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Post by bjd on Mar 16, 2017 11:55:30 GMT
Rod Stewart British pop singer who has been around for a long time
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 13:35:41 GMT
Tewfik Jallab - French actor
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Post by questa on Mar 16, 2017 13:44:53 GMT
Josephine Tewson English Actress. Plays Hyacinth Bucket's nervous neighbour.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 14:32:03 GMT
Paul von Hindenburg - German politician and president who probably regretted that a zepplin was named after him
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Post by mossie on Mar 16, 2017 15:37:29 GMT
Denis Thatcher - long suffering husband of she who must be obeyed
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Post by whatagain on Mar 16, 2017 16:21:55 GMT
John Thach. Commanded a squadron of F4F during the battle of Midway
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 19:41:13 GMT
William Thackeray - 19th century English novelist
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Post by whatagain on Mar 16, 2017 23:02:05 GMT
Liam Neeson absolutely fantastic in the list of Schindler.
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Post by questa on Mar 16, 2017 23:03:51 GMT
cross posting
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 6:30:17 GMT
Della Reese - American jazz singer and actress
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Post by mossie on Mar 17, 2017 19:56:14 GMT
Ella Fitzgerald - first lady of song
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Post by whatagain on Mar 17, 2017 20:35:51 GMT
Aubrey 'Jack' Fitch Commanded the CV2 during the battle of the coral sea but missed the battle of Midway.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 21:47:27 GMT
Fernando Rey - Spanish actor
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Post by whatagain on Mar 18, 2017 7:45:34 GMT
Fernandel
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Post by bjd on Mar 18, 2017 8:57:50 GMT
Nancy Drew Girl detective in novels for young people. First appeared in 1930.
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Post by whatagain on Mar 18, 2017 11:01:30 GMT
Pettygrew. Commanded a division in Hill's corps during battle of Gettysburg.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 15:49:56 GMT
Alex Pettyfer - English actor and model (as so many of these young actors are)
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Post by whatagain on Mar 18, 2017 15:54:57 GMT
Lexington. The CV2 carrier vessel I was mentioning which sunk off Port Moresby
Are the names of vessels accepted ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 15:59:19 GMT
Euh.... "famous people names"...? I presume that Lexington might have been a person before being a vessel...? If just a city, then it wouldn't work.
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Post by whatagain on Mar 18, 2017 17:58:23 GMT
CV 1 2 and 3 were named after locations of indépendance battles. Saratoga Lexington and Yorktown. So back to original post.
Sarah Ferguson !
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Post by mossie on Mar 18, 2017 19:21:13 GMT
Gussie Moran - American lady who shocked the staid world of Wimbledon with her frilly knickers
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 22:20:19 GMT
Nora Ephron - American writer
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 21, 2017 8:48:03 GMT
Norah Jones - singer and daughter of Ravi Shankar
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Post by mossie on Mar 21, 2017 20:10:56 GMT
Rita Ora - celeb type actress
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 22, 2017 8:35:05 GMT
Anita Harris - English singer and entertainer
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Post by whatagain on Mar 22, 2017 10:15:36 GMT
Mata Hari spy ? apparently more beautiful than smart. Got shot during WW1.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 11:02:08 GMT
Harrison Ford - American actor now too old for most of his iconic roles
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 22, 2017 13:12:29 GMT
Ford Prefect - from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Friend of Arthur Dent.
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Post by questa on Mar 22, 2017 13:43:30 GMT
Gerald Ford...got a bit higher than Prefect
Mata hari was a clever spy and lifted a lot of useful information about shipping in Asia. Then she changed her job description. Sell the merchandise to the highest bidder.This displeased the men who thought they had exclusive rights and she was tried and executed just before the war ended.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 14:46:12 GMT
Michael Cera - geeky American actor
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