Beth Rogan

Reputedly, she was the model for Diana Scott, the central character in John Schlesinger's film Darling (1965).

[2] Puckle's film career began after she was spotted by the Italian television correspondent Carlo Riccono and a friend from Rank Studios while queuing at the All-England Tennis Club at Wimbledon.

They invited her to join them for tennis and two weeks later Rogan had entered Rank's talent school, the Company of Youth.

[1] Rogan was reputedly the model for Diana Scott, the wild central character played by Julie Christie in John Schlesinger's film Darling (1965).

Before it could be published, however, Rogan had given the manuscript to Joseph Janni, one of the men the young Jeni had met while queuing at Wimbledon, who went on to produce Darling.

[2] Jeni Puckle was first married at a young age to Ted Draper, one of her teachers at Wimbledon School of Art.

The couple divided their time between London and her husband's family home of Arndilly House in Scotland but Samuel was inclined to be irascible and they divorced in 1965.