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G'day all. Perhaps it is time for hints. He was a US Congressman for a while and died at a pretty famous battle.
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I won't pick it because I have found a method that is too easy but I believe Bob Dyer sang a parody "Born on a table cloth in Joe's Caffe"



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I would never have picked him without the clue, Jack

If the famous battle was the Alamo, then I shall take a stab in the dark and pick this man, who was famous through a song, when I was a schoolboy

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,
Greenest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree,
Killed him a bear when he was only three.
Davy, Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier.

Fought single handed through the Injun war,
Till the Creeks was whipped and peace was restored.
And while he was handling this risky chore,
Made himself a legend, forevermore.
Davy, Davy Crockett the man who don't know fear.

He went of to Congress and served a spell
Fixin' up the government and laws as well.
Took over Washington, I heard tell,
And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell.
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear.

When he come home, his politickin' was done,
While the western march had just begun.
So he packed his gear, and his trusty gun
And let out a grinnin' to follow the sun.
Davy, Davy Crockett, Leadin the Pioneer.



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I always wanted a Davey Crockett hat as a kid but my Mother wouldn't let me. She said they were made from cat skins and I would get ring worms from them. I think she just didn't want to spend the money with six kids to feed.



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G'day Tony. That's him. I was a bit surprised at what he really looked like when I researched him. Who do you have for us?

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Davy Crockett
American Politician
David "Davy" Crockett was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". Wikipedia
Born: 17 August 1786, Limestone, Tennessee, United States
Died: 6 March 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Children: John Wesley Crockett, Matilda Crockett, more
Siblings: Elizabeth Crockett, James Patterson Crockett, more
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You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.
 
Be always sure you are right - then go ahead.
 
Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others.



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Thanks for that, Jack

This one should go quickly

The young man below (if it is not photo shopped), climbed to the highest rung, of the ladder, which old Davy Crockett tried to climb

 

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Too easy Tony. As a youngster, looks same as when he was older.....JFK...John F Kennedy.



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That would have been my guess too BG either JFK or that kid that used to be on the front cover of the MAD magazines.



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That is the one, Jack

Who do you have for us all

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963


I do not believe that this man requires a biography to identify him, as he was famous in our era

One of his famous quotes was
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

If he had lived, and become a Grey Nomad, he would have made a fantastic Ambassador, he would have said

"My fellow Grey Nomads, ask not what your forum can do for you, ask what you can do for your forum."

I shall go home now, in case I have crossed the political line



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OK, Let's see who knows this young man:

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Shoulder gives away his employer, but I don't know who he is.



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I shall not be greedy and answer, as I was lucky enough to have picked the previous one

As a clue to others, he looks like a tennis player

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Great Red Herring BG.  Bernard Tomic ?

Thanks Tony and Bev.



-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 21st of May 2017 07:15:20 PM

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Not Bernard Tomic Sheba, but you are on the right Court....oops track !!! biggrinbiggrin

OK, Clue time: He comes from Serbia...



-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Sunday 21st of May 2017 09:31:34 PM

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Novak Djokovik. ? 



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That's him Sheba...Over to you..

Novak Djokovic
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Novak Djokovic, often referred to by the hypocorism Nole, is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
 
Born: 22 May 1987 (age 29), Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 1.88 m
Grand slams won (singles): 12
Spouse: Jelena Djokovic (m. 2014)
Davis Cup: W (2010)
Hopman Cup: F (2008, 2013)


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Thanks BG.  Another easy one.

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Cheers,

Sheba.



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Is it Maria Callas (hope I got the spelling right), the Opera Singer, by any chance Sheba

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Not Maria Callas I'm afraid.  Think Munsters.



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Yvonne De Carlo...



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That's her BG.  Who do you have ?



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Thank you Sheba. Try this one...

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Gday...

Lovely outfit

Would one see this bloke on some Sunday ... not too far away ??

Cheers - John



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Looks like Jack Thompson to me, but the clothes don't seem right. biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

 



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Sheba wrote:

Looks like Jack Thompson to me, but the clothes don't seem right. biggrinbiggrinbiggrin 

Gday...

.. I reckon ya woulda had trubble hearing anyone speak because of the thunder laps from heaven when he was filming that movie

cheers - John



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You got it again Sheba. My first clue was to be "Don't let the clothing fool you"..

Jack Thompson
BornJohn Hadley Pain
31 August 1940 (age 76)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1968present
Agent 
Spouse(s)Leona King
AwardsInductee into the Australian Film Walk of Fame 2011
Chauvel Award 2006
Inside Film Living Legend Award 2005
Film Critics Circle of Australia Award For Contribution to Australian Cinema 1998
Logie Hall of Fame 1995
Raymond Longford Award 1994
Australian Film Institute Award Best Actor "Breaker Morant" 1980
Cannes Award Best Supporting Actor Breaker Morant 1980
Hoyts Prize for Best Performance Sunday Too Far Away 1975


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Thanks BG.  Another easy one.

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Cheers,

Sheba.



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He is an Aussie guys.



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I was going to say a young Paul Newman, but I would have been wrong

They are only easy, when you know them Sheba, this one is certainly too hard for me

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Malcom Fras Past Australia Prime Minister.



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