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- Birth nameJoan Eileen Bethell
- Joan Regan was born on January 19, 1928 in West Ham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hello London (1958), The Spaniard's Curse (1958) and Frankie Howerd (1956). She was married to Martin Cowan, Harry Claff and Dick Howell. She died on September 12, 2013 in Kent, England, UK.
- SpousesMartin Cowan(1968 - ?) (his death)Harry Claff(1957 - 1963) (divorced, 1 child)Dick Howell(1946 - 1951) (divorced, 3 children)
- After the Daily Herald reported that she was to have a baby seven months after her marriage took place, she successfully sued the newspaper for libel.
- In 1963 her husband Harry Claff was imprisoned for embezzlement. His defence was that he had only "borrowed" some money from the London Palladium, where he was box-office manager, and would have paid it back.
- Trained as a retoucher and photographic artist.
- Had 2 sons.
- In July 1957, she married her second husband, Harry Claff, who was the joint general manager and box office manager at the Palladium. Claff and Regan divorced in 1963 after Claff was sentenced to prison for embezzlement of £62,000. He served five years in prison.
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