Obituary: June Brown, Albert Square's Dot Cotton

June Brown, who has died at the age of 95, won her place in British hearts playing the chain-smoking washerwoman, Dot Cotton in EastEnders.In person, Brown was a riot. One Guardian writer described her as "Kenneth Williams trapped in the body of Cilla Black".

Her younger brother, John, died of pneumonia in 1932 when he was just 15 days old. Two years later, June lost her elder sister to meningitis. The loss of 8 year old Marise affected her deeply."In particular, it influenced my expectations of men," she said. "Too dependent, I found it impossible to be happy alone. I was constantly in and out of love, always looking for the kind of caring she had given me."Brown was academically able.

Despite their regular infidelities, she had found great companionship in her marriage to Garley. It was the second time in her life that bereavement had hit her hard. And then Leslie Grantham, who played EastEnders' Dirty Den put her forward for the part that would make her a British icon.When Dot Cotton arrived in Albert Square in 1985, June Brown was in her late fifties. She was booked for three months but stayed for more than a quarter of a century.

After four years away, Brown returned to the Square and resumed the life of Dot. Her character's story was used to develop many controversial themes - including cancer, illegal immigration and homophobia. In a special episode in 2003, Dot's Story - Tallulah Pitt-Brown played her character's life history by way of flash-backs.

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