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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 13, 2020 18:08:48 GMT
Natalie Wood -- American actress who drowned in mysterious circumstances
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Post by bjd on Jul 13, 2020 18:26:39 GMT
Woody Herman American jazz musician
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 13, 2020 21:44:38 GMT
Herman Miller -- founded a company in 1905 to manufacture high quality traditional furniture. During the Great Depression the company took a more modern turn and over the decades has turned out some of the world's most iconic pieces of modern furniture.
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Post by mossie on Jul 14, 2020 7:12:26 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Jul 14, 2020 7:46:41 GMT
Tuur Van Wallendael. Flemish tv presenter, quite famous at a time. Note that in Flemish like in french, the ,van, is a symbol of nobility whilst the ,Van, means basically from.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 14, 2020 14:16:53 GMT
Anwar Sadat - former Egyptian president and first Muslim recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 14, 2020 22:20:43 GMT
Sad Sack -- American comic strip character created in World War II, he depicted a lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 15, 2020 6:26:54 GMT
He’s new to me but I like him!
Vera Sackville West - top gardener and author. Probably batted for both sides.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 15, 2020 6:44:56 GMT
I love her collected newspaper columns and of course her famous garden.
This is for you, Mick ~
Hedley Verity -- professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939
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Post by bjd on Jul 15, 2020 8:08:47 GMT
Hadley Freeman Fashion and lifestyle commentator for the Guardian whose articles I enjoy
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 15, 2020 10:01:23 GMT
I love her collected newspaper columns and of course her famous garden. This is for you, Mick ~ Hedley Verity -- professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939 Wow! An American in Mexico who knows Hedley Verity. Remind me, what did he bowl?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 15, 2020 11:48:00 GMT
Chadwick Boseman - American film and television actor
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 15, 2020 16:37:43 GMT
Wow! An American in Mexico who knows Hedley Verity. Remind me, what did he bowl? You're so cynical! Chad Everett -- America n actor who was in everything from soaps to movies
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 15, 2020 16:59:08 GMT
Wow! An American in Mexico who knows Hedley Verity. Remind me, what did he bowl? You're so cynical! Chad Everett -- America n actor who was in everything from soaps to movies No I'm not! I was giving you the chance to look it up on Wikipedia and show us your cricketing knowledge.. Left arm orthodox btw.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 15, 2020 17:11:24 GMT
Ade Edmondson : British comedy actor
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 15, 2020 17:24:49 GMT
DeeDee Trotter- American athlete.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 15, 2020 17:43:48 GMT
Eden Hazard - Belgian football star now playing for Real Madrid
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 15, 2020 20:14:22 GMT
Hazel Dickens -- American bluegrass singer, songwriter, union advocate, bass player, & guitarist
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Post by whatagain on Jul 16, 2020 1:15:28 GMT
John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Member of a Dynasty who didnt lkke Dallas.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 16, 2020 3:55:45 GMT
Gerald Ford -- Richard Nixon's VP
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 16, 2020 5:26:38 GMT
James Corden - British actor and television host
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 16, 2020 5:48:38 GMT
Lizzie Borden - - remembered as an axe murderer even though she was tried & acquitted.
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Post by bjd on Jul 16, 2020 12:45:41 GMT
Elizabeth Taylor English actress who became famous in the States. More known for her multiple marriages now than for her acting.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 16, 2020 13:08:30 GMT
Zabou Breitman - French actress and director
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 16, 2020 16:30:27 GMT
Bouba Savage -- kid rapper
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Post by whatagain on Jul 16, 2020 21:07:55 GMT
Ava Gardner. Splendid woman. What she did, in what she played is a mystery to me.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 17, 2020 0:40:44 GMT
Frankie Avalon -- former teen idol
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 17, 2020 4:33:40 GMT
Val Kilmer - played Jim Morrison in a biopic before he got fat and horrible
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 17, 2020 4:46:55 GMT
Gary Gilmore -- murderer famously executed by firing squad (at his request) in Utah in the late 70s
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Post by casimira on Jul 17, 2020 11:30:29 GMT
Mary Matalin- Political consultant generally associated with the Republican Party (married to James Carville, Democratic spokesperson, largely responsible for Clinton's election to President.) (they reside in NOLA).
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