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Joan Dorothy Le Mesurier (''née'' Malin; born 3 July 1931) is an English actress, best known as the widow and biographer of the actor John Le Mesurier. The story of her relationship with Le Mesurier was a theme of the television drama ''Hattie'' (2011), and her subsequent affair with his friend, comedian Tony Hancock, was dramatised in ''Hancock and Joan'' (2008) Malin was born in Broadstairs, Kent, and had worked as a barmaid and secretary before meeting Le Mesurier. She was first married to actor Mark Eden (1953–1959),〔(Railway Cuttings: Lady Don't Fall Backwards )〕 by whom she had one son, David. She was working at The Establishment, Peter Cook's comedy club,〔(The Original Tony Hancock website )〕 when she was introduced to Le Mesurier by his second wife, Hattie Jacques.〔(Mail Online:The secret lover who broke Hattie's heart )〕 When Jacques was in a relationship with another man, Le Mesurier agreed to protect her career by allowing the media to believe that his affair with Malin was the reason for the couple's divorce. Malin became Le Mesurier's third wife in 1966. A few months later Le Mesurier introduced her to Hancock, with whom she began an affair.〔(The Telegraph: Joan Le Mesurier had affair with Tony Hancock )〕 Their relationship lasted on and off until Hancock's suicide in 1968, but Malin remained married to Le Mesurier until his death. In ''Hancock and Joan'', Malin was portrayed by Maxine Peake; in ''Hattie'', by Jeany Spark. ==Works== *''Lady Don't Fall Backwards. A Memoir.'' London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. ISBN 0-283-99664-1 *''Dear John.'' London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 2001. ISBN 0-283-06372-6 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joan Le Mesurier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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