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Post by ARENA on Nov 5, 2016 9:25:18 GMT
Lester Keith Piggott (born 5 November 1935) is a retired English professional jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow". With 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories, he is one of the most well-known English flat racing jockeys of all time. Lester Piggott was born in Wantage to a family that could trace its roots as jockeys and trainers back to the 18th century.  |
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Post by marispiper on Nov 5, 2016 21:08:06 GMT
^^^
Brilliant, brilliant jockey.
I wonder if much would've been made of the tax evasion today?? He went to prison I think.
Today he'd be sensible and have a Panama account!
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Post by ARENA on Nov 6, 2016 9:13:34 GMT
Toke Antony Townley, born 6 November 1912 in Great Dunmow, Essex, died 27 September 1984 in Leeds, was an English actor. His father was a vicar and he was christened John Townley, but his first name was then changed by his parents to the surname of an ancestor. After he left school he worked as a clerk in industry, acting in his spare time. Probably best remember for his part in Emmerdale Farm....  |
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Post by aubrey on Nov 6, 2016 9:28:18 GMT
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I still use his line, said after an evening of celebration over something or another at The Woolpack: I was really thirsty during the night - can't think why; and then the look Annie gave him.
I think his death was about the end for Emmerdale - I'm not sure when I stopped watching it, but it can't have been long after that. It was best when the main story was something like Seth being at a loose end because the school(?) had got a new boiler, that did not need any work doing on it - that one went on for weeks. Then they just got sensational, and got loads of young people and Southerners (ugh) in. I find it unwatchable now.
Eric Pollard was in a Swedish rural porn film in the 70s; I keep forgetting to watch it though.
Our group used to gather at our house on Sunday afternoon before going off to rehearse: was always watched the omnibus Emmerdale edition before leaving though: one of us even took his name from it (Mr Wilkes), and we did a version of Hey Joe about Matt Skilbeck ("Hey Matt, where are you going with that shovel in your hand/ I'm going to dig the east field," etc.)
I liked to think got his name because, like many actors of his era, he liked a spliff or two.
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Post by lana on Nov 6, 2016 14:31:22 GMT
 Reginald Beckwith (2 November 1908 – 26 June 1965) was a British film and television actor, who made almost one hundred film and television appearances in his career... His face is so very familiar but I would never have known his name. |
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Post by althea on Nov 6, 2016 18:23:00 GMT
I watched Colin Jeavons last night,playing a shady lawyer in Fools and Horses.
I seem to remember he was in one of the Dickens series too.A good actor.
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Post by aubrey on Nov 6, 2016 18:45:47 GMT
I watched Colin Jeavons last night,playing a shady lawyer in Fools and Horses. I seem to remember he was in one of the Dickens series too.A good actor. He always played someone shifty or shady or seedy, didn't he?  |
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Post by althea on Nov 6, 2016 18:47:42 GMT
Yes,and he did it so well. |
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Post by aubrey on Nov 6, 2016 18:51:15 GMT
Yes, he did. I always enjoy seeing his name in the credits.
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Post by ARENA on Nov 7, 2016 9:25:09 GMT
Susan Georgina "Su" Pollard, (born 7 November 1949, Nottingham) is an English comedy actress and singer, most famous for her roles in the sitcoms Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?. As a singer, she scored a UK No.2 hit with the song "Starting Together" in 1986. She is also well known for her unusual and flamboyant dress sense and her abrupt voice.  |
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Post by aubrey on Nov 7, 2016 9:42:16 GMT
"Abrupt"  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 14:46:30 GMT
^^^ Brilliant, brilliant jockey. I wonder if much would've been made of the tax evasion today?? He went to prison I think. Today he'd be sensible and have a Panama account! Met him a couple of times in my misspent youth. About 5'11" tall and lived on black coffee and cigars. He would bombard trainers on the telephone if he thought they had a good horse to get the ride. Incredible talent. |
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Post by marispiper on Nov 7, 2016 15:04:05 GMT
^^^ Brilliant, brilliant jockey. I wonder if much would've been made of the tax evasion today?? He went to prison I think. Today he'd be sensible and have a Panama account! Met him a couple of times in my misspent youth. About 5'11" tall and lived on black coffee and cigars. He would bombard trainers on the telephone if he thought they had a good horse to get the ride. Incredible talent. Well he's 81...could be a good health tip! |
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Post by ARENA on Nov 8, 2016 8:09:21 GMT
Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born Liverpool, 8 November 1927) is a British comedian and singer-songwriter, famous for his frizzy hair or "fluff dom" and buck teeth or "denchers", his favourite cleaner, the feather duster (or "tickling stick") and his greeting of "How tickled I am!", as well as his send-off "Lots and Lots of Happiness!"  Should be Sir Ken |
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Post by aubrey on Nov 8, 2016 8:52:10 GMT
I don't remember him, but I certainly remember his creation: Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned. What I remember especially is going to the Electric Cinema one afternoon to see Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (with Conrad Veidt); in the evening they had live piano accompaniment, but in the day they just played Eno's Music for Films; but it was amazing how often the music matched the action of the films.  |
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