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Following previous suicide attempts, she was found dead in her Wimbledon home on the morning of 16 November 1980, when she failed to meet a friend, the actress Suzanna Leigh, with whom she was due to go on holiday to Mombasa that day.
She was found dead of an Tuinal overdose by a friend at her Wimbledon home, and her death was ruled a suicide. Actress. Known as "The Countess of Cleavage" or "The Queen of the Premieres," names which were given to her due to her habit of appearing at film premieres in revealing dresses.
Imogen Hassall would have celebrated her 73rd birthday today, so here is a small tribute to the much-missed, very talented actress who sadly died back in 1980. So many of the actors who appeared in the Carry On films are well known to us. Their lives have been well documented both on screen and off.
Imogen Hassall. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. August 25, 1942 · Woking, Surrey, England, UK. Died. November 16, 1980 · Wimbledon, London, England, UK (suicide by overdose) Nickname. The Countess of Cleavage. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio.
- August 25, 1942
- November 16, 1980
Mar 10, 2013 · A slow walk to the final resting place of actress Imogen Hassall 33 years on.
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Aug 25, 2016 · Imogen, who was married twice, sadly took her own life in November 1980 at the young age of just 38. What a terrible waste. Who knows what Imogen Hassall could have gone on to achieve both personally and professionally?
Tuesday's Child: The Life and Death of Imogen Hassall. Imogen Hassall's brief life ultimately paralleled the tumultuous 1960s--the freedoms, the joy of life, the reckless excesses and the...
