Joan Le Mesurier Net Worth
Joan Le Mesurier Net Worth is
$500,000
Joan Le Mesurier Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Joan Le Mesurier (née Malin; born 1932) is an English actress, best known as the widow and biographer of the actor John Le Mesurier. The story of her relationship with Le Mesurier was a theme of the television drama Hattie (2011), and also with his friend, comedian Tony Hancock, in Hancock and Joan (2008)Malin was born in Broadstairs, Kent, and had worked as a barmaid and secretary before meeting Le Mesurier. She was first married to actor Mark Eden (1953–1959), by whom she had one son, David. She was working at The Establishment, Peter Cook's comedy club, when she was introduced to Le Mesurier by his second wife, Hattie Jacques. When Jacques was in a relationship with another man, Le Mesurier agreed to protect her career by allowing the media to believe that his affair with Malin was the reason for the couple's divorce. Malin became Le Mesurier's third wife in 1966.A few months later Le Mesurier introduced her to Hancock, with whom she began an affair. Their relationship lasted on and off until Hancock's suicide in 1968, but Malin remained married to Le Mesurier until his death.In Hancock and Joan, Malin was portrayed by Maxine Peake; in Hattie, by Jeany Spark. | Date Of Birth | July 3, 1931 |
| Profession | Writer |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | The title of her autobiography, "Lady Don't Fall Backwards", is the same as that of the fictional detective novel which features extensively in Hancock's Half Hour: The Missing Page (1960) - she had an affair with Tony Hancock in the mid 1960s. |
| 2 | Seperated from her husband John Le Mesurier in the mid-1960s and had an affair with their mutual friend Tony Hancock. John was understanding, and they began living together again after Hancock's death in 1968. |
| 3 | Her son from her first marriage to the actor Mark Eden is David Malin, who is the father of the promising young actress Emma Griffiths Malin. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock & Joan | 2008 | TV Movie book "Lady Don't Fall Backwards" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Wife |
| Unknown Hancock | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Close Friend |
Known for movies
The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier (2001)
as Herself
The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (2000)
as Herself - Close Friend
Hancock & Joan (2008)
as Writer
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely (2012)
as Herself - Wife