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Julie Alexander (9 May 1938- 31 January 2003) (born as Julia Yvonne Alexander〔) was a British model and actress of the late 1950s and early 1960s known for playing glamorous roles including Rosalie Dawn in ''The Pure Hell of St Trinian's''. ==Biography== Born in Fulham in London, on leaving school Alexander worked in an insurance office and then for an optician to pay for drama lessons.〔"Good Tip" - ''Tit-Bits'' No 3804 29 November 1956 pg 7〕 At 5 feet 4 inches tall, Alexander was originally a model〔(Alexander's obituary in ''The Times'' 11 February 2003 )〕 and pin-up girl appearing in ''Charm'' and ''Lush'' and on the covers of ''Blighty'' and ''Carnival'' magazines in 1956, the Turkish magazine ''Hayat'' in 1957, ''Tit-Bits'' in 1958 and 1959 and ''The Weekly News'' in 1959 and in a number of TV commercials before moving into acting. Her television appearances included ''The Mythmakers'' (1958), ''ITV Play of the Week'' (1958), Mary in ''Tell It to the Marines'' (1959), ''Play Your Hunch'' as herself (1961),〔(BBC's ''Play Your Hunch'' - 24 October 1961 - Internet Movie Database )〕 ''The Strange World of Gurney Slade'' (1960), Dahlia MacNamara in ''William'' (1962) and Lady Rosalie in three episodes of ''Richard the Lionheart'' (1962).〔 During her brief acting career she appeared in the films ''Hello London'' (1958), ''Operation Bullshine'' (1959), ''Dentist in the Chair'' (1960), ''The Pure Hell of St Trinian's'' (1960), ''The Terror of the Tongs'' (1961) and ''A Matter of WHO'' (1961).〔 She retired from acting in 1962 and married the theatrical chartered accountant Robert Breckman in 1979. Alexander was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1993 at the age of 55 and was admitted to the Meadbank Nursing Centre in Battersea in London in 1997. She died there aged 64 in January 2003.〔England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about Julia Yvonne Breckman on Ancestry.co.uk〕〔(Alexander on the Internet Movie Database )〕 She was cremated in a non-religious ceremony at Putney Vale Cemetery. 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「Julie Alexander」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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