NomDeGuerre
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Carry On's Charles Hawtrey. Had Tattle been around in the 70s / 80s, he'd have generated enough material to fill 100 threads.
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ElpisWept
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Yootha Joyce - Wikipedia
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Yootha Joyce. I think she was highly underrated.
Serene Serena
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The tragedy of her early demise from cancer, followed shortly by her husband's suicide, leaving their child an orphan. Jason Dors Lake himself died prematurely aged 50, alcohol and substance abuse were believed to be a factor.
If Diana had been a cancer survivor, how different everything could have been. She was a very talented, but underrated actress, and marketed as a budget Marilyn Monroe.
House of Tea
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Terence Stamp, David Hemings and Malcolm McDowell were not of my era, but I found them mesmerising when I saw their films.
Kate O Mara always fascinated me. She turned up on The Colbys and Triangle, but she was in a lot of Hammer Horror and similar as the Dolly bird. She always looked other worldly. I went and saw her in a matinee in a West End theatre when I lived in the area. I was wandering near the theatre an hour or so before the show and she was sitting at a table outside a cafe holding court with her admirers. This was late 90s, she would be approaching 60. She had an aura, old school starriness. I was sitting next to a couple of Americans in the audience and they said, oh my gawd, would you look at her bosom! She did have an amazing figure.
Kate O Mara always fascinated me. She turned up on The Colbys and Triangle, but she was in a lot of Hammer Horror and similar as the Dolly bird. She always looked other worldly. I went and saw her in a matinee in a West End theatre when I lived in the area. I was wandering near the theatre an hour or so before the show and she was sitting at a table outside a cafe holding court with her admirers. This was late 90s, she would be approaching 60. She had an aura, old school starriness. I was sitting next to a couple of Americans in the audience and they said, oh my gawd, would you look at her bosom! She did have an amazing figure.
And an interesting person. So many pre and post war British talent. I discovered her when she played the Queen Mother in the 2006 film The Queen.
I didn't know whether to mention David Niven but he is so under rated. Excellent comic timing.
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LucyEyelesbarrow
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She's been in so many things. Superb in Victim with Dirk Bogarde, about a man being blackmailed for being gay. A brave film for 1961. I love Dirk Bogarde too.
Mrs Moon
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Victoria Wood what can I say - so talented and funny and a great actress. Anybody remember her in Housewife 49 ? Think it was 49 anyway. She passed away far too soon from cancer sadly. Yes I remember that iconic episode wellLooking at many previous comments and memories, there was that episode of Victoria Wood's 'Dinnerladies' when the staff had a 'Bring your parent' day. It was like a comedy masterclass. The 'parents' included Thora Hird, Dora Bryan, Eric Sykes and Elspet Grey. They were a hoot. I mean, there were also Thelma Barlow, Anne Reid, Duncan Preston, Julie Walters, Vic Wood herself and a young Maxine Peake. The other programme that used to showcase older, sometimes forgotten talent was 'Last of The Summer Wine', with it's varied permanent and guest actors. You could say it was the 'last saloon' of many an older, faded, actor but I love it and still watch repeats now. Didn't really discover it until after they'd finished filming in 2010. Most of the cast are gone now but many of the characters were iconic. I mean, where else would you find that Cato and Commandant Yamahuci from 'Tenko' becomes 'Entwistle, the wily electrician 'from the East' (Hull) in the form of Burt Kwouk?!I adored Burt Kwouk!
House of Tea
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This thread could go on for years.
Peggy Mount. If I hear a female shouting loudly I always say she is giving it the full Peggy. A bit like a female Brian Blessed for voice loudness. She did a lot of work with Pat Coombs! Who was like a mouse!
Peggy Mount. If I hear a female shouting loudly I always say she is giving it the full Peggy. A bit like a female Brian Blessed for voice loudness. She did a lot of work with Pat Coombs! Who was like a mouse!
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ForeverMakingJibesWicked
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Cilla is to Dusty what Kwik Save is to Waitrose.
NomDeGuerre
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Dusty was such an inspirational person; taking a stand against apartheid South Africa years before it was a cause celebre; always championing black musicians both in the U.K. and US, at a time when that could have harmed her own career; completely reinventing herself in the 80s and finding a whole new audience.
It’s sad and frustrating she died when she did. She could conceivably have been around still today (I can defo see her smashing the Legends Slot at Glastonbury).
Side note, but I can’t believe she never got a Bond theme.
It’s sad and frustrating she died when she did. She could conceivably have been around still today (I can defo see her smashing the Legends Slot at Glastonbury).
Side note, but I can’t believe she never got a Bond theme.
thegirlscout
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I don’t know if this celebrity is forgotten but I was reading this article on David Tomlinson (Mr Banks from Mary Poppins) and this little excerpt made me titter.
His favourite story was of an old landlady telling him of the kindness of her previous guest. “Do you know,” she explained, “that man went out on Saturday night, met a sailor who had nowhere to stay and let him share his bed.”
His favourite story was of an old landlady telling him of the kindness of her previous guest. “Do you know,” she explained, “that man went out on Saturday night, met a sailor who had nowhere to stay and let him share his bed.”
Irene Handl, brilliantly funny in everything she did. Amazing that she was also a novelist. I must get these books:
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The hidden world of Irene Handl - Comedy Chronicles - British Comedy Guide
Irene Handl is fondly remembered for her plethora of stage and screen roles in the post-war years, but here's the tale of a much-forgotten career path.
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House of Tea
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Boogie zithers, such a great name.
This was meant to be Googie Withers. Auto correct had other ideas!
LucyEyelesbarrow
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One of my favourite jokes is one of theirs.
Eric: Nice out, isn't it?
Ern: Yes, but you'd better put it away again now.
Eric: Nice out, isn't it?
Ern: Yes, but you'd better put it away again now.
LucyEyelesbarrow
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What about Pasty Rowlands, anyone? Fab as the Mayor's rebellious wife in Carry on Girls (another atrocious guilty pleasure of mine) and resentful secretary in Carry on At Your Convenience. I'd like to see some of her other stuff too though.
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Patsy Rowlands - Wikipedia
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Jerry Garcia
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Has anyone mentioned my very favourite, the brilliant Beryl Reid yet?
House of Tea
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Not sure why the Mail won’t open for me. It did the first time, but not since!!??
Diana Dors, very famous, but probably not to a lot of people. She was a caricature character but I saw her in an old black and white movie Yield to the Night which was riveting.
Mrs Moon
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I still watch the Carry On films whenever I can. I just find them so relaxing and laugh out loud at all the jokes again and again. One of my favourites is Carry on Cabby with Hattie Jaques and Sid James. She plays the downtrodden wife who starts her own rival cab company. Early Feminism at work in the 60sLoved her,I use to take her off,holler at my husband in her voice.she spoke very posh didn’t she?
Another actress I loved was ‘little Lil’ in rag trade and carry on films,very funny lady in real life as well.
i think it may have been Hattie Jaques documentary ,where she was interviewed?was I right?
