Suzanna Leigh and Dermot Breen

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Title

Suzanna Leigh and Dermot Breen

Subject

Cork Film Festival, Suzanna Leigh, Dermot Breen

Description

This is a black and white photo of the British actor Suzanna Leigh posing with the festival director Dermot Breen in 1972. Leigh, in a light-coloured wrap-over dress, is smiling broadly at the camera while Breen, with one arm on his hip, leans up against the wall behind her.

Suzanna Leigh (1945-2017) was a British actor best known for her film and television work during the 1960s and 1970s. She was born Sandra Smith but was encouraged by Vivien Leigh (who was possibly her Godmother but not confirmed) to use her name in acting. Suzanna Leigh started acting at the age of 13 with Tom Thumb (George Pal, 1958) before working opposite Tony Curtis in Boeing Boeing (John Rich, 1965) and opposite Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (Michael D Moore, 1966). She worked in several Hammer horror films, including The Deadly Bees (Freddie Francis, 1967) and Son of Dracula (Freddie Francis, 1974) with Ringo Starr, gaining her a cult following amongst horror fans.

Creator

University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Finbarr O'Connell

Source

Cork Film Festival Collection

Publisher

University College Cork

Date

1972

Contributor

Finbarr O'Connell

Rights

©Finbarr O’Connell. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.

Format

Photo
TIFF
JPEG

Language

English, eng

Coverage

1972
Cork, Ireland

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photo

Physical Dimensions

252 x 206mm

Collection

Citation

University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Finbarr O'Connell , “Suzanna Leigh and Dermot Breen,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed December 21, 2024, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/198.