Writing and reviews – all about what this Leo Loves
Writing and reviews – all about what this Leo Loves
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 13th February 1934 Died: 23rd March 2021 Most of us know George Segal as the fun ‘Pops’ from The Goldbergs but he started his life in New York City born the fourth child of George and Bonnie Segal. Both sets of grandparents were Russian-Jewish migrants but he was …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 5th October 1919 Died: 2nd February 1995 (aged 75) Donald Henry Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire in 1919, to a family of rail workers, he also followed in their footsteps before becoming an actor at the age of 20 – he made his stage debut on the …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 1st October 1890 Died: 30th January 1982 (age 91) Stanley Augustus Holloway was born in Newbury Park, East London to a lawyer’s clerk and a housekeeper and dressmaker. He was named after the reporter and explorer Henry Stanley (he of “Dr Livingston, I presume?” fame). Stanley left school …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 11th February 1926 Died: 28th November 2010 (aged 84) Leslie William Nielsen is probably best known for the comedy franchise Naked Gun but he started his career as a serious actor. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (that’s right he is …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 27th May 1911 Died: 25th October 1993 (age 82) The man that could be called the Star of Gothic Horror, Vincent Leonard Price, Jnr. (although as both his father and grandfather were both Vincents he could have officially been Vincent Price III) came from a well to do …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 12th November 1929 Died: 14th September 1982 (age 52) We all know the tragic story that befell Grace Kelly (Princess Grace of Monaco as she was at the time) but what about where the story started? Was it a rags to riches tale? Unfortunately (if you’re looking for …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 9th October 1900 Died: 19th August 1976 (aged 75) As you will know my main modus operandi for these things is to look at an actors top five worldwide box office films and then talk about my favourite film of theirs. Unfortunately, as I have found out, that’s …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 8th September 1925 Died: 24th July 1980 (aged 54) Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers) was born in Portsmouth and is best known to many as Inspector Clouseau but to a certain generation he is probably more fondly remembered as part of the comedy troupe that starred in …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 26th May 1907 Died: 11th June 1979 (age 72) Born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset, Iowa. As a child he was given the nickname ‘Little Duke’ and the name stuck, becoming known as ‘The Duke’ in later life. He played football at high School as well as being …
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 17th May 1936 Died: 29th May 2010 (aged 74) Dennis Lee Hopper showed his acting credentials at the age of 13 whilst at High School in California; his family moved there from Kansas where he was born. Art was, probably, his first passion having started attending art classes …