Shirley Bassey, singer, reading magazine at family home
1955, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales: At home with Shirley: SHIRLEY VERONICA BASSEY, 18, on her bed, in her little family home in Cardiff's Tiger Bay. Well known both for her powerful voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films. Born above a brothel in a rough sea port, a tenth child of mixed-race parentage, she should have had no future beyond the streets or factories. She earned 12 dollars a week at a factory. Then she got a job in a touring revue as a singer and was soon noticed and signed up for a lush nite-spot in London. After her first night she was signed up by TV, and followed contracts for stage shows
Picture No
13310884
Media ID
47094945
Size
2580px x 3235px
(2.1MB)
Credit
(c) John Pratt/Keystone Press Agency/ZUMA Wire)
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Press Agency
