary Millington Returns in High Definition!
On 22 June 2020 The Mary Millington Movie Collection finally receives a luxury release on Blu-ray. This five-disc box-set features beautiful HD remasters of Mary’s most legendary feature films from the late-1970s, including Come Play with Me (1977), The Playbirds … Continue reading
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Tagged Blu-ray, Come Play with Me, Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair, David Sullivan, Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions, Mary Millington's World Striptease Extravaganza, Queen of the Blues, Respectable film, Simon Sheridan, The Playbirds
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40 Years Ago Today
Mary Millington died in the early hours of 19 August 1979, aged 33. So, finally, here we are… exactly 40 years later. God bless you, Mary. “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of … Continue reading
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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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