Īfter her early stage career had fizzled out, from the mid-1950s Marlowe featured in British gossip columns as an aspiring Hollywood actress and as a socialite. According to his friend Christine Keeler, Marlowe was romantically involved with Ward’s friend Lord Astor and they used the cottage Ward rented from Astor at Cliveden. Marlowe was a friend and possible protégé of society osteopath Stephen Ward. She held Wednesday night parties for prominent and clandestine gay men and later socialite parties at her home near the Dorchester Hotel. She hosted parties described as “the talk of London”. Millionaires used her for projects with which they did not want to be associated, for which she received commission. The press described her as a shrewd businesswoman. īy the late 1950s Marlowe had become a party hostess and theatrical agent. She was quoted as saying “I’ve decided on my career I’m just going to get rich”. She eventually changed her mind about becoming an actress and became a jetsetter and socialite, travelling between New York, Paris, Monte Carlo and the French and Italian Riviera. She befriended showbiz entrepreneur and bandleader Jack Hylton in the early 1950s, with whom she had a lengthy relationship and who helped further her career. Askey later described her as “A girl you would notice… very effervescent and on the ball”. Īt some point, she landed a small part in a Tommy Trinder revue as a chorus girl ice skater and later and featured as a “Corsican Girl” in musical Bet Your Life, starring Arthur Askey in 1952. She initially found work as a shop assistant, waitress and switchboard operator. She left home for London aged fifteen to find success in the entertainment industry and changed her name to Pat Marlowe. Early life and career Īnita Sonia Patricia Wimble was born in late 1933 in Chatham, Kent to Norah and Albert Wimble, a taxi hire proprietor. Her tragic death by suicide aged 28 in 1962, shortly after the death of Marilyn Monroe, caused reflection on the harsh reality of life for apparently glamourous young women striving for success in showbusiness. Pat Marlowe (1933 – 6 August 1962) was an English socialite, party hostess and actress who found minor fame in the 1950s and early 1960s. ( March 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. This article has an unclear citation style.
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