OK, I'm currently in the middle of a sabbatical, so I only have time for this brief retrospective...
Mary Ruth Maxted nee Quilter was born on this day in 1945, and would have been 63 years old today - had she not tragically committed suicide in 1979.
We know Mary Maxted better by her stage name as Mary Millington, 1970s British adult actress and nude model, who became famous for starring in the sex-comedy movie "Come Play with Me", which ran continuously from 1977 to 1981 at at the Moulin Cinema in London's West End.
"Come Play with Me" still stands as one of the longest-running films in British movie history, but let's be brutally honest - it isn't a great movie (in fact when I watched it back in my youth, I thought it was rather poor. Still - at least the movie is superior to Dangerous Seductress).
I agree with the opinion that much of the film's success should be attributed to Mary Millington's participation, even though she is only in the film for a few scenes. Mary had the girl-next-door looks which helped her become the UK adult superstar of the Seventies, and it's a shame she wasn't treated more sympathetically by the authorities of the time. Mary complained of police threats and harassment. She also had issues with the taxman and was suffering from depression. All of these factors contributed to her sad demise.
Mary Millington (born Mary Ruth Quilter, November 30, 1945 – August 19, 1979)
RIP.
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