Yes you are right Ted. I Slipped up there. I have quite a few photos on file and couldn't remember putting this one up before. Never mind, over to you:
Anthony Newley
British actor and musician
One of the U.K.'s most successful songwriters, actors, and singers of the 1960s.
It would be Johnny Weissmuller of Tarzan fame in Saturday Matinees in the 1950s
watsea said
10:35 PM Jun 18, 2024
Johnny Weissmuller, it is, Stew. I remember him as Jungle Jim, too, from early TV days.
Someone else for us now?
Johnny Weissmuller:
Johnny Weissmuller (/wasmlr/; born Johann Peter Weißmüller[asml]; June 2, 1904 January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. He set world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics.[3] He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.[4][5]
Following his retirement from swimming, Weissmuller played Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948; six were produced by MGM, and six additional films by RKO. Weissmuller went on to star in sixteen Jungle Jimmovies over an eight year period, then filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series.
watsea said
09:03 PM Jul 1, 2024
Hi all,
I can keep this thread moving with another photo for an identification.
Boyle was born on 24 June 1951, the daughter of Gilbert and Irene Boyle, in Coburg, a suburb of Melbourne. She was educated at Coburg High School in Melbourne.
After strong performances in the 1968 Australian Championships and Olympic trials, Boyle was selected to represent Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at the age of 16.[1][2] At 17, she won a silver medal in the 200-metre sprint[3] and placed 4th in the 100 metres.[4] Setting world junior records in both distances, of 22.73 and 11.20 seconds. The 200-metre record lasted 12 years before being broken; the 100-metre 8 years.
Boyle competed in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where she contributed to Australia's number one position on the medal tally with three gold medals, in the 100 and 200-metre sprints[5] and the 4 × 100-metre relay.[6]
At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Boyle collected two more silver medals, in the 100-metre[7] and 200-metre sprints.[8] In both races, she came second to East German Renate Stecher.[9]
In 1974, at the ChristchurchBritish Commonwealth Games, Boyle duplicated her results at the Edinburgh Games, winning three more gold medals in the same three events.[10] Breaking the games record in both the 100 metres 11.27 and 200 metres[11] with a 22.50 clocking.
In January 1976, she and her team-mates beat an eight year old world record for the 4 × 200 metre relay in Brisbane.[12]
At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Boyle finished fourth in the final of the 100-metre sprint,[13] but was disqualified from the 200-metre-race for making two false starts.[14] A video replay later showed that she had not false started on her first start. However, Boyle did receive the honour of acting as the flag bearer for the Australian team, the first woman to do so.[15][16]
Boyle was unable to replicate her previous Commonwealth success at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, winning only a silver medal in the 100-metre sprint[17] before withdrawing from the 200m and relay due to injury.[18]
Boyle was selected to compete in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow but eventually withdrew from the team for what she stated were personal reasons, during the long dispute within Australian sporting circles over whether to join the USA led boycott of the Games.[19][20][21][22]
Her final major competitive appearance was at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, where she won gold in the 400-metre sprint,[23] and silver in the 4 × 400-metre relay.[24]
Through her successful career, Boyle won seven gold and two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, in addition to her three silver medals at the Olympic Games.
Many East German athletes were later revealed to have used anabolic steroids within a systematic state-sponsored doping program. Boyle has stated she believes that she would have won gold at the 1972 Olympics if not for drug use by her competitor.[25] The IOC only banned the use of anabolic steroids in 1975.[26]
Boyle was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and ovarian cancer in 2000 and 2001.
Boyle works to raise community awareness about breast cancer and has been a very active board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) since 1999.[34]
I wonder if anyone else can eye your photo for an identification?
StewG said
02:32 PM Jul 10, 2024
Hey! It looks like I've been usurped.. but that's ok. It's better to keep the game rolling along than wait for me to come back in.
As I never watch commercial TV, I've no idea who the rough-nut above is.
Big Gorilla said
02:42 PM Jul 10, 2024
Well, let me give you a clue. He's a Kiwi and a world famous ophthalmologist
Dick0 said
06:52 PM Jul 10, 2024
Gee, I am surprised this has not gone off yet.
He was a very famous humanitarian and was represented in so many TV commercials.
watsea said
08:56 AM Jul 15, 2024
I will write it. Possibly , Fred Hollows??
Big Gorilla said
07:41 AM Jul 16, 2024
Fred Hollows it is Ted. Over to you:
Frederick Cossom Hollows AC was a New Zealander Australian ophthalmologist who became known for his work in restoring eyesight for people in Australia and many other countries through initiatives such as The Fred Hollows Foundation.
Yeah, Freds photo presence on TV and elsewhere is pretty common so I thought some new players would have come in. (Having trouble getting the possessive apostrophe to stay in the text as I post. I wonder if the apostrophe will stay this time?)
Ok. Who is this fella?
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 16th of July 2024 09:13:25 AM
John was the bass player for Queen, responsible for the famous riff in "another one bites the dust" among other hits.
When Freddy died he didn't want to go on and only played 3 more times. He is still involved in the finances for the band and still lives in the same house in Putny he bought with his first royalties cheque.
-- Edited by 67HR on Thursday 25th of July 2024 03:21:12 PM
-- Edited by 67HR on Thursday 25th of July 2024 03:23:06 PM
Yes you are right Ted. I Slipped up there. I have quite a few photos on file and couldn't remember putting this one up before. Never mind, over to you:
British actor and musician
One of the U.K.'s most successful songwriters, actors, and singers of the 1960s.
Thanks Big Gorilla.
Who is this fella? Might be an easy identification for some.
Johnny Weissmuller, it is, Stew. I remember him as Jungle Jim, too, from early TV days.
Someone else for us now?
Johnny Weissmuller:
Johnny Weissmuller (/wasmlr/; born Johann Peter Weißmüller[asml]; June 2, 1904 January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. He set world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics.[3] He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.[4][5]
Following his retirement from swimming, Weissmuller played Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948; six were produced by MGM, and six additional films by RKO. Weissmuller went on to star in sixteen Jungle Jimmovies over an eight year period, then filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series.
Hi all,
I can keep this thread moving with another photo for an identification.
So, who is this person?
In her younger days, this lady was pretty quick.
She was an Aussie athlete.
Sprinter, high credentials in Olympic and Commonwealth Games competitions
Is anyone taking a stab at this?
Raelene Boyle, Australian Sprinter..
Yes, BG. It is Raelene Boyle.
Another pic from you??
I have attached a bio for Raelene and pic of her at a race finish
Raelene Ann Boyle AM, MBE (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998. Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and subsequently became a board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). In 2017, she was named a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Boyle was born on 24 June 1951, the daughter of Gilbert and Irene Boyle, in Coburg, a suburb of Melbourne. She was educated at Coburg High School in Melbourne.
After strong performances in the 1968 Australian Championships and Olympic trials, Boyle was selected to represent Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at the age of 16.[1][2] At 17, she won a silver medal in the 200-metre sprint[3] and placed 4th in the 100 metres.[4] Setting world junior records in both distances, of 22.73 and 11.20 seconds. The 200-metre record lasted 12 years before being broken; the 100-metre 8 years.
Boyle competed in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where she contributed to Australia's number one position on the medal tally with three gold medals, in the 100 and 200-metre sprints[5] and the 4 × 100-metre relay.[6]
At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Boyle collected two more silver medals, in the 100-metre[7] and 200-metre sprints.[8] In both races, she came second to East German Renate Stecher.[9]
In 1974, at the Christchurch British Commonwealth Games, Boyle duplicated her results at the Edinburgh Games, winning three more gold medals in the same three events.[10] Breaking the games record in both the 100 metres 11.27 and 200 metres[11] with a 22.50 clocking.
In January 1976, she and her team-mates beat an eight year old world record for the 4 × 200 metre relay in Brisbane.[12]
At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Boyle finished fourth in the final of the 100-metre sprint,[13] but was disqualified from the 200-metre-race for making two false starts.[14] A video replay later showed that she had not false started on her first start. However, Boyle did receive the honour of acting as the flag bearer for the Australian team, the first woman to do so.[15][16]
Boyle was unable to replicate her previous Commonwealth success at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, winning only a silver medal in the 100-metre sprint[17] before withdrawing from the 200m and relay due to injury.[18]
Boyle was selected to compete in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow but eventually withdrew from the team for what she stated were personal reasons, during the long dispute within Australian sporting circles over whether to join the USA led boycott of the Games.[19][20][21][22]
Her final major competitive appearance was at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, where she won gold in the 400-metre sprint,[23] and silver in the 4 × 400-metre relay.[24]
Through her successful career, Boyle won seven gold and two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, in addition to her three silver medals at the Olympic Games.
Many East German athletes were later revealed to have used anabolic steroids within a systematic state-sponsored doping program. Boyle has stated she believes that she would have won gold at the 1972 Olympics if not for drug use by her competitor.[25] The IOC only banned the use of anabolic steroids in 1975.[26]
Boyle was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and ovarian cancer in 2000 and 2001.
Boyle works to raise community awareness about breast cancer and has been a very active board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) since 1999.[34]
Boyle currently lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with her partner Judy Wild.
-- Edited by watsea on Sunday 7th of July 2024 09:49:57 AM
Thank you Ted. This is a real easy one. Regularly on TV Advertisements:
I wonder if anyone else can eye your photo for an identification?
As I never watch commercial TV, I've no idea who the rough-nut above is.
Well, let me give you a clue. He's a Kiwi and a world famous ophthalmologist
Gee, I am surprised this has not gone off yet.
He was a very famous humanitarian and was represented in so many TV commercials.
I will write it.
Possibly , Fred Hollows??
Fred Hollows it is Ted. Over to you:
Frederick Cossom Hollows AC was a New Zealander Australian ophthalmologist who became known for his work in restoring eyesight for people in Australia and many other countries through initiatives such as The Fred Hollows Foundation.
Yeah, Freds photo presence on TV and elsewhere is pretty common so I thought some new players would have come in. (Having trouble getting the possessive apostrophe to stay in the text as I post. I wonder if the apostrophe will stay this time?)
Ok. Who is this fella?
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 16th of July 2024 09:13:25 AM
This bloke is well known across the world, more so in the USA.
Does he currently have Covid?
I think the same gentleman made an important statement last night his time.
Trevor,
it is pretty obvious to me that you know that the photo is Joe Biden, currently President of the USA.
Would you like to post another photo of a person for identification?
Meanwhile, here is a bio for Joe:
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obamaand represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden moved with his family to Delaware in 1953. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 before earning his law degree from Syracuse University in 1968. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and to the U.S. Senate in 1972. As a senator, Biden drafted and led the effort to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also oversaw six U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. Biden ran unsuccessfully for the 1988 and 2008 Democratic presidential nominations. In 2008, Obama chose Biden as his running mate, and he was a close counselor to Obama during his two terms as vice president. In the 2020 presidential election, Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate and defeated incumbent Donald Trump. He is the oldest president in U.S. history and the first to have a female vice president.
As president, Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemicand subsequent recession. He signed bipartisan bills on infrastructure and manufacturing. He proposed the Build Back Better Act, which failed in Congress, but aspects of which were incorporated into the Inflation Reduction Act that he signed into law in 2022. Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. He worked with congressional Republicans to resolve the 2023 debt-ceiling crisis by negotiating a deal to raise the debt ceiling. In foreign policy, Biden restored America's membership in the Paris Agreement. He oversaw the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that ended the war in Afghanistan, leading to the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban seizing control. He responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and authorizing civilian and military aid to Ukraine. During the IsraelHamas war, Biden condemned the actions of Hamas as terrorism, announced military support for Israel and sent limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Biden announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2024 presidential election and became the presumptive nominee, but withdrew from the race in July 2024. Biden endorsed Vice President Harris to succeed him.
-- Edited by watsea on Monday 22nd of July 2024 08:06:01 PM
Thanks Ted, I'll give it a go.
This guy was on top of the world in the 80's. He lost a good mate, then faded into obscurity. He doesn't look it but he's not short of a bob.
John Deacon. English Musician.
Absolutely 100% Ken,
John was the bass player for Queen, responsible for the famous riff in "another one bites the dust" among other hits.
When Freddy died he didn't want to go on and only played 3 more times. He is still involved in the finances for the band and still lives in the same house in Putny he bought with his first royalties cheque.
-- Edited by 67HR on Thursday 25th of July 2024 03:21:12 PM
-- Edited by 67HR on Thursday 25th of July 2024 03:23:06 PM
Thanks Trevor. Welcome to our little game. Does anyone know who this is ?
Looks like Foster Brooks the comedian.
That's the one Dicko. Over to you:
American actor and comedian
Foster Brooks was an American actor and comedian best known for his portrayal of a lovable drunk in nightclub performances and television programs.
Former Actor, Musician and Comedian.