Half a world away from his famous mother, he didn’t see her often, until a 1982 Dors-centered episode of This Is Your Life, when the two were brought together for the first time in four years. We analysed the cypher text and concluded that she had used the Vigenere code to hide the secrets to her fortune.” But Dors has one thing that Monroe doesn’t: a tantalizing mystery following her beyond the grave. When the two halves were put together, they’d reveal the location of her fortune. Her second to future game show host Richard Dawson between 1959 and 1966 fared little better and ended in bankruptcy, though with her third and last to actor Richard Lake in 1968 she finally found a measure of stability. based on information from your browser. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. She said it was half of a secret code, and her third husband, Alan Lake, held the other half. Not so Diana Dors, the British Marilyn Monroe – she didn’t maintain the everlasting fame Monroe gained after her death. ResponseSource Press Release Wire The marble had been cleaned since I’d been there in May and was gleaming in the sunshine, with the gold lettering positively glittering and twinkling! A snuff box. Indeed, a 1961 episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” entitled “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” was deemed too violent to be shown for many years. From Orchard Manor we drove on to Swindon and began at the beginning! “We routinely crack codes and passwords to reveal accidentally or deliberately concealed data for large corporations and businesses, so this very personal quest intrigued us.” We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. An ornate door. The late Richard Dawson's daughter, Shannon and his son, Gary are grieving the loss of their dad, the beloved host of Family Feud, who died Saturday night of … Speaking of herself Diana once said: "I'm the kind of girl things naturally happen to. Did the second half of the code exist at all, and is there really a fortune to be found? I thought you might like to see a memorial for Diana Dors I found on Findagrave.com. One of her generation's "blonde bombshells", she was a pinup model, sometimes singer, and film actress with over 100 credits whose full ability was probably not realized due to her relegation to sex-kitten status. His son with Dors, Jason Lake, noted that he once saw something among his father’s papers that looked like the code held by Dawson, but he had no idea where it ended up after his father’s death. For 21 years Diana Dors’ son Mark had failed in his quest to break the code but, when he discovered Inforenz, the story began to be revealed. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). No matching code was evident among the belongings of Lake’s estate. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. We’ve updated the security on the site. Well I promised Dors I would be back – and I was! Her first significant role came in the 1948 "Here Come the Huggets" while 1951's "Lady Godiva Rides Again" fully confirmed her as a sex symbol. When I arrived in Sunningdale, I stopped off at a lovely little florist outside Sunningdale Station called Stems of London – I bought a gorgeous bunch of red roses and headed off to find the cemetery. Notes To Editors Well I promised Dors I would be back – and I was! We also stopped off at Diana’s former family home and imagined her life there! Try again later. On occasion being asked to sing in her movies she released a number of singles over the years along with one album, the 1960 “Swinging Dors”. The secret that was supposed to have been revealed after Dors’ death seems to have gone to the grave with Lake. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. It was a beautiful day, warm and sunny. She underwent surgery for an intestinal blockage, but her condition deteriorated yesterday. Much more. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Senior writer, Legacy.com. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. A system error has occurred. Some remember Dors primarily for those parties, but others are more fascinated with the story that began to unfold shortly before her death. One mystery remains: prior to her death she gave one of the sons she bore with Richard Dawson half of a code that could be used to locate a fortune she had banked at an unknown location. We weren’t sure what to expect arriving at the cemetery, but as it turned out we were the only ones there – and apart from some pretty sprigs of heather on the plinth of both Alan’s and Diana’s stone there were no flowers but somehow it made it more special and peaceful. By the early 1950s, she was being touted as Britain's Marilyn Monroe and had progressed to starring roles. As her ingénue status faded, she matured into a later career that featured cabaret performances, game show appearances and guest turns on chat shows. From there we visited Orchard Manor – it’s a very private and exclusive area – we would have loved to have seen inside! Dors got her start acting in her native England, then crossed the pond for a minor film career in Hollywood. Go to the head of the horror class if you can predict who'll join the ranks of the doomed from among the roll call of distinguished British actors: Ian Bannen, Ian Carmichael, Diana Dors, Lesley-Anne Down, Margaret Leighton, Donald Pleasence, Nyree Dawn Porter, David Warner, and more. We were very much in the zone having watched the Diana Dors Arena Blondes documentary followed by Yield to the Night (Diana’s own personal favourite) the previous evening – so, late Sunday morning 23rd October, 2016 the journey began (with thanks to our ‘driver’ my husband John and his trusty side kick – our sweetheart of a Chihuahua – Heathcliff) the tour was underway! Co-directors Andy Clark, Vince Gallo and Nick Spenceley, key players in the development of information security over the past two decades, founded Inforenz in 2001. Diana died two years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer; many of her movies are preserved on DVD and Shaw Ridge has a statue of her. Quoted by CNN, the New York Times, and Macleans. Blonde, ambiguously baby-faced, and (as the saying went) busty, she revealed a natural affinity with the screen. Her first significant role came in the 1948 “Here Come the Huggets” while 1951’s “Lady Godiva Rides Again” fully confirmed her as a sex symbol. He’s made progress: A key to his half of the code was discovered and the code broken, leading to one of Dors’ bank statements. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. Failed to remove flower. From now on all of my code-breaking and cyber-sleuthing will be with Inforenz!” A 400-year-old code held the secret to star’s hidden fortune for 20 years On occasion being asked to sing in her movies she released a number of singles over the years along with one album, the 1960 “Swinging Dors”. Please reset your password. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. She was likely to have used a classic encryption technique. Diana Dors, the actress who described herself as "the only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva", died in hospital in Windsor last night. Diana was there, looking fabulous on ITV’s TV-am breakfast show heading up a weight loss program which I tuned into without fail. Jason Dors Lake died days … ). Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Today encryption tends to be much more computationally intensive to break. Free software demonstrating how Inforenz helped unravel the mystery and giving details of the code can now be downloaded from the company’s web site at www.inforenz.com. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. It’s a code that has yet to reveal its secrets. Her final film, "Steaming", was posthumously released in 1985. Diana was to keep working for the remainder of her life, albeit never again at the level she had during the 1950s. But she didn’t draw up a clear will, divvying the money up among her three children. After leaving the cemetery we drove to The Sacred Heart Church where Diana’s funeral was held on 11th May 1984. On occasion being asked to sing in her movies she released a number of singles over the years along with one album, the 1960 "Swinging Dors". Inforenz Director and Chief Cryptographer Vince Gallo takes up the story: “Our first task was to establish what encryption technique had been used. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Diana Dors died on May 4, 1984, at the age of 52, from ovarian cancer, which had been diagnosed two years previously, in Windsor, Berkshire, England.