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"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

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Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Simone Silva was born Martha Simone de Bouillard in Cairo, Egypt. Her parents were French and Italian. At the age of eighteen she married Cecil Silver, a wealthy businessman, and moved to England. Simone started her career modeling for sexy pin-up photos. In 1950 she made her film debut in the French movie "Le Tampon du Capiston". Then she had bit parts in the British films "Bikini Baby" and "Bachelor In Paris". The voluptuous redhead struggled with her weight so she began crash dieting. She was cast in the big budget adventure "Hajji Baba" but was replaced before filming began. Her marriage to Cecil ended in 1954. That same year she costarred with Diana Dors in the drama "The Weak And The Wicked". Simone desperately wanted to become famous and claimed she would "do anything" to get in the papers. At the 1954 Cannes film festival she was awarded the honorary title of "Miss Festival 1954" and asked to pose for photos with actor Robert Mitchum. When the photographers started taking pictures she shocked them by stripping her top off.

The nude publicity stunt turned into a major scandal and she was asked to leave the festival. In an interview she said "I thought it would help my career. I wanted to go to Hollywood - and after all Marilyn Monroe became famous after she posed nude for a calendar. What was the harm in it?" She was signed by independent producer Al Petker and moved to Hollywood. Unfortunately she had trouble obtaining a work visa and began feuding with Petker over her salary. Simone was hospitalized in November 1954 due to stress and her eating disorder. Soon after she was forced to return to England. She landed a role in the 1956 low-budget crime picture "The Dynamiters". Then she appeared in two episodes of the television show "The Gay Cavalier". Tragically on November 30, 1957 she was found dead in her London apartment. Simone had died from a stroke caused by her rigorous crash-dieting. She was only twenty-nine years old.

Luck has usually been on my side and I have tremendous faith in my own
ability. I know that something will happen at any time, any place. I
will seize that chance when it comes.

I simply can&#39;t say no to doing pin-ups. They brought me my first movie
chance. I plugged my bust line and oh, the fans I got.

When you&#39;re worked up in a part you don&#39;t mind what you do. It all
comes naturally. But I&#39;d prefer nude scenes to be a bit hazy, rather
the way Martine Carrol does.

I believe in myself, and I believe in my luck.

Commenting on her famous topless stunt in 1954: I thought would help my career. I wanted to go to Hollywood - and after all Marilyn Monroe became famous after she posed (in the) nude for a calendar. What was the harm in it?

I suppose I was impatient to get to the top too quickly.

On her Cannes stunt in 1954: I thought it would be good for me to be photographed with Bob Mitchum that way.

As long as sex is box-office and I keep my figure, I&#39;m out to be the sexiest thing on two legs.

[After her Cannes famous incident]: The photographers got down on their knees to plead with me to take the top off,

I always chase men in the pictures. Why, oh why can&#39;t they chase me?

I&#39;m the bad girl of British films. I&#39;m the naughty, the nasty, the vamp.

[Two years after the Cannes frenzy]: The truth is... It was Bob Mitchum who took off my top. I just felt a tug from behind and it was gone. He wouldn&#39;t give it back. What could i do? Except cover myself with my hands...
...It (the truth) doesn&#39;t really matter now.

[Being interviewed about her dinner with ex-king Farouk]: I knew that would get in the papers! But it was fun. I met him one Night in Rome and he asked to be introduced. I agreed, but i was very careful... I greeted him as his one last loyal subject. He liked that. We dined in beautiful places and talked in French, Italian, Arabic and English. When I left for England he sent me a huge bunch of red roses. He&#39;s a big, fat wealthy man, but not very much like a king, I&#39;m afraid.

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