WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 1st December 1940 Died: 10th December 2005 (65 years) Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was born and raised in Illinois. His mother was a prostitute and his father was a bartender, boxer and World War II veteran. His mother abandoned him when he was a child and …
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Sir Norman Wisdom (1915-2010)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 4th February 1915 Died: 4th October 2010 (aged 95) 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 …
From Ramsay Street to Hollywood
Neighbours 1986 – 2022 Do you watch a film with an Australian actor and play the ‘Home and Away’ or ‘Neighbours’ game? We do in our house. Together they have: Won two and have been nominated for seven Oscars Won two and have been nominated for 14 Golden Globes Won two Emmys Won one and …
The Beautiful Game – Penalties
this article contains spoilers Hooliganism noun violent or rowdy behaviour by young troublemakers Who can forget the scenes of fans swarming towards and fighting their way past the stewards at Wembley stadium before the Euro 2020 final? Maybe not what some would classify as hooliganism when you look back through footballing history but just look …
Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Born: 11th May 1892 Died: 22nd May 1972 (aged 80) 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 not always possible, I don’t know …
The Beautiful Game: The FA Cup
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers The FA Cup is the reason most foreign players come to England to play football – there are few competitions where topflight, non-league and amateur teams can compete together. Starting in 1871-72, its history alone is probably the most special thing about it let alone the romance of the …
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)
Born: 23rd July 1967 Died: 2nd February 2014 (aged 46) Son of a lawyer and judge and a Xerox employee, New York born Philip Seymour Hoffman excelled in supporting roles playing eccentrics and bullies but also took on several major roles including the portrayal of Truman Capote, in Capote, for which he won his only …
The Beautiful Game – The Second Half
WARNING: This Article Contains Spoilers There have been many times in the football world when you have to just say “You just couldn’t write this stuff”; first that comes to mind is Leicester City winning the Premier League in 2016, having finished the previous season 14th (their first back in the top league after a …
Gene Wilder (1933-2016)
Born: 11th June 1933 Died: 29th August 2016 (83 years) Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman) studied acting from the age of 13 and his first stage appearance was at the age of 15 in Romeo and Juliet. After graduating from the University of Iowa he was accepted at the Bristol Old Vic, where he learnt …
The Beautiful Game – First Half
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS The Beautiful Game. A Game of Two Halves. What am I talking about? I’m talking FOOTBALL. Football is, probably, England’s favourite sport with at least 70% of the UK population watching the Premier League every week. Even those that do not claim to follow the sport show their colours and …