Cynthia Payne

Cynthia Payne
Born(1932-12-24)24 December 1932
Bognor Regis, Sussex, England
Died15 November 2015(2015-11-15) (aged 82)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupations
Notable workEntertaining at Home

Cynthia Diane Payne (née Paine;[1] 24 December 1932 – 15 November 2015) was an English brothel keeper[2] and party hostess who made headlines in the 1970s and 1980s, when she was convicted of running a brothel at 32 Ambleside Avenue, in Streatham, a suburb in south London.[3][4]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Christine (2019). "Payne, Cynthia Diane (1932–2015)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.110892. ISBN 9780198614128. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Brothel keeper Cynthia Payne dies". BBC News. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Cynthia Payne trial". The Times. London. 12 February 1987. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
  4. ^ "On This Day - The Times, February 12, 1987". The Times. 12 February 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2013.