I am thinking that photo looks like the actor, Christopher Plummer.
Big Gorilla said
02:24 PM Jul 20, 2023
No Ted, not Christopher Plummer but he is an entertainer...
Big Gorilla said
01:17 PM Jul 22, 2023
Clue: He likes Wine and Roses...
sandman55 said
06:59 PM Jul 22, 2023
Big Gorilla wrote:
Clue: He likes Wine and Roses...
With that clue I would say Andy Williams
Big Gorilla said
10:01 AM Jul 23, 2023
You got it Sandy. I thought it would be an easy one. I was considering my next clue would be his name !!!
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew Williams was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, along with numerous TV specials. The Andy Williams Show won three Emmy Awards. He sold more than 45 million records worldwide, including more than 10 million certified units in the United States.
Well I might have stumped everyone with this one. Here are some facts about her that I didn't know and she is still alive today at 85. She suffered from depression, a miscarriage and a brutal attack in 74 after a concert where she was robbed beaten and raped which made her a recluse. No one heard a note from her for the next 7 years. In her day she had numerous hits that I'm sure you will all know.
watsea said
08:27 PM Jul 24, 2023
I will try a turn at this one too.
How about the lady being Connie Francis?
Thanks for the clues Sandy. Her face was familiar but no name came until your clues.
sandman55 said
08:47 PM Jul 24, 2023
You win the prize watsea who do you have for us.
Connie Francis was born on December 12th 1937 to Ida and George Franconero.
After her moderate success with one single, she began to perform regularly again but sadly this led to an extremely tragic event; when performing at a music fair in New York in 1974 she was raped at a motel and almost suffocated under the weight of the mattress her attacker had thrown upon her. She subsequently sued the motel she was staying in and received $2.5 million, this entire ordeal led to a reform in hotel security but her rapist was never found. Francis went into a deep depression and reportedly began to abuse pills daily and rarely left her home.
In 1977 she decided to get nasal surgery and almost lost her voice, leading to her having to attend several other surgeries and vocal lessons. A year after losing her voice she returned to the studio to cut an album called Whos Happy Now? She recorded Where the Boys Are" also in Japanese, Italian, and Spanish, as she had done before with her original 1960 version. Again in 1981 she returned to the studio to record her original releases under MGM records.
In 1981, more tragedy struck Francis as her Brother George Franconero Jr. (with whom she was very close) was killed by mafia hitmen. Despite this event she took up performing again, her newfound success was short-lived though as she was soon diagnosed with manic depression and was committed to a total of 17 hospitals. Francis admitted she even attempted suicide due to the hospitals environments being extremely upsetting. Despite this, she was able to publish her autobiography Whos Sorry Now thats went on to become a The New York Times Bestseller.
In 1989 she resumed her career and re-recorded 18 of her biggest hits and in 92 one of her biggest German hit charted and ended up among the best singles of the year, this brought Francis the R.SH-Gold award for best comeback of the year. She continued to perform live in the more recent years also, in Las Vegas in 2004, San Francisco in 2007 and Manila in 2008. She also appeared at the Las Vegas Hilton with Dionne Warwick and in 2017 released her most recent autobiography Among My Souvenirs.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Francis
watsea said
09:11 PM Jul 24, 2023
Thanks Sandy.
Who is this gent? Sorry the photo quality is not a good as the photo of Connie Francis.
The bloke was before my time, but I understand that he made many people laugh.
Big Gorilla said
08:48 AM Jul 26, 2023
That big nose rings a bell for me but just can't put a name to it. Sounds like the clue makes him a comedian !!!
watsea said
09:37 AM Jul 26, 2023
He was Australian, born in Adelaide. Yes, BG, he was a comedy performer.
Santa said
12:05 PM Jul 26, 2023
Roy Rene, Mo McCackie
Roy Rene was an Australian comedian and vaudevillian. As the bawdy character Mo McCackie, Rene was one of the most well-known and successful Australian comedians of the early 20th century, and the local answer to Charlie Chaplin.
watsea said
12:43 PM Jul 26, 2023
Good going Santa. I presume my clue about his birth place of Adelaide was helpful to someone from SA.
You probably have another candidate for us.
Here is a short bio of Roy Rene:
One of Australias greatest and most loved comedians, Roy Rene was born Harry van der Sluys (or Sluice) in Hindley Street, Adelaide. The comic adopted the stage name Roy Rene after a famous French clown. As one of seven children, Rene displayed a passion for performing from a young age making his stage debut at the Theatre Royal in Hindley Street and later performed around Australia and New Zealand, eventually moving to Sydney where he joined the Vaudeville circuit.
As the bawdy character "Mo McCackie", Rene was one of the most well-known and successful Australian comedians of the 20th century. Famous for his superb timing, gestures and distinctive make-up a painted white face and black beard Rene later became known as Mo, teaming up with comedian Nat (Stiffy) Phillips to become the Stiffy and Mo comedy act.
In 1934, he starred in the film Strike me lucky, the title of which comes from one of his many catchphrases. Many of Renes favorite catchphrases are still part of the Australian vernacular. Other catchphrases included 'Don't come the raw prawn with me' (to tell someone not to try and deceive you or misrepresent the situation) and 'Fair suck of the sav' (to indicate incredulity or to let someone know they are not giving others a fair go).
The memory of Rene lives on in the Mo Awards, presented annually for excellence in live performance. The statuette presented to the recipients is in the form of Rene in his Mo McCackie persona.
Santa said
01:31 PM Jul 27, 2023
Thanks Ted, this bloke shouldn't be too difficult.
Desmond Mpilo TutuOMSG CHGCStJ (7 October 1931 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology.
-- Edited by Santa on Thursday 27th of July 2023 06:49:33 PM
sandman55 said
07:00 PM Jul 27, 2023
Thanks Santa. Now this one should be easy as well ..... if you know him that is I haven't seen Sheba around for a while I hope she is well.
-- Edited by sandman55 on Thursday 27th of July 2023 07:02:18 PM
No takers ..... This must have been harder than I thought. Our man was an actor and a comedian in early Australian variety TV shows like the Bobby Limb show.
sandman55 said
10:01 PM Jul 29, 2023
He also featured regularly on Graham Kennedy's "In Melbourne Tonight (From 1957) He often dressed as a woman in comedy sketches on these TV variety shows.
sandman55 said
08:26 PM Jul 30, 2023
Is there anyone out there? Let me know if you want more clues.
watsea said
08:39 PM Jul 30, 2023
I remember seeing his face on TV. However, I am completely clueless for his name.
sandman55 said
10:55 PM Jul 30, 2023
This should tip the scales, he acted in "Wake in Fright"
watsea said
10:05 PM Jul 31, 2023
Thanks Sandy for another clue. I say that gent is Buster Fiddess. Now I do have memories of his name and face but no memory of his performances.
sandman55 said
10:37 PM Jul 31, 2023
Yes watsea he is Buster Fiddess. Over to you for a pic. I can't find a proper Wiki of him my memories are of his old wrinkled face and i remember he was funny but not much more. Here is a link to some info on him
Something not normal when I attach the photo from my iPad. But the photo does seem to open ok. No time to investigate as I have a boating engagement today. Good luck.
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 06:08:40 AM
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 06:11:57 AM
Something not normal when I attach the photo from my iPad. But the photo does seem to open ok. No time to investigate as I have a boating engagement today. Good luck.
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 06:08:40 AM
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 06:11:57 AM
Won't open for me Watsea.
watsea said
04:01 PM Aug 1, 2023
Ok, I am ttrying again. Who is this Australian lady?
Looks like a pic has attached as per normal this time.
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 04:02:28 PM
No Ted, not Christopher Plummer but he is an entertainer...
Clue: He likes Wine and Roses...
With that clue I would say Andy Williams
You got it Sandy. I thought it would be an easy one. I was considering my next clue would be his name !!!
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew Williams was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, along with numerous TV specials. The Andy Williams Show won three Emmy Awards. He sold more than 45 million records worldwide, including more than 10 million certified units in the United States.
His face looked familiar Ken, felt I should have know who it was, the name just wouldn't surface.
Even now we know who it is doubt I would have got it.
Thanks BG as Santa said the face looked familiar but no name would come up without that clue. Now who is this lady?
Well I might have stumped everyone with this one. Here are some facts about her that I didn't know and she is still alive today at 85. She suffered from depression, a miscarriage and a brutal attack in 74 after a concert where she was robbed beaten and raped which made her a recluse. No one heard a note from her for the next 7 years. In her day she had numerous hits that I'm sure you will all know.
How about the lady being Connie Francis?
Thanks for the clues Sandy. Her face was familiar but no name came until your clues.
You win the prize watsea who do you have for us.
Connie Francis was born on December 12th 1937 to Ida and George Franconero.
After her moderate success with one single, she began to perform regularly again but sadly this led to an extremely tragic event; when performing at a music fair in New York in 1974 she was raped at a motel and almost suffocated under the weight of the mattress her attacker had thrown upon her. She subsequently sued the motel she was staying in and received $2.5 million, this entire ordeal led to a reform in hotel security but her rapist was never found. Francis went into a deep depression and reportedly began to abuse pills daily and rarely left her home.
In 1977 she decided to get nasal surgery and almost lost her voice, leading to her having to attend several other surgeries and vocal lessons. A year after losing her voice she returned to the studio to cut an album called Whos Happy Now? She recorded Where the Boys Are" also in Japanese, Italian, and Spanish, as she had done before with her original 1960 version. Again in 1981 she returned to the studio to record her original releases under MGM records.
In 1981, more tragedy struck Francis as her Brother George Franconero Jr. (with whom she was very close) was killed by mafia hitmen. Despite this event she took up performing again, her newfound success was short-lived though as she was soon diagnosed with manic depression and was committed to a total of 17 hospitals. Francis admitted she even attempted suicide due to the hospitals environments being extremely upsetting. Despite this, she was able to publish her autobiography Whos Sorry Now thats went on to become a The New York Times Bestseller.
In 1989 she resumed her career and re-recorded 18 of her biggest hits and in 92 one of her biggest German hit charted and ended up among the best singles of the year, this brought Francis the R.SH-Gold award for best comeback of the year. She continued to perform live in the more recent years also, in Las Vegas in 2004, San Francisco in 2007 and Manila in 2008. She also appeared at the Las Vegas Hilton with Dionne Warwick and in 2017 released her most recent autobiography Among My Souvenirs.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Francis
Thanks Sandy.
Who is this gent? Sorry the photo quality is not a good as the photo of Connie Francis.
The bloke was before my time, but I understand that he made many people laugh.
That big nose rings a bell for me but just can't put a name to it. Sounds like the clue makes him a comedian !!!
Roy Rene, Mo McCackie
Roy Rene was an Australian comedian and vaudevillian. As the bawdy character Mo McCackie, Rene was one of the most well-known and successful Australian comedians of the early 20th century, and the local answer to Charlie Chaplin.
You probably have another candidate for us.
Here is a short bio of Roy Rene:
One of Australias greatest and most loved comedians, Roy Rene was born Harry van der Sluys (or Sluice) in Hindley Street, Adelaide. The comic adopted the stage name Roy Rene after a famous French clown. As one of seven children, Rene displayed a passion for performing from a young age making his stage debut at the Theatre Royal in Hindley Street and later performed around Australia and New Zealand, eventually moving to Sydney where he joined the Vaudeville circuit.
As the bawdy character "Mo McCackie", Rene was one of the most well-known and successful Australian comedians of the 20th century. Famous for his superb timing, gestures and distinctive make-up a painted white face and black beard Rene later became known as Mo, teaming up with comedian Nat (Stiffy) Phillips to become the Stiffy and Mo comedy act.
In 1934, he starred in the film Strike me lucky, the title of which comes from one of his many catchphrases. Many of Renes favorite catchphrases are still part of the Australian vernacular. Other catchphrases included 'Don't come the raw prawn with me' (to tell someone not to try and deceive you or misrepresent the situation) and 'Fair suck of the sav' (to indicate incredulity or to let someone know they are not giving others a fair go).
The memory of Rene lives on in the Mo Awards, presented annually for excellence in live performance. The statuette presented to the recipients is in the form of Rene in his Mo McCackie persona.
Thanks Ted, this bloke shouldn't be too difficult.
Desmond Tutu
Too easy, away you go Sandy.
Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ (7 October 1931 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology.
-- Edited by Santa on Thursday 27th of July 2023 06:49:33 PM
Thanks Santa. Now this one should be easy as well ..... if you know him that is I haven't seen Sheba around for a while I hope she is well.
-- Edited by sandman55 on Thursday 27th of July 2023 07:02:18 PM
No takers ..... This must have been harder than I thought. Our man was an actor and a comedian in early Australian variety TV shows like the Bobby Limb show.
He also featured regularly on Graham Kennedy's "In Melbourne Tonight (From 1957) He often dressed as a woman in comedy sketches on these TV variety shows.
Is there anyone out there? Let me know if you want more clues.
This should tip the scales, he acted in "Wake in Fright"
Yes watsea he is Buster Fiddess. Over to you for a pic. I can't find a proper Wiki of him my memories are of his old wrinkled face and i remember he was funny but not much more. Here is a link to some info on him
http://jonathanbollen.net/2011/03/06/buster-fiddess/
Thanks Sandy.
Who is this Australian lady? Already a clue.
Something not normal when I attach the photo from my iPad. But the photo does seem to open ok. No time to investigate as I have a boating engagement today. Good luck.
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 06:08:40 AM
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 06:11:57 AM
Won't open for me Watsea.
Ok, I am ttrying again. Who is this Australian lady?
Looks like a pic has attached as per normal this time.
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 04:02:28 PM