Jane Lumb
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Jane Lumb was a fashion model and actress in the 1960s.
Lumb was well known for appearing in series of advertisements for Fry's Turkish Delight
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, Yorkshire
. 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 A levels at the age of 17 and won a place at Oxford University 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 Open University
.
in 1964, for which she was photographed by Robert Freeman
on a beach in Majorca. Her friends during the "Swinging Sixties
", of which she has been described as "one of the iconic faces", included models Twiggy
and Paulene Stone
. According to the Liverpool Daily Post over forty years later, Lumb had "long legs, a short skirt
, a come-hither pout, a rich dad and a boarding school voice".
Lumb mixed also in musical circles, appearing in a promotional film for the Rolling Stones’ song Ruby Tuesday. Other film credits included Goldfinger
(1964),
Carry On Cleo
(1964), Carry On Spying
(1964), Dr Who and the Daleks
(uncredited, 1965) and a fleeting appearance in Joe Massot
’s 13-minute short Reflections on Love (1966), with Jenny Boyd
, whose sister Pattie
had married George Harrison
after meeting him on the set of A Hard Day's Night. Lumb appeared in television advertisements for Fry's Turkish Delight
, famous for their slogan, "full of Eastern promise".
Lumb posed again for Pirelli in 1973, the calendar for that year being shot by Brian Duffy
, one of a group of sixties' photographers, including David Bailey and Terence Donovan
, whom Pattie Boyd 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.
. In 1976 she married Tony Gourvish, a manager in the music business; they had one child, a daughter.
and the Bay City Rollers
. She also represented the chef Anton Mosimann
.
.
Lumb was well known for appearing in series of advertisements for Fry's Turkish Delight
Fry's Turkish Delight
Fry's Turkish Delight is a chocolate sweet made by Cadbury, and formerly by J. S. Fry & Sons. It was launched in 1914 and consists of a rose-flavoured Turkish delight surrounded by milk chocolate....
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Background
Jane Katherine Lumb was born near Hebden BridgeHebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the River Hebden .A 2004 profile of...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. 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 A levels at the age of 17 and won a place at Oxford University 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 Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
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Swinging Sixties
Lumb found work as a fashion model, appearing in the first international edition of the Pirelli CalendarPirelli Calendar
The Pirelli Calendar is a trade calendar published by the Pirelli company's UK subsidiary. It has become an annual publication that dates back to 1964....
in 1964, for which she was photographed by Robert Freeman
Robert Freeman (photographer)
Robert Freeman is a photographer and designer, most famous for his album cover photos for The Beatles and his design work on the end credit sequences of their first two films and the related film posters and advertising materials....
on a beach in Majorca. Her friends during the "Swinging Sixties
Swinging London
Swinging London is a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London, in the 1960s.It was a youth-oriented phenomenon that emphasised the new and modern. It was a period of optimism and hedonism, and a cultural revolution. One catalyst was the recovery of the...
", of which she has been described as "one of the iconic faces", included models Twiggy
Twiggy
Lesley Lawson née Hornby known as Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer. In the early-1960s she became a prominent British teenage model of swinging sixties London with others such as Penelope Tree....
and Paulene Stone
Paulene Stone
thumb|right|200px|Paulene StonePaulene Stone is a former Vogue cover girl who embodied Swinging London in the 1960s.A top English fashion model of the sixties, she gave birth to actor Laurence Harvey's only child, Domino Harvey. A 1960 image of her that ran in the Daily Express helped to launch...
. According to the Liverpool Daily Post over forty years later, Lumb had "long legs, a short skirt
Miniskirt
A miniskirt, sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees – generally no longer than below the buttocks; and a minidress is a dress with a similar meaning...
, a come-hither pout, a rich dad and a boarding school voice".
Lumb mixed also in musical circles, appearing in a promotional film for the Rolling Stones’ song Ruby Tuesday. Other film credits included Goldfinger
Goldfinger (film)
Goldfinger is the third spy film in the James Bond series and the third to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1964, it is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title...
(1964),
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the Carry On film series and was released in 1964. The website ICONS.a portrait of England cites the Carry On films as iconic of British cinema, and describes Carry On Cleo as "perhaps the best". Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles...
(1964), Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying is a 1964 film, the ninth movie in the Carry On film series. It marks Barbara Windsor's first appearance in the series. Series regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale are present. Bernard Cribbins makes the second of his three Carry On appearances...
(1964), Dr Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s. It was followed by Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D....
(uncredited, 1965) and a fleeting appearance in Joe Massot
Joe Massot
Joe Massot was a writer and director who was most notable for the film Wonderwall which featured George Harrison's first soundtrack, and the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains The Same...
’s 13-minute short Reflections on Love (1966), with Jenny Boyd
Jenny Boyd
Helen Mary Boyd is a former 1960s London fashion model. She is also the younger sister of Pattie Boyd, who married Beatle George Harrison....
, whose sister Pattie
Pattie Boyd
Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd is an English model and photographer, and the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton...
had married George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
after meeting him on the set of A Hard Day's Night. Lumb appeared in television advertisements for Fry's Turkish Delight
Fry's Turkish Delight
Fry's Turkish Delight is a chocolate sweet made by Cadbury, and formerly by J. S. Fry & Sons. It was launched in 1914 and consists of a rose-flavoured Turkish delight surrounded by milk chocolate....
, famous for their slogan, "full of Eastern promise".
Lumb posed again for Pirelli in 1973, the calendar for that year being shot by Brian Duffy
Brian Duffy (photographer)
Brian Duffy was a celebrated English photographer and film producer, best remembered for his fashion photography of the 1960s and 1970s and his creation of the iconic "Aladdin Sane" image for David Bowie.-Early life:...
, one of a group of sixties' photographers, including David Bailey and Terence Donovan
Terence Donovan (photographer)
Terence Daniel Donovan was a British photographer and film director, best remembered for his fashion photography of the 1960s. He oversaw the music video to Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible".Donovan was born in Stepney in the East End of London to Lilian Constance V...
, whom Pattie Boyd 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
Lumb's partner for several years was Tony Hicks of the HolliesThe Hollies
The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
. 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 ShowaddywaddyShowaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...
and the Bay City Rollers
Bay City Rollers
The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at...
. She also represented the chef Anton Mosimann
Anton Mosimann
Anton Mosimann OBE, DL is a Swiss chef and restaurateur who was Maitre Chef des Cuisines at the Dorchester Hotel for thirteen years, during which time its restaurant achieved a rating of two stars in the Michelin Guide...
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Death
Jane Lumb died from breast cancer in 2008, aged 65. The Times noted in its obituary that she had prided herself on her ability to complete its crosswordCrossword
A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer...
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