Editing Lola Montez (section)

==In popular culture==
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===Fiction===
*Lola Montez has been mentioned by several writers as a possible source of inspiration for the character [[Irene Adler]] in [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] story "[[A Scandal in Bohemia]]".<ref>Christopher Redmond, Sherlock Holmes Handbook, Dundurn Press Ltd., 30 October 2009, p. 51; The new annotated Sherlock Holmes: The adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, W.W. Norton, 2005, p.17.</ref>
*Montez's time in Bavaria was the subject of the novel ''A Drop of Spanish Blood'' (1932) by [[Serbia]]n writer [[Miloš Crnjanski]].
*[[Philip Van Doren Stern]]'s novel ''Lola: A Love Story'' (1949) was based on her life.
*[[Edison Marshall]]'s novel ''The Infinite Woman'' (1950) was based on her life.
*In one of [[J. B. Priestley]]'s last fictional works, ''The Pavilion of Masks'', she is the basis of the character Cleo Torres, Spanish dancer and mistress of a German prince.
*Montez was allegedly the inspiration for [[Jennifer Wilde]]'s [[historical romance]] novel ''Dare To Love'' (1978), whose protagonist Elena Lopez is also a British woman passing herself off as Spanish who becomes an exotic dancer. In the book, Elena has an affair with [[Franz Liszt]], becomes friends with [[George Sand]] and has a friendship with the king of a small Germanic country obviously based on [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]], then moves to California, all documented as having happened in Montez's life.
*Montez appears in ''[[Royal Flash]]'' by [[George MacDonald Fraser]], where she has a brief affair with Sir [[Harry Flashman]].
*Montez is described in ''[[Daughter of Fortune]]'' (original Spanish title ''Hija de la fortuna'') and ''[[Portrait in Sepia]]'' (original Spanish title ''Retrato en Sepia'') by the Chilean-American author [[Isabel Allende]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/vals_book_reviews/reviews.html |title=Book Review criticizing this inclusion |access-date=8 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027085352/http://geocities.com/vals_book_reviews/reviews.html |archive-date=27 October 2009 }}.</ref>

===Film and television=== 
*Montez's life was first portrayed in the 1919 biopic ''Lola Montez'' by [[Leopoldine Konstantin]].
*Montez's life was portrayed in the 1922 German film ''[[Lola Montez, the King's Dancer]]''. Montez is played by [[Ellen Richter]].
*Fox made a 1926 silent film of her life ''[[The Palace of Pleasure (film)|The Palace of Pleasure]]'' directed by [[Emmett J. Flynn]]. Lola was played by [[Betty Compson]]. The film is now considered lost.
*Montez was portrayed by [[Sheila Darcy]] in the film ''[[Wells Fargo (film)|Wells Fargo]]'' (1937).
*Montez was the last role played by [[Conchita Montenegro]], in the biographical film ''[[Lola Montes (1944 film)|Lola Montes]]'' (1944), with a moralising script, directed by [[Antonio Román]].
*A character named Lola Montez is featured in the 1948 film ''[[Black Bart (film)|Black Bart]]'', played by [[Yvonne De Carlo]]. This was after the success of her breakthrough portrayal of the titular ''[[Salome, Where She Danced]]'' (1945), which was loosely based upon Montez's life story.
*Montez was portrayed by [[Carmen D'Antonio]] in the film ''[[Golden Girl (1951 film)|Golden Girl]]'' (1951).
*Montez was portrayed by [[Martine Carol]] in the biographical film ''[[Lola Montès]]'' (1955), based on the novel ''La Vie Extraordinaire de Lola Montès'' by [[Cecil Saint-Laurent]], directed by [[Max Ophüls]] and co-starring [[Peter Ustinov]], [[Anton Walbrook]], and [[Oskar Werner]].
*The actress Paula Morgan played Montez in the 1955 episode, "Lola Montez", of the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] [[television]] [[anthology series]] ''[[Death Valley Days]]'', hosted by [[Stanley Andrews]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0556662/?ref_=ttep_ep1|title=Lola Montez on ''Death Valley Days''|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref>{{better source|date=March 2025}}
* Montez is the title character in season 3, episode 23 of ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'', "Lola Montez," played by [[Rita Moreno]], first broadcast in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717165/ |title=Lola Montez |website=IMDb |date=February 16, 1959 |access-date=February 10, 2020 |archive-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209091640/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717165/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Montez is also a character in the film ''[[Royal Flash (film)|Royal Flash]]'' (1975), based on the book of the same name by[[George MacDonald Fraser]], in which she is played by [[Florinda Bolkan]].
* Montez is played by Irish singer [[Camille O'Sullivan]] in the 2005 historical documentary ''Her Name was Lola'', directed by Anne Roper for [[RTÉ]]'s ''Hidden History'' series.<ref>{{cite web | last=Wilde | first=Frances | title=Blog: Irish Love Lessons: Five Irish Films Exploring Love's Many Guises | website=[[Irish Film Institute]] | date=13 February 2015 | url=https://ifi.ie/2015/02/blog-irish-love-lessons-five-irish-films-exploring-loves-many-guises/ | access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref>

===Stage and music===
*Montez's time in the Australian goldfields was the subject of the musical ''[[Lola Montez (musical)|Lola Montez]]'' staged in [[Melbourne]], [[Brisbane]], and [[Sydney]] in 1958 starring Mary Preston.<ref>[http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/recordcabinet/lolamontez.html musical-theatre.net] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303155344/http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/recordcabinet/lolamontez.html |date=3 March 2012 }}</ref> A recording of the musical was released on [[LP record|LP]] in 1958 in both mono and stereo versions.<ref>"Loloa Montez" Presented by the Elizabethen Theatre Trust, Columbia, 33OEX 9262 http://www.discogs.com/Mary-Preston-Lola-Montez/release/5334049</ref>
*[[Trestle Theatre|Trestle Theatre Company]] created a 2008 production titled ''Lola'' about the life of Lola Montez.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trestle.org.uk/whats-on/our-productions/archive/lola/|title=Trestle - What's On - Our Productions - Archive - Lola: the life of Lola Montez|website=www.trestle.org.uk}}</ref>
*Musician [[Joanna Newsom]]'s title track on the 2010 album ''[[Have One on Me]]'' is about Lola Montez.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://altmusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/joanna-newsom-have-one-on-me.htm|title=Joanna Newsom Have One On Me|author=Carew, Andrew|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=15 October 2011|archive-date=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701141434/http://altmusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/joanna-newsom-have-one-on-me.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Danish metal band [[Volbeat]] included a song on their 2013 album ''[[Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies]]'' about Montez. Entitled "[[Lola Montez (song)|Lola Montez]]", the lyrics reference Montez's spider dance and the incident with Henry Seekamp.
*Lola Montez appears as a non-singing character in [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]' opera ''[[Girls of the Golden West (opera)|Girls of the Golden West]]'', performing the notorious Spider Dance for miners in a California gold rush mining camp. In the 2017 San Francisco premiere, the role was taken by Cuban dancer [[Lorena Feijóo]].
===Historical Account===

* Montez appears briefly in [[Mary Seacole]]'s autobiographical ''The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Seacole |first=Mary J. Grant |title=The wonderful adventures of Mrs Mary Seacole in many lands |last2=Salih |first2=Sarah |date=2005 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-14-043902-1 |series=Penguin classics |location=London}}</ref>

===Places===
*Lola Montez has two lakes (an upper and lower) named after her in the [[Tahoe National Forest]] in [[Nevada County, California]]. 
* [[Mount Lola]], [[Nevada County, California]] is named in her honour.