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Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 9, 2021 16:07:51 GMT
This British actor who passed away recently played a wide variety of TV and film roles from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s.
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Post by barb43 on Nov 15, 2021 1:37:26 GMT
He makes me think of some version of Robin Hood, but I'm not finding anything. Paul Ritter was the only British actor who popped up when I simply googled "British actor who passed away recently." I'm pretty sure this isn't Paul Ritter.
I'm not familiar with many British TV shows or films, so not likely I'd know who he is. I'm guessing he must have been in at least his 70s when he passed away, or older.
May I have another clue - ?
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 15, 2021 2:18:42 GMT
He was in his early 80s when he passed away.
In the mid 1980s he had a recurring role on a long running sci fi series and was a regular on a popular sopa opera.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 15, 2021 4:09:59 GMT
Is this Tony Selby, from Dr Who? This was a tough one!
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 15, 2021 11:13:23 GMT
Correct!
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Post by barb43 on Dec 15, 2021 13:49:45 GMT
This man's voice was an icon of the 20th century. He was a radio personality & voice actor of prolific proportions.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 19, 2021 20:00:19 GMT
This man was known for ending everything he did with the same 3-word phase. That famous 3-word saying is inscribed on his tombstone.
(our pastor mentioned 2 tombstones, near the end of his sermon this morning, & this was one of them - his point was, the above person had described the future incorrectly)
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2021 13:31:32 GMT
Mel Blanc?
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Post by barb43 on Dec 21, 2021 18:14:45 GMT
Yes. The 3 words on his tombstone are his famous tag line ending that was on everything he did: That's All Folks!The other tombstone the pastor referenced belonged to a little old Southern lady who's buried somewhere in the Deep South. It contains one word: Waiting. Pastor was talking about the hope we have in Jesus Christ when he used these 2 references.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2021 18:36:35 GMT
The man on the left was a German priest who wrote a popular poem in the early 1800s. Two years later, the man on the right set that poem to music. The resulting hymn is still frequently sung today mostly around this time of year.
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Post by barb43 on Jan 9, 2022 2:41:50 GMT
The man on the left is: A young priest in Austria, Joseph Mohr, who wrote "Silent Night", about a calm and bright silent night, and the wonder of a tender and mild newborn child, in 1816. The man on the right is: Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 - 7 June 1863), an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" (" Silent Night "). I really thought this was probably about Away in the Manger, and then I was sure it must be about O, Holy Night. I was just humming up the wrong tree, both times. I picked Silent Night to look up on the third try.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 9, 2022 2:47:49 GMT
Correct!
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Post by barb43 on Jan 10, 2022 19:16:48 GMT
Our mystery lady wanted to join the Women's Army Corps at the onset of WWII, but due to the regulations of the day pertaining to women's height, she was too tall at 6'2". She joined the Office of Strategic Services instead and worked as a clerk-typist. She sometimes worked on secret projects, among which was her first recipe, for a shark repellant. She was born in Pasadena, CA, but I always thought, until I read the short bio that accompanied this photograph, that she was French. I should stop before I give her away - "happy hunting".
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 18, 2022 19:54:59 GMT
Julia Child?
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Post by barb43 on Jan 19, 2022 0:15:18 GMT
Yes!
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