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Sykes, Norma Ann [known as Sabrina] (1936–2016), glamour model and variety performer, was born on 19 May 1936 at Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, the daughter of Walter Sykes (1902–1985), mechanical engineer, and his wife, Annie, née Haslam...

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