Sidney moved to Poole when very young. She went to Martin Road School in Parkstone and then Martin Kemp-Welch secondary school, which later became St Aldhelm's Academy, leaving school at the age of 15.[2] At first she took an apprenticeship in hairdressing, working in salons in Bournemouth, but then decided that she would rather be a model.
Miss Worldedit
Sidney became the second woman from her country to win the title, after Rosemarie Frankland had won the title in 1961. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom on 12 November 1964. It was watched on TV by a reported 27.2 million people in the UK alone.[2] During her reign as Miss World, she travelled around the world five times and joined Bob Hope on his USO tour of Asia.
In December 1970, Sidney married actor Rod McLennan and moved to Australia.[3] She featured in several Australian television programs, including the comedy series Birds In The Bush (1972), the war drama Spyforce[4] and later co-hosted an Australian version of the game show, The Better Sex (1978).
Personal lifeedit
Both before and during her reign as Miss World, Sidney was dating Bruce Forsyth, who at the time was married to Penny Calvert.[5]
In December 1970 Sidney married actor Rod McLennan and moved to Australia;[3] The couple divorced in 1972.[6][7] In 2005 Sidney married her fifth husband,[8] the West End producer Duncan Weldon.[2] He died in 2019.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.. missworld.com
^ abc"When Parkstone was at the centre of the world: Ann Sidney on being crowned Miss World 50 years ago".
^ ab"THE McLENNAN-SIDNEY WEDDING BLESSED BY BRILLIANT SUNSHINE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 38, no. 33. 13 January 1971. p. 10. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"ANN HELPS 'BEND' HISTORY". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 14 December 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Ann Sidney's stage success". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 49, no. 13. 2 September 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 247. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 October 1972. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^Miles, Jeremy (9 June 2015). "Ann Sidney on her extraordinary journey from hairdressing in Poole to being crowned Miss World". Great British Life.
External linksedit
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sidney, born, march, 1944, british, actress, host, beauty, queen, 1964, miss, world, contest, representing, united, kingdom, 1965born, 1944, march, 1944, poole, englandnationalitybritishoccupation, actress, modelspouse, including, mclennan, 1970, 1972, duncan,. Ann Sidney born 27 March 1944 is a British actress TV host and beauty queen who won the 1964 Miss World contest representing the United Kingdom 1 Ann SidneyAnn Sidney in 1965Born 1944 03 27 27 March 1944 age 79 Poole EnglandNationalityBritishOccupation s Actress modelSpouse s 5 including Rod McLennan m 1970 div 1972 wbr Duncan Weldon m 2005 died 2019 wbr AwardsMiss United Kingdom 1964Miss World 1964Websitewww wbr annsidney wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Miss World 3 Career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editSidney moved to Poole when very young She went to Martin Road School in Parkstone and then Martin Kemp Welch secondary school which later became St Aldhelm s Academy leaving school at the age of 15 2 At first she took an apprenticeship in hairdressing working in salons in Bournemouth but then decided that she would rather be a model Miss World editSidney became the second woman from her country to win the title after Rosemarie Frankland had won the title in 1961 The pageant was held in London United Kingdom on 12 November 1964 It was watched on TV by a reported 27 2 million people in the UK alone 2 During her reign as Miss World she travelled around the world five times and joined Bob Hope on his USO tour of Asia Career editAfter relinquishing the Miss World title Sidney had many acting roles on TV including The Avengers and Are You Being Served and in films including the spy thriller Sebastian 1968 with Dirk Bogarde and Susannah York and the Donald Cammell Nicolas Roeg film Performance 1970 with James Fox and Mick Jagger as well as forming a touring cabaret act In 1967 she appeared in the long running West End farce Not Now Darling opposite Donald Sinden and Bernard Cribbins Sidney has appeared in numerous stage musicals such as Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and as Maria von Trapp in the Sound of Music She has also appeared in several Christmas pantomimes in the UK such as Prince Charming in Cinderella with Brian Conley and as Dick in Dick Whittington with Les Dawson She also spent six years as a lead singer at the MGM Grand Las Vegas In December 1970 Sidney married actor Rod McLennan and moved to Australia 3 She featured in several Australian television programs including the comedy series Birds In The Bush 1972 the war drama Spyforce 4 and later co hosted an Australian version of the game show The Better Sex 1978 Personal life editBoth before and during her reign as Miss World Sidney was dating Bruce Forsyth who at the time was married to Penny Calvert 5 In December 1970 Sidney married actor Rod McLennan and moved to Australia 3 The couple divorced in 1972 6 7 In 2005 Sidney married her fifth husband 8 the West End producer Duncan Weldon 2 He died in 2019 References edit Miss World 1964 Ann Sidney United Kingdom Archived from the original on 29 April 2010 Retrieved 10 October 2010 missworld com a b c When Parkstone was at the centre of the world Ann Sidney on being crowned Miss World 50 years ago a b THE McLENNAN SIDNEY WEDDING BLESSED BY BRILLIANT SUNSHINE The Australian Women s Weekly Vol 38 no 33 13 January 1971 p 10 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via National Library of Australia ANN HELPS BEND HISTORY Papua New Guinea Post courier International Australia 14 December 1971 p 1 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via National Library of Australia Bruce Forsyth The Autobiography Sidgwick amp Jackson Ltd 2001 ISBN 978 0 283 07338 0 Ann Sidney s stage success The Australian Women s Weekly Vol 49 no 13 2 September 1981 p 19 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via National Library of Australia IN BRIEF The Canberra Times Vol 47 no 13 247 Australian Capital Territory Australia 6 October 1972 p 3 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via National Library of Australia Miles Jeremy 9 June 2015 Ann Sidney on her extraordinary journey from hairdressing in Poole to being crowned Miss World Great British Life External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ann Sidney Ann Sidney at IMDb nbsp Awards and achievementsPreceded by nbsp Carole Crawford Miss World1964 Succeeded by nbsp Lesley Langley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ann Sidney amp oldid 1199096178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
