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Meet Miss Great Britain 1960
Description
Morecambe.
SV. Some of the last 43 finalists parading past camera during Miss Great Britain beauty competition at Morecambe, & GV. SV. Crowd applauding, pan to contestant No 20, Marny Birchall, walking towards camera. CU. Two of the judges, singer Adam Faith nearest camera and John Hanson next...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 52768
- Sort Number:
- 60/072
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:42:00 / 01:28:36:00
- Canister:
- 60/72
- Film ID:
- 1690.19
- Issue Date:
- 05/09/1960
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"racing cyclist Eileen Sheridan from Walton on Thames - the eventual winner" - the racing cyclist Eileen Sheridan is a completely different girl to THIS Eileen Sheridan, (by the time of this contest the racing cyclist Eileen Sheridan was a 36-year-old mother-of-two, and was under 5ft, which this lady clearly isn't).