It sure is Sandy. Got you all thinking for a while eh ? I do give quite a few easy ones though. Who do you have for us this time ?
Anna May Wong was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.
. I'll let some-one else take him Sandy, or no one will want to play with us. Another one who died way too early.
I won't be home 'till Sunday, so will see who ID's him when I get back.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 31st of October 2020 12:13:25 AM
Big Gorilla said
11:26 AM Nov 1, 2020
That would be Actor Jeff Chandler..
sandman55 said
07:40 PM Nov 1, 2020
You've got him BG, over to you for a pic.
Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer and singer best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was Oscar nominated. He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955) and Away All Boats (1956). In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role on the radio program Our Miss Brooks and for his musical recordings.
Death
While working on Merrill's Marauders in the Philippines, on April 15, 1961, Chandler injured his back while playing baseball with U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers who served as extras in the film. He had injections to deaden the pain and enable him to finish the production.[75]
On May 13, 1961, he entered a hospital in Culver City, California and had surgery for a spinal disc herniation. There were severe complications; an artery was damaged, and Chandler hemorrhaged. On May 17, in a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation over-and-above the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. A third operation followed, on May 27, where he received an additional 20 pints of blood.[76] He died on June 17, 1961. The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia.[77]
An investigation ensued into Chandler's death.[80] It was deemed malpractice and resulted in his children suing the hospital for $1.5 million.[11][81][82]
Chandler's own estate was worth $600,000, which he left to his daughters.[80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Chandler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1770 Vine Street.
James William Carruthers was an Australian boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division. Jimmy was the 2009 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category.
Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE is an English actor. Excelling on stage with the National Youth Theatre, her performance as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra in 1965 saw her invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company before she made her West End stage debut in 1975. Since then, Mirren has also had success in television and film.
Born the eldest son and the third of seven children of Mary and Albert Ernest Young on 8 February 1922, Albert Ernest Clifford Young grew up on a farm in Beech Forest in southwestern Victoria.[1] The family farm was approximately 2,000 acres (810 ha) in size with approximately 2,000 sheep.[5] As a child Young was forced to round up the stock on foot as the family were very poor during the depression and could not afford horses.[1]
In late 1982, after training for months around the Otway Ranges, Young attempted to break New Zealander Siegfried "Ziggy" Bauer's then world record for 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of 11 days and 23 hours. The attempt took place in Colac's Memorial Square. Young had to abandon the world record attempt just after halfway at 805 kilometres (500 mi). Reflecting on the failed attempt, Young wrote that he and his support team were inexperienced and ill-prepared.[1]
Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon
In 1983, the 61-year-old potato farmer won the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon, a distance of 875 kilometres (544 mi). The race was run between what were then Australia's two largest Westfield shopping centres, Westfield Parramatta in Sydney and Westfield Doncaster in Melbourne.[6] Young arrived to compete in overalls and work boots, without his dentures (later saying that they rattled when he ran).[7] He ran at a slow and loping pace and trailed the pack by a large margin at the end of the first day. While the other competitors stopped to sleep for six hours, Young kept running. He ran continuously for five days, taking the lead during the first night and eventually winning by 10 hours. Before running the race, he had told the press that he had previously run for two to three days straight rounding up sheep in gumboots.[8] He said afterwards that during the race he imagined he was running after sheep trying to outrun a storm. The Westfield run took him five days, fifteen hours and four minutes,[1] almost two days faster than the previous record for any run between Sydney and Melbourne, at an average speed of 6.5 kilometres per hour (4.0 mph). All six competitors who finished the race broke the old record. Upon being awarded the prize of A$10,000 (equivalent to $32,067 in 2018), Young said that he did not know there was a prize and that he felt bad accepting it as each of the other five runners who finished had worked as hard as he didso he split the money equally between them, keeping none.[9]
Despite attempting the event again in later years, Young was unable to repeat this performance or claim victory again.[6]
In 1997, at age 75,[11] he made an attempt to beat Ron Grant's around-Australia record. He completed 6,520 kilometres of the 16,000-kilometre run, but had to pull out because his only crew member became ill.[3]
In 2000, Young achieved a world age record in a six-day race in Victoria.
Early life
Born the eldest son and the third of seven children of Mary and Albert Ernest Young on 8 February 1922, Albert Ernest Clifford Young grew up on a farm in Beech Forest in southwestern Victoria.[1] The family farm was approximately 2,000 acres (810 ha) in size with approximately 2,000 sheep.[5] As a child Young was forced to round up the stock on foot as the family were very poor during the depression and could not afford horses.[1]
In late 1982, after training for months around the Otway Ranges, Young attempted to break New Zealander Siegfried "Ziggy" Bauer's then world record for 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of 11 days and 23 hours. The attempt took place in Colac's Memorial Square. Young had to abandon the world record attempt just after halfway at 805 kilometres (500 mi). Reflecting on the failed attempt, Young wrote that he and his support team were inexperienced and ill-prepared.[1]
Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon
In 1983, the 61-year-old potato farmer won the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon, a distance of 875 kilometres (544 mi). The race was run between what were then Australia's two largest Westfield shopping centres, Westfield Parramatta in Sydney and Westfield Doncaster in Melbourne.[6] Young arrived to compete in overalls and work boots, without his dentures (later saying that they rattled when he ran).[7] He ran at a slow and loping pace and trailed the pack by a large margin at the end of the first day. While the other competitors stopped to sleep for six hours, Young kept running. He ran continuously for five days, taking the lead during the first night and eventually winning by 10 hours. Before running the race, he had told the press that he had previously run for two to three days straight rounding up sheep in gumboots.[8] He said afterwards that during the race he imagined he was running after sheep trying to outrun a storm. The Westfield run took him five days, fifteen hours and four minutes,[1] almost two days faster than the previous record for any run between Sydney and Melbourne, at an average speed of 6.5 kilometres per hour (4.0 mph). All six competitors who finished the race broke the old record. Upon being awarded the prize of A$10,000 (equivalent to $32,067 in 2018), Young said that he did not know there was a prize and that he felt bad accepting it as each of the other five runners who finished had worked as hard as he didso he split the money equally between them, keeping none.[9]
Despite attempting the event again in later years, Young was unable to repeat this performance or claim victory again.[6]
In 1997, at age 75,[11] he made an attempt to beat Ron Grant's around-Australia record. He completed 6,520 kilometres of the 16,000-kilometre run, but had to pull out because his only crew member became ill.[3]
In 2000, Young achieved a world age record in a six-day race in Victoria.
I think we'll need more clues . I know I for one, do not know a lot about English news, or events.
hufnpuf said
08:02 AM Nov 4, 2020
aah, but the London background is a bit of a red herring. This fellow became well known here, in Australia, around 20 years ago.
Mobi Condo said
08:04 AM Nov 4, 2020
Could it be the Long Distance Runner - Mo Farrah.
hufnpuf said
08:09 AM Nov 4, 2020
Not Mo, but you're on the right track thinking sports.
Sheba said
07:01 PM Nov 4, 2020
Just a Guess. Wade van Niekirk ?
hufnpuf said
07:29 PM Nov 4, 2020
Not Wade van Niekirk. He made a splash at the Sydney Olympics.
Sheba said
07:58 PM Nov 4, 2020
Eric Moussambani.
hufnpuf said
08:10 PM Nov 4, 2020
Yes!
Eric Moussambani Malonga (born 31 May 1978) is a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. Nicknamed "Eric the Eel" by the media, Moussambani made history at the 2000 Summer Olympics for swimming his heat of the 100 m freestyle by himself, slowly, and winning, after both his competitors were disqualified for false starts. While Moussambani's time was still too slow to advance to the next round, he set a new personal best and an Equatoguinean national record. He later became the coach of the national swimming squad of Equatorial Guinea and coached the team for the London 2012 Olympics.
It sure is Sandy. Got you all thinking for a while eh ? I do give quite a few easy ones though. Who do you have for us this time ?
Anna May Wong was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.
Thanks Sheba now who is this guy
I won't be home 'till Sunday, so will see who ID's him when I get back.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 31st of October 2020 12:13:25 AM
That would be Actor Jeff Chandler..
You've got him BG, over to you for a pic.
Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer and singer best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was Oscar nominated. He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955) and Away All Boats (1956). In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role on the radio program Our Miss Brooks and for his musical recordings.
Death
While working on Merrill's Marauders in the Philippines, on April 15, 1961, Chandler injured his back while playing baseball with U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers who served as extras in the film. He had injections to deaden the pain and enable him to finish the production.[75]
On May 13, 1961, he entered a hospital in Culver City, California and had surgery for a spinal disc herniation. There were severe complications; an artery was damaged, and Chandler hemorrhaged. On May 17, in a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation over-and-above the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. A third operation followed, on May 27, where he received an additional 20 pints of blood.[76] He died on June 17, 1961. The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia.[77]
At the time of his death, Chandler was involved with British actress Barbara Shelley. Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people.[78] He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City.[79]
An investigation ensued into Chandler's death.[80] It was deemed malpractice and resulted in his children suing the hospital for $1.5 million.[11][81][82]
Chandler's own estate was worth $600,000, which he left to his daughters.[80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Chandler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1770 Vine Street.
Thank You Sandy. Here's one for you !
Jimmy Carruthers ?
Too easy Sheba. Back to you...
Jimmy Carruthers
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James William Carruthers was an Australian boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division. Jimmy was the 2009 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category.Thanks BG. Who knows this one ?
A tricky one, she is Hellen Mirren
Off you go Sandy. No flies on you.
Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE is an English actor. Excelling on stage with the National Youth Theatre, her performance as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra in 1965 saw her invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company before she made her West End stage debut in 1975. Since then, Mirren has also had success in television and film.
Thanks Sheba now who is the Groom in this pic
You've got him hufnpuf there was quite an age gap she was 23 and he was 62 but sadly the marriage only lasted 5 years. Over to you for a pic
Albert Ernest Clifford Young OAM (8 February 1922[1] 2 November 2003[2]) was an Australian potato farmer[2] and athlete from Beech Forest, Victoria. He was best known for his unexpected win of the inaugural Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983 at 61 years of age.
Early life
Born the eldest son and the third of seven children of Mary and Albert Ernest Young on 8 February 1922, Albert Ernest Clifford Young grew up on a farm in Beech Forest in southwestern Victoria.[1] The family farm was approximately 2,000 acres (810 ha) in size with approximately 2,000 sheep.[5] As a child Young was forced to round up the stock on foot as the family were very poor during the depression and could not afford horses.[1]
In late 1982, after training for months around the Otway Ranges, Young attempted to break New Zealander Siegfried "Ziggy" Bauer's then world record for 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of 11 days and 23 hours. The attempt took place in Colac's Memorial Square. Young had to abandon the world record attempt just after halfway at 805 kilometres (500 mi). Reflecting on the failed attempt, Young wrote that he and his support team were inexperienced and ill-prepared.[1]
Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon
In 1983, the 61-year-old potato farmer won the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon, a distance of 875 kilometres (544 mi). The race was run between what were then Australia's two largest Westfield shopping centres, Westfield Parramatta in Sydney and Westfield Doncaster in Melbourne.[6] Young arrived to compete in overalls and work boots, without his dentures (later saying that they rattled when he ran).[7] He ran at a slow and loping pace and trailed the pack by a large margin at the end of the first day. While the other competitors stopped to sleep for six hours, Young kept running. He ran continuously for five days, taking the lead during the first night and eventually winning by 10 hours. Before running the race, he had told the press that he had previously run for two to three days straight rounding up sheep in gumboots.[8] He said afterwards that during the race he imagined he was running after sheep trying to outrun a storm. The Westfield run took him five days, fifteen hours and four minutes,[1] almost two days faster than the previous record for any run between Sydney and Melbourne, at an average speed of 6.5 kilometres per hour (4.0 mph). All six competitors who finished the race broke the old record. Upon being awarded the prize of A$10,000 (equivalent to $32,067 in 2018), Young said that he did not know there was a prize and that he felt bad accepting it as each of the other five runners who finished had worked as hard as he didso he split the money equally between them, keeping none.[9]
Young became very popular after this "tortoise and hare" feat, so much so that in Colac, Victoria, the Cliff Young Australian Six-Day Race was established that same year. In 1984, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia "for long distance running".[10]
Despite attempting the event again in later years, Young was unable to repeat this performance or claim victory again.[6]
In 1997, at age 75,[11] he made an attempt to beat Ron Grant's around-Australia record. He completed 6,520 kilometres of the 16,000-kilometre run, but had to pull out because his only crew member became ill.[3]
In 2000, Young achieved a world age record in a six-day race in Victoria.
Early life
Born the eldest son and the third of seven children of Mary and Albert Ernest Young on 8 February 1922, Albert Ernest Clifford Young grew up on a farm in Beech Forest in southwestern Victoria.[1] The family farm was approximately 2,000 acres (810 ha) in size with approximately 2,000 sheep.[5] As a child Young was forced to round up the stock on foot as the family were very poor during the depression and could not afford horses.[1]
In late 1982, after training for months around the Otway Ranges, Young attempted to break New Zealander Siegfried "Ziggy" Bauer's then world record for 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of 11 days and 23 hours. The attempt took place in Colac's Memorial Square. Young had to abandon the world record attempt just after halfway at 805 kilometres (500 mi). Reflecting on the failed attempt, Young wrote that he and his support team were inexperienced and ill-prepared.[1]
Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon
In 1983, the 61-year-old potato farmer won the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon, a distance of 875 kilometres (544 mi). The race was run between what were then Australia's two largest Westfield shopping centres, Westfield Parramatta in Sydney and Westfield Doncaster in Melbourne.[6] Young arrived to compete in overalls and work boots, without his dentures (later saying that they rattled when he ran).[7] He ran at a slow and loping pace and trailed the pack by a large margin at the end of the first day. While the other competitors stopped to sleep for six hours, Young kept running. He ran continuously for five days, taking the lead during the first night and eventually winning by 10 hours. Before running the race, he had told the press that he had previously run for two to three days straight rounding up sheep in gumboots.[8] He said afterwards that during the race he imagined he was running after sheep trying to outrun a storm. The Westfield run took him five days, fifteen hours and four minutes,[1] almost two days faster than the previous record for any run between Sydney and Melbourne, at an average speed of 6.5 kilometres per hour (4.0 mph). All six competitors who finished the race broke the old record. Upon being awarded the prize of A$10,000 (equivalent to $32,067 in 2018), Young said that he did not know there was a prize and that he felt bad accepting it as each of the other five runners who finished had worked as hard as he didso he split the money equally between them, keeping none.[9]
Young became very popular after this "tortoise and hare" feat, so much so that in Colac, Victoria, the Cliff Young Australian Six-Day Race was established that same year. In 1984, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia "for long distance running".[10]
Despite attempting the event again in later years, Young was unable to repeat this performance or claim victory again.[6]
In 1997, at age 75,[11] he made an attempt to beat Ron Grant's around-Australia record. He completed 6,520 kilometres of the 16,000-kilometre run, but had to pull out because his only crew member became ill.[3]
In 2000, Young achieved a world age record in a six-day race in Victoria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)
Ok, who's this guy?
I think we'll need more clues . I know I for one, do not know a lot about English news, or events.
Just a Guess. Wade van Niekirk ?
Eric Moussambani.
Eric Moussambani Malonga (born 31 May 1978) is a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. Nicknamed "Eric the Eel" by the media, Moussambani made history at the 2000 Summer Olympics for swimming his heat of the 100 m freestyle by himself, slowly, and winning, after both his competitors were disqualified for false starts. While Moussambani's time was still too slow to advance to the next round, he set a new personal best and an Equatoguinean national record. He later became the coach of the national swimming squad of Equatorial Guinea and coached the team for the London 2012 Olympics.
Thanks hnp. Who is this guy ?
You all know him. In fact, you've probably all seen at least one movie about him. Think Buckskin.
Davey Crockett???
Not Davey Sandy. They did some of the same things though.
Not Custer hnp. Lots of men in the West used to wear Buckskins in those days.