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The Travelling Dillberries said
02:29 PM Sep 10, 2021
Big Gorilla wrote:
Karise Eden.
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Yes, too easy BG.
Give us a hard one.
Big Gorilla said
09:55 AM Sep 11, 2021
Thank you Chris. Who are these two guys ? Good friends. They are certainly icons, they were in the same business but operated independently. If you are my age you'll know them immediately...
The shorter one his Father was a very brave guy during WW2, Darwin had copped a hiding and he left Darwin with wounded people with a damage boat to Perth, quite a hero.
But I don' t really have a photo to put up.
Sheba said
10:05 PM Sep 11, 2021
Bob Dyer and Jack Davey.
Big Gorilla said
09:57 AM Sep 12, 2021
How did I know you would get this one Sheba !!! I recall as a kid I used to lie on the lounge room floor in front of the Radio to listen to their respective shows. There is a lot of Bio on both of these Entertainers. Click on the Wikipedia links if you want to know more..
Bob Dyer
American entertainer
Robert Neal Dyer OBE, who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Wikipedia
John Andrew Davey, known as Jack Davey, was a New Zealand-born singer and pioneering star of Australian radio as a performer, producer, writer and host from the early 1930s into the late 1950s. Later in his career he also worked briefly in television, primarily as a presenter. Wikipedia
Most of you will have seen him in a Role quite a few different Actors played.
Sheba said
09:24 PM Sep 15, 2021
If this hint doesn't give it, nothing will !!!
He was a real swinger.
Sheba said
10:11 PM Sep 16, 2021
If no-one gets him tonight, I'll give another truly give-away clue tomorrow.
terriwa said
08:20 PM Sep 17, 2021
Like Tarzan
sandman55 said
08:28 PM Sep 17, 2021
I haven't been around as I have been away. Bruce Bennett
Sheba said
09:13 PM Sep 17, 2021
That's him Sandy. Who are we looking for now ?
After starring in the Republic Pictures serial Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) as the Tarzan-like Kioga, he dropped out of films for a few years, took acting lessons, and changed his name to Bruce Bennett. He made many movies after that, gaining fame as a leading man in many Warners products.
Birth Name: Harold Herman Brix
Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Born: May 19, 1906 in Tacoma, Washington, USA
sandman55 said
11:49 PM Sep 18, 2021
Thanks Sheba now you would all know this guy but do you recognise the pic
I'm not going to give a clue yet because I think if you really look at his face you will recognise him. I believe you would all know him.
Sheba said
09:40 PM Sep 19, 2021
Red Skelton.
sandman55 said
10:29 AM Sep 20, 2021
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic
Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.
Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. The "Doughnut Dunkers" pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. His radio career began in 1937 with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in 1938. He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1941, on which many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until 1957. Skelton made his film debut in 1938 alongside Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Alfred Santell's Having Wonderful Time, and would appear in numerous musical and comedy films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, with starring roles in 19 films, including Ship Ahoy (1941), I Dood It (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and The Clown (1953).
Skelton was eager to work in television, even when the medium was in its infancy. The Red Skelton Show made its television premiere on September 30, 1951, on NBC. By 1954, Skelton's program moved to CBS, where it was expanded to one hour and renamed The Red Skelton Hour in 1962. Despite high ratings, the show was canceled by CBS in 1970, as the network believed that more youth-oriented programs were needed to attract younger viewers and their spending power. Skelton moved his program to NBC, where he completed his last year with a regularly scheduled television show in 1971. He spent his time after that making as many as 125 personal appearances a year and working on his paintings.
Skelton's paintings of clowns remained a hobby until 1964, when his wife Georgia persuaded him to show them at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas while he was performing there. Sales of his originals were successful, and he also sold prints and lithographs, earning $2.5 million yearly on lithograph sales. At the time of his death, his art dealer said he thought that Skelton had earned more money through his paintings than from his television performances.
Skelton believed that his life's work was to make people laugh; he wanted to be known as a clown because he defined it as being able to do everything. He had a 70-year-long career as a performer and entertained three generations of Americans. His widow donated many of his personal and professional effects to Vincennes University, including prints of his artwork. They are part of the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy at Vincennes, Indiana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton
Sheba said
08:26 PM Sep 20, 2021
Thanks Sandy. Who is this ?
Sheba said
10:50 PM Sep 21, 2021
Thought he'd be gone by now. He's in a [ I think ] popular show on TV currently.
sandman55 said
11:34 PM Sep 21, 2021
I know his face he's an Australian actor but I have never known his name and I've just about worn out my mouse pad searching so I will have a rest for today.
Relax-n said
12:01 AM Sep 22, 2021
Reckon it might be Scott Bakula
Sheba said
09:37 PM Sep 22, 2021
Spot on Alana. Who do you have for us ? Not an Aussie though Sandy.
Currently starring in NCIS New Orleans on TV.
Scott Stewart Bakula was born on October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Sally (Zumwinkel) and J. Stewart Bakula, a lawyer. He is of German, as well as Czech, Austrian, Scottish and English ancestry. He comes from a musical family. In the fourth grade, he started a rock band and wrote songs for them, he later sang with the St. Louis Symphony. He studied Law at the University of Kansas until his sophomore year when he left to pursue acting. In 1976, he was first hired professionally in the role of Sam in "Shenandoah" and went to New York. After several small roles on television, he starred opposite Dean Stockwell in the science fiction series Quantum Leap (1989). Bakula played Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who was trapped by a malfunction of his time machine to correct things gone wrong in the past. He won a Golden Globe in 1992 for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series - Drama for Quantum Leap (1989) and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1988. He also starred in the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Jonathan Archer, the captain of Earth's first long-range starship. Today, he lives in Los Angeles, California and has a farm in upstate New York.
Thanks Sheba, apologies for the delay...
Who is this aussie
Need some clues I think.
Aussie, singer, unusual voice.
Kasey Chambers ?
Good guess Sheba but not Casey,
She won a popular singing show.
Hope some-one else can get her.
She does a great version of "it's a man's world"
Karise Eden.
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Yes, too easy BG.
Give us a hard one.
Thank you Chris. Who are these two guys ? Good friends. They are certainly icons, they were in the same business but operated independently. If you are my age you'll know them immediately...
I just can't help myself
I know both of these guys.
The shorter one his Father was a very brave guy during WW2, Darwin had copped a hiding and he left Darwin with wounded people with a damage boat to Perth, quite a hero.
But I don' t really have a photo to put up.
Bob Dyer and Jack Davey.
How did I know you would get this one Sheba !!! I recall as a kid I used to lie on the lounge room floor in front of the Radio to listen to their respective shows. There is a lot of Bio on both of these Entertainers. Click on the Wikipedia links if you want to know more..
Bob Dyer
Jack Davey
Thanks BG. Try this one.
Most of you will have seen him in a Role quite a few different Actors played.
If this hint doesn't give it, nothing will !!!
He was a real swinger.
If no-one gets him tonight, I'll give another truly give-away clue tomorrow.
I haven't been around as I have been away. Bruce Bennett
That's him Sandy. Who are we looking for now ?
After starring in the Republic Pictures serial Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) as the Tarzan-like Kioga, he dropped out of films for a few years, took acting lessons, and changed his name to Bruce Bennett. He made many movies after that, gaining fame as a leading man in many Warners products.
Thanks Sheba now you would all know this guy but do you recognise the pic
I'm not going to give a clue yet because I think if you really look at his face you will recognise him. I believe you would all know him.
Red Skelton.
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic
Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.
Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. The "Doughnut Dunkers" pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. His radio career began in 1937 with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in 1938. He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1941, on which many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until 1957. Skelton made his film debut in 1938 alongside Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Alfred Santell's Having Wonderful Time, and would appear in numerous musical and comedy films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, with starring roles in 19 films, including Ship Ahoy (1941), I Dood It (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and The Clown (1953).
Skelton was eager to work in television, even when the medium was in its infancy. The Red Skelton Show made its television premiere on September 30, 1951, on NBC. By 1954, Skelton's program moved to CBS, where it was expanded to one hour and renamed The Red Skelton Hour in 1962. Despite high ratings, the show was canceled by CBS in 1970, as the network believed that more youth-oriented programs were needed to attract younger viewers and their spending power. Skelton moved his program to NBC, where he completed his last year with a regularly scheduled television show in 1971. He spent his time after that making as many as 125 personal appearances a year and working on his paintings.
Skelton's paintings of clowns remained a hobby until 1964, when his wife Georgia persuaded him to show them at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas while he was performing there. Sales of his originals were successful, and he also sold prints and lithographs, earning $2.5 million yearly on lithograph sales. At the time of his death, his art dealer said he thought that Skelton had earned more money through his paintings than from his television performances.
Skelton believed that his life's work was to make people laugh; he wanted to be known as a clown because he defined it as being able to do everything. He had a 70-year-long career as a performer and entertained three generations of Americans. His widow donated many of his personal and professional effects to Vincennes University, including prints of his artwork. They are part of the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy at Vincennes, Indiana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton
Thanks Sandy. Who is this ?
Thought he'd be gone by now. He's in a [ I think ] popular show on TV currently.
I know his face he's an Australian actor but I have never known his name and I've just about worn out my mouse pad searching so I will have a rest for today.
Reckon it might be Scott Bakula
Spot on Alana. Who do you have for us ? Not an Aussie though Sandy.
Currently starring in NCIS New Orleans on TV.
Scott Stewart Bakula was born on October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Sally (Zumwinkel) and J. Stewart Bakula, a lawyer. He is of German, as well as Czech, Austrian, Scottish and English ancestry. He comes from a musical family. In the fourth grade, he started a rock band and wrote songs for them, he later sang with the St. Louis Symphony. He studied Law at the University of Kansas until his sophomore year when he left to pursue acting. In 1976, he was first hired professionally in the role of Sam in "Shenandoah" and went to New York. After several small roles on television, he starred opposite Dean Stockwell in the science fiction series Quantum Leap (1989). Bakula played Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who was trapped by a malfunction of his time machine to correct things gone wrong in the past. He won a Golden Globe in 1992 for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series - Drama for Quantum Leap (1989) and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1988. He also starred in the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Jonathan Archer, the captain of Earth's first long-range starship. Today, he lives in Los Angeles, California and has a farm in upstate New York.
Thanks for that
This person is not an Aussie either