Though she was an acting icon, Susan Shaw died penniless and alone after her life was struck by tragedy. The Carry On Nurse star , whose real name was Patricia Gwendoline Sloots, was born in 1929 in London. By the 1940s she was acting in musicals like Walking on Air, before she landed bigger roles in It Always Rains on Sunday and To the Public Danger.

But despite her incredible career, which also included theatre credits in Peter Pan, Rebecca and The Blue Lamp, Susan’s life off-screen was a tragic one. Her first marriage to German actor Albert Lieven ended in divorce after the pair welcomed daughter Anna together. Just a year later, Susan was ready to tie the knot again.

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