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Imogen Hassall (25 August 1942 – 16 November 1980) was an English actress who appeared in 33 films during the 1960s and 1970s.

Early life[link]

Named after Shakespeare's Cymbeline heroine, she was born in Woking, Surrey, to a family of artists and businessmen. Her grandfather, John Hassall, and her aunt, Joan Hassall, worked as illustrators, while her father, Christopher Hassall, was a poet and lyricist. Her godfather was the composer Ivor Novello, who was her father's lover.

Career[link]

Hassall was a pupil at the Royal Ballet School, White Lodge, Richmond Park from 1952-1958. After having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, she appeared in 1960s British TV shows such as The Saint and The Avengers. In her first significant role she played Tara in The Long Duel (1967); she gained fame as a sexy woman in When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970).

Personal life[link]

Hassall married twice - firstly to Hawkeye actor Ken Ives (who later married comedienne Marti Caine) and briefly to Andrew Knox who later killed himself - and her private life was a regular subject of interest in tabloid newspapers. She was known for playing sexy, scantily-clad characters in film and on TV. This, and the revealing outfits she sometimes wore in her private life, resulted in her being publicly referred to as "the Countess of Cleavage".

She was found dead in her Wimbledon home on the morning of 16 November 1980 when she failed to meet a friend, actress Suzanna Leigh, with whom she was due to go on holiday to Africa that day. She had committed suicide by overdosing on Tuinal tablets.

Selected filmography[link]

• The Early Bird (1965)
• Press for Time (Uncredited, 1966)
• The Long Duel (1967)
• Mummy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1969)
• When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
• Carry On Loving (1970)
• Incense for the Damned (1970)
• The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
• Toomorrow (1970)
• El Condor (1970)
• Take a Girl Like You (1971)
• Images (1972)
• White Cargo (1974)
• Licensed to Love and Kill (1979)

Television[link]

• The Sentimental Agent (1 episode, 1963)
• The Saint (3 episodes, 1964–1968)
• No Hiding Place (1 episode, 1965)
• Theatre 625 (1 episode, 1967)
• The Avengers (1 episode, 1967)
• Champion House (1 episode, 1967)
• The Wednesday Play (1 episode, 1967)
• Play of the Month (1 episode, 1967)
• The Troubleshooters (1 episode, 1967)
• The Champions (1 episode, 1968)
• Softly, Softly (1 episode, 1970)
• The Persuaders! (1 episode, 1972)
• Jason King (1 episode, 1972)

References[link]

• Leissner, D. (2002). Tuesday's Child: The Life and Death of Imogen Hassall. Luminary Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. ISBN 1-887664-47-5. 

External links[link]

• Imogen Hassall at the Internet Movie Database
• Imogen Hassall at HorrorStars
• Imogen Hassall at Find a Grave

Coordinates: 53°06′50″N 2°21′14″W / 53.114°N 2.354°W / 53.114; -2.354

Hassall
Hassall  Hassall shown within Cheshire
Population	281 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ764575
Civil parish	Hassall
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SANDBACH
Postcode district	CW11
Dialling code	01270
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Congleton
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Hassall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains the very small hamlet of Day Green. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population was 281.^[1]

See also[link]

• Hassall Hall

References[link]

External links[link]

Media related to Hassall at Wikimedia Commons

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