Carole Lesley

Carole Lesley was an actress signed to Associated British Pictures who did a small amount of films in the mid fifities to early sixties before disappearing and eventually commiting suicide in 1974. As an image she has been informing Harvey's work for a while now, although he is not sure why. Certainly it is not the tragic element of the story that interests him, quite the opposite in fact.

Lesley was one of those actresses who looked different everytime she was photographed despite attempts to turn her into the British Marilyn (along with many other young actresses of the period). Harvey uses the subject as a still life painter would use a bowl of fruit, although he would admit if pushed that it is difficult not to be sidetracked by the face. For someone who graced many magazine covers of the time, it is now very difficult to find any information on her; there is probably more here than anywhere else on the web.

Before the name you see above, she worked as a glamour model using the name Leslie Carol. One of a series of pocket books was devoted to her which is produced in it's entirety below. Many thanks to Richard Jackson from the Penetration website for finding the 3D copy of the booklet. Any other information, images etc. would also be gratefully received by the artist.