WHEN PAT STEWART POSED ON THE RAILINGS OF BLACKPOOL PROMENADE ON A BLUSTERY DAY, LITTLE DID SHE KNOW THE RESULTING PHOTOGRAPH WOULD BECOME AN ICONIC IMAGE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. IT WAS ALSO ONE THAT WOULD FOLLOW HER THROUGHOUT HER FIFTY-SIX YEARS IN SHOW BUSINESS.
Pat was born to dance. From pulling on a pair of ballet shoes at three, she became a prestigious Tiller Girl at seventeen, and high-kicked her way from Blackpool Pier to the best (and worst) clubs in the West End. After her mother picked peas in a field to put her only daughter on the stage, Pat went on to perform with and befriend some of the greatest stars of our time, including Laurel and Hardy, The Beverley Sisters, Morecambe and Wise and many others. Finally retiring from performing herself, she went on to become a showbiz agent, in the process meeting the notorious Kray twins.
This is the memoir of a lady who has led an extraordinary life. From being stranded in Africa and dancing for her supper, to suffering from stage fright live on the Benny Hill TV show – Pat has seen it all. Her remarkable story gives a unique insight into what happened behind the scenes when the final curtain fell.
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The Girl in the Spotty Dress - Memories From The 1950s and The Photo That Changed My Life
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The Girl in the Spotty Dress - Memories From The 1950s and The Photo That Changed My Life
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Table of contents
- Cover
- TITLE PAGE
- DEDICATION
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1: BONNY BABIES AND BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHTS
- CHAPTER 2: SCHOOL SCRAPES
- CHAPTER 3: HUMPTY DUMPTY AND HIGH KICKS
- CHAPTER 4: BLACKPOOL BELLE
- CHAPTER 5: THE GIRL IN THE SPOTTY DRESS
- CHAPTER 6: DANCING QUEEN
- CHAPTER 7: DOUBLE ACT
- CHAPTER 8: THE SHOW MUST GO ON
- CHAPTER 9: BREAK A LEG
- CHAPTER 10: LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE
- CHAPTER 11: AFRICAN ADVENTURE
- CHAPTER 12: GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME
- CHAPTER 13: THE BEVERLEY SISTERS AND THE FAR EAST
- CHAPTER 14: SHOW ON THE ROAD
- CHAPTER 15: BRING ME SUNSHINE
- CHAPTER 16: KEEP A WELCOME IN THE HILLSIDE
- CHAPTER 17: AGENT EXTRAORDINAIRE
- CHAPTER 18: ABERFAN DISASTER
- CHAPTER 19: THE KRAY TWINS
- CHAPTER 20: WAITING IN THE WINGS
- CHAPTER 21: PRISON SHOW AND SEX OFFENDERS
- CHAPTER 22: TAP SHOES AND TUPPERWARE
- CHAPTER 23: MAKING ENDS MEET
- CHAPTER 24: BLAST FROM THE PAST
- CHAPTER 25: LOSING JOHNNY
- CHAPTER 26: BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- CHAPTER 27: TAKE A BOW
- CHAPTER 28: ENCORE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PLATES
- COPYRIGHT
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