SHIRLEY EATON | 81

Shirley Eaton is known as one of the most famous blonde bombshells in the 50s and 60s. Most people even went further, referring to her London accent as that of a cockney Blonde Bombshell. Later in the 60s, she starred as a Bond Girl in Goldfinger. Currently, in her 80s, she has an estate that she must have already told her attorney to handle in case the unthinkable happens. She must also be enjoying her retirement right about now.

Eaton appeared in three episodes of The Saint — where Sean Connery’s successor, Roger Moore, was the lead — making her and Eunice Gayson the two Bond girls that have been featured on The Saint. She hung her gloves after her last movie The Girl from Rio and didn’t act ever since. In 1999, she embarked on a career as an author starting with Golden Girl, and her autobiography Golden Girl Shirley Eaton: Her Reflections contained photos of Eaton during the peak of her career. The book sums up Shirley Eaton’s career until she withdrew from acting.