English actor Liz Fraser at the Martini Terrace in London
Dublin Core
Title
English actor Liz Fraser at the Martini Terrace in London
Subject
Cork Film Festival, Liz Fraser, Martini Terrace, London, London Friends of Cork
Description
This is a black and white photo of the English actor Liz Fraser, with an unidentified companion at a drinks reception for the festival in London. Fraser, wearing a light-coloured evening coat with fur-trimmed lapels, smiles broadly at the camera while pointing to the view over Trafalgar Square and beyond.
Born Elizabeth Winch (1930-2018), and known professionally as Liz Fraser, she was well-known for her comedy film roles and extensive television appearances. Fraser worked with Peter Sellers in a number of films including The Smallest Show on Earth (Basil Dearden, 1957), I’m All Right Jack (John Boulting, 1959), and Two-Way Stretch (Robert Day, 1960). However she will be remembered for her typecast appearances, as a blonde bombshell, in the Carry On series of films including Carry On Regardless (Gerald Thomas, 1961), Carry On Cabby (Gerald Thomas, 1963) and Carry On Behind (Gerald Thomas, 1975) which was made around the time this picture was taken. Fraser also appeared in films by the Irish director Norman Cohen including Dad’s Army (1971) and Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) starring Lynda Bellingham who also came to the festival. Fraser worked up until her death in 2018, age 88, in a year that saw her appear in the latest series of Midsomer Murders (2018) as well as an appearance at the Museum of Comedy in conversation with the British comedy historian Robert Ross. (Robert Ross, ‘Liz Fraser obituary’, The Guardian, 10.09.2018.)
Born Elizabeth Winch (1930-2018), and known professionally as Liz Fraser, she was well-known for her comedy film roles and extensive television appearances. Fraser worked with Peter Sellers in a number of films including The Smallest Show on Earth (Basil Dearden, 1957), I’m All Right Jack (John Boulting, 1959), and Two-Way Stretch (Robert Day, 1960). However she will be remembered for her typecast appearances, as a blonde bombshell, in the Carry On series of films including Carry On Regardless (Gerald Thomas, 1961), Carry On Cabby (Gerald Thomas, 1963) and Carry On Behind (Gerald Thomas, 1975) which was made around the time this picture was taken. Fraser also appeared in films by the Irish director Norman Cohen including Dad’s Army (1971) and Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) starring Lynda Bellingham who also came to the festival. Fraser worked up until her death in 2018, age 88, in a year that saw her appear in the latest series of Midsomer Murders (2018) as well as an appearance at the Museum of Comedy in conversation with the British comedy historian Robert Ross. (Robert Ross, ‘Liz Fraser obituary’, The Guardian, 10.09.2018.)
Creator
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, HW Neale, London
Source
Cork Film Festival Collection
Publisher
University College Cork
Contributor
HW Neale, London
Rights
©HW Neale. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.
Format
Photo
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
Language
English, eng
Coverage
Cork, Ireland
London, England
London, England
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
220 x 163mm
Collection
Citation
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, HW Neale, London, “English actor Liz Fraser at the Martini Terrace in London,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed December 21, 2024, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/460.