Patricia Noel Driscoll was a British and Irish actress, who has appeared both on television and in films.
Driscoll in costume as Maid Marian
Maid Marian is the heroine of the Robin Hood legend in English folklore, often taken to be his lover. She is not mentioned in the early, medieval versions of the legend, but was the subject of at least two plays by 1600. Her history and circumstances are obscure, but she commanded high respect in Robin’s circle for her courage and independence as well as her beauty and loyalty. For this reason, she is celebrated by feminist commentators as one of the early strong female characters in English literature.
Robin Hood and Maid Marian (poster, c. 1880)
Robin Hood and Marian in their Bower (1912). Maid Marian wears a Tyrolean hat and carries a hunting horn.
Bernadette O'Farrell as Maid Marian
Douglas Fairbanks as Robin Hood giving Enid Bennett as Maid Marian a dagger