Jane Katherine Lumb (23 November 1942 – 8 February 2008) was an English

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and actress in the 1960s. She appeared in a series of

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for

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Background

Lumb was born in

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, near

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. Her father was a mill owner. Lumb was educated at a private boarding school where her unruly behaviour tended to mask her academic ability. She passed 4

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at the age of 17 and won a place at

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to read English, but never took this up, having attended a tutorial college for a year, from where she absconded with a medical student. In the 1970s Lumb took an English degree from the

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Swinging Sixties

Lumb found work as a fashion model, appearing in the first international edition of the

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in 1964, for which she was photographed by Robert Freeman on a beach in

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. Her friends during the "

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", of which she has been described as "one of the iconic faces", included models

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and

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. According to the ''

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'' over forty years later, Lumb had "long legs, a short skirt, a come-hither pout, a rich dad and a boarding school voice".David Charteris, ''Liverpool Daily Post'', 18 March 2008 Lumb mixed in musical circles, appearing in a promotional film for the

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' song " Ruby Tuesday". Other film credits included '' Goldfinger'' (1964), ''

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'' (1964), ''

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'' (1964), ''

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'' (uncredited, 1965) and a fleeting appearance in

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's 13-minute short ''Reflections on Love'' (1966), with

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, whose sister Pattie had married

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after meeting him on the set of '' A Hard Day's Night''.Pattie Boyd (2007) ''Wonderful Today'' Lumb appeared in television advertisements for

. Lumb posed again for Pirelli in 1973, the calendar for that year being shot by Brian Duffy, one of a group of 1960s photographers, including

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and Terence Donovan, whom

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has referred to as "rock 'n' rollers without the music". Photographer Philip Townsend described Lumb as among the "top five" on any photographer's list of subjects in the 1960s.

Family

In 1976, she married Tony Gourvish, a manager in the music business; they had one child, a daughter.

Later work

Lumb was later involved in public relations, working with, among others, the bands

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and the

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. She also represented the chef

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Death

Jane Lumb died from

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in 2008, aged 65. ''

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'' noted in its obituary that she had prided herself on her ability to complete its

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Filmography

*''

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'' (1964) - Amazon Guard (uncredited) *'' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

'' (1964) - Vestal Virgin (uncredited) *'' Goldfinger'' (1964) - Miami Pool Girl (uncredited) *''

'' (1965) - Thal

References

General
''The Times'', 15 March 2008BBC News report of Jane Lumb's death
Specific

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lumb, Jane 1942 births 2008 deaths Alumni of the Open University Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from breast cancer English female models English film actresses People from Hebden Bridge Place of death missing