Sabrina with...

British Starlet and American Ranch Heir:
SABRINA AND MARIO COSTELLO
British Starlet Sabrina photographed in Hollywood with Mario Costello, heir to the King Ranch in Texas.
(Handwritten annotation on the caption reads: "1950s")

SHAPING UP
ROME: Getting the proper perspective on his work, Bulgarian-born sculptor Assen Peikov compares bosomy British actress Sabrina with the bust of her he's just created. Many stars of stage and screen visit Peikov's studio to have themselves "immortalized" in clay. 21 November 1958.

Sabrina and Marty Wilde, father of Kim Wilde, 7 October 1957

Sunday School Girl or Sabrina? Marty Chose Sabrina.

Thanks to Herr David for the translation of the German caption:

He who is spoilt for choice has, as is well-known, a tough time making that choice.

Here a new rock ‘n’ roll star, Marty Wilde, is agonising over it. While he sang “Honeycomb you’re my baby” to Sabrina at a rehearsal, his girlfriend Rosemary Reid (19) was teaching at Sunday School. She had made him choose between fame and her friendship.  For the time being he’s decided in favour of his stage career and a salary of DM 1800 instead of DM 72, and Sabrina was very impressed by him. But deep in his heart Rosemary does remain the best, who, as he puts it: “is a simple girl and fears losing me to the star-crazy girls. But I am just a simple guy and don’t want to be famous.
Picture: Marty serenades Sabrina – nevertheless his mind's more on Rosemary.

Found at the Victoria and Albert Museum site, thanks to a tip from Paul W. They were photographed by Harry Hammond in 1955. Thanks, Paul!

Sabrina and the Four Aces. Did they work together, or was it just an opportunistic photoshoot? I can find no information of The Four Aces working with Sabrina.

"Sabrina and two unknown men".
Unknown, maybe, but happy to be there!

Sabrina and singer Phil Green

Sabrina and Julius la Rosa, American singer

Sabrina meets Stirling Moss at the 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix.
See the whole thing and the video!

With Frankie Vaughan, co-star of Ramsbottom Rides Again, at the Oldham Carnival, 26 May 1956. Appeared in the Chronicle 2 June 1956.

Please find attached two photos of Sabrina with Frankie Vaughan taking part in Oldham, Lancashire, carnival on 26 May 1956.
The larger close up photo is from the Oldham Chronicle.
The other photo was taken by my friend John Hughes on his 7th birthday. Kind Regards Martin Riley .

Thanks, Martin! Added 24 Jan 2010

Sabrina got a look-in on Australian Story in April 2009 during a feature on cricketer Keith Miller. Thanks to Stuart for the heads up on this one!

See the Australian Story video - DivX, 7M

Sabrina and Barry Sullivan in a PR photo taken during the London filming of Another Time, Another Place in 1957. Oddly, it's the irrelevant girl on the left whose photobomb captures one's attention.

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The brunette is June Wilkinson, and Richard tells me the man is Tommy Yeardye of whom Sabrina supposedly said "Tommy can have the key to my safe any time he wants" - also see the Dating Sabrina page.

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"Busty Sabrina is a Yeardye admirer. She says, "Tommy can have the key to my safe any time he wants"

[Tommy Yeardye, 18 July 1930 - 21 April 2004. Entrepreneur and lover of Diana Dors. The reference to the safe, apparently is when Dors dumped him and demanded that he opened his safe deposit box so she could see if he was hiding money from her. Yeardye invited the police to be present.]

A 2004 contribution from That Guy In the Netherlands!

A Sabrina Exclusive from Ron

"I've enjoyed surfing through your wonderful Sabrina site and am sending you an exclusive pic taken at Woodend, Victoria, Australia, horse race meeting in 1959. That's me without the hat in case you're wondering. The other one is Sabrina, in the exact outfit she had worn to Royal Ascot previously. Sabrina's mother is looking over my shoulder, keeping an eye on things. Sabrina was a lovely lass, with no airs and graces.......very natural." Ron.

Thanks, Ron! Read more about Ron's experience and see his autographed pic on the Memories of Sabrina page.

Stuart sent in this one on 10 Sept 02.
Sabrina snatches a sandwich as she chats with British comic Tony Hancock during a function at the Royal Albert Hall in London. 1955.

Thanks, Stuart!

Listen to references to Sabrina in Hancock's Half Hour and the Goon Show

With D. Boyce

Major Christopher Draper, DFC ("The Mad Major") with Sabrina.

Kindly supplied by Nigel Cullinan.
For more details on the Mad Major, see http://people.aero.und.edu/~draper/mad-major.html

Found on eBay: Sabrina with that annoying little man Norman Wisdom during the filming of "Just My Luck". Can you believe the seller wanted a starting price of $US20 for the photo?
See here for more Sabrina Cinema Stuff. Added 9 Jan 03.

A better scan, but cropped.  Added 2007

Sabby and David Whitfield, 5 Nov 56, at the Royal Variety Performance rehearsal at the London Palladium.

Another angle - 2.16 degrees to the right...

And a sharper version found on Amazon.com

A nice pic from Beautiful Britons #8, June 1956

Sabrina had her portrait painted by Fred Wood in 1956

From the back of the photo:

Reception in London for Greek film star

A reception was held this afternoon at the Dorchester Hotel for the Greek film star Aliki Vougiouklaki who is in London for the premiere of her film ALIKI. Keystone photo shows: Aliki meets SABRINA at the reception this afternoon. Stamped: Received 10 June 1963

Aliki (born 20 July 1934) died on 23 July 1996 from pancreatic cancer.

I believe this is Jack Hylton, producer of Before Your Very Eyes

"The guy is the fine Canadian-born actor Robert Beatty (1909-1992) who regularly appeared on radio, tv and films in the UK." - JP Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Thanks, JP! 9 June 07

Thanks to Nigel, I now know this is Johnny Ray

The hard-hugging jray again

The dog is Shane, and Nigel tells me the man is Jimmy Young, singer and radio presenter.

C.S.M. Frederick Lonsdale and Sergeant Bill Eckersleypresented Sabrina on behalf of the Cheshire Regiment with a plaque in admiration of her early fight against polio. They also presented her with a very correct salute.

A Plaque for the Fabulous Sabrina
Yesterday, two soldiers from Stockport, Lancashire, journeyed specially to London to meet the famous variety girl Sabrina who is now appearing and the Price of Wales theatre, and present her with a plaque in admiration of her splendid fight against adversity and for winning through to high success. Sabrina was struck down with polio in her early teens, and was in hospital for three years. The men were from the 7th Battalion, Cheshire regiment, the men of whom are keen to "adopt" Sabrina again.

Photo shows: Sabrina is kissed as she was presented with the plaque by Company Sgt. Major F. Lonsdale (on left) and Color Sgt William Eckersley before she went on stage at the Prince of Wales last night. 29 May 1957