HERE'S some truly fantastic photos of a Broadway legend in Weymouth.
Elaine Stritch visited Pullingers restaurant in the town for an Echo-hosted celebrity lunch back in 1978.
The sell-out lunches were held on Sundays and in partnership with Rothmans who, for several years, ran summer promotions exclusively with the paper.
Rothmans, a national company, would come to town each summer with beach events and lots of goodies.
Ex-Echo employee Dave Johnston, who shared these photos with us, added: "For several summer seasons Rothmans came to town and worked with us on seasonal entertainment events in pubs, with newsagents and around the Weymouth area in general."
Elaine had a reputation as a 'sharp-tongued, unapologetically audacious personality' and was known for her 'whiskey-soaked voice and wry comic timing'.
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The picture above shows Elaine with the then-Mayoress, together with some of the Echo staff and wives.
Broadway actress and singer Elaine appeared in TV sitcoms including Two's Company and 30 Rock.
She passed away aged 89 in Birmingham, Michigan, in 2014.
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