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Indeed it is BG - your turn!

Stan Laurel was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Wikipedia

Born: 16 June 1890, Ulverston, United Kingdom
Died: 23 February 1965, Santa Monica, California, United States
Buried: Forest Lawn, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Children: Lois Laurel, Stanley Robert Laurel


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Thank you Pete. Try this one !!

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Surprised this one hasn't already gone.   Pablo Picasso.



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Well done Sheba. I thought this might be a difficult one and I was earlier thinking of a clue to give. Over to you Sheba.

Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter

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Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. Wikipedia
 
Born: 25 October 1881, Málaga, Spain
Died: 8 April 1973, Mougins, France
On view: The Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, MORE
Periods: Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Post-Impressionism, MORE
Full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
Movies: The Mystery of Picasso, La Vie Commence Demain, Wie man Wünsche beim Schwanz packt


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Thanks BG.  Hope this will be easy.

 

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could it be jimmy hannon



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It sure is Greg.  Off you go.

 

Jimmy Hannan (25 August 1934 7 January 2019) was an Australian radio and television personality, variety show host, singer, entertainer and game show host of the 1960s and 1970s. One of the pioneers of television, he appeared regularly on variety show In Melbourne Tonight, and later hosted his own musical variety show Jimmy, later called Tonight with Jimmy Hannan.



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famous Australian

Cant seem to get it



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Is he a Yachtsman ?   

 



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Was a Yachtsman and a Producer

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Sir James Hardy ?



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Spot on Sheba , over to you

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Sir James Hardy OBE (b. 1932) is a wine industry executive, yachtsman and community leader. One of Australia's leading sailing identities, he was a member of the Australian Olympic team in 1964 and 1968, has skippered a number of America's Cup entries and was team adviser to Australia II, the Cup winner in 1983. He joined the family company Thomas Hardy and Sons Pty Ltd as a shipping clerk in 1953, rising over subsequent years to hold the position of Non-Executive Director of the giant BRL Hardy Wine Company from 1992 to 2003. A long-time advocate for the protection of coast and marine environments, he is a Patron of the Australian National Maritime Foundation and has been Director of the HM Endeavour Foundation Pty Ltd since 1996.

 

 

Thanks Greg.  Try this one.

ballet art: vintage ballerina graphic, Lola Montez

 

 

 



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Lola Montez

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That's her. Over to you.

 

Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld, better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Gräfin von Landsfeld. At the start of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, she was forced to flee.



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Sorry Sheba Ive been at work,over to you.smile



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Who is fhis



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John Bertrand ?



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Yep , all yours Sheba. Just noticed my wife has the same Birthday as you albeit a different year. Cheers smile



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Then you are a lucky man Greg, as long as you continue to treat her well.  biggrinbiggrinbiggrin.

 

John Bertrand AO skippered the winged keel Australia 2 to victory over Dennis Connors Liberty to win the 1983 America's Cup, breaking 132 years of American domination and in the process, breaking the longest-running record in the history of modern sport.

 

Try this one.  Should be easy.

 

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She was one of Frank Sinatras' wives.



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Isn't anyone playing anymore ?  This lady was so well-known, I can't believe nobody recognises her.  First name starts with "A". 



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Too easy: Ava Gardner.



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You got her BG.  Will try and make them a bit harder in future.  biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

 

 

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 January 25, 1990) was an American actress and singer. Gardner was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941, and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo (1953), and also received BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for other films.

Gardner appeared in several high-profile films from the 1940s to 1970s, including The Hucksters (1947), Show Boat (1951), Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959), 55 Days at Peking (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), The Night of the Iguana (1964), The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Mayerling (1968), Tam-Lin (1970), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Earthquake (1974), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Gardner continued to act regularly until 1986, four years before her death in London in 1990, at the age of 67.

She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema.[



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Thank you Sheba.  Here's one for you:     WIS55.jpg

 



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Rebecca Gibney ?



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G'day BG. ? Liz Hayes.
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Yes, it is Liz Hayes. Your go Jack:

Liz Hayes
Australian reporter

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Elizabeth Ryan is an Australian reporter, journalist and television presenter.
 
Born: 23 May 1956 (age 63 years), Taree
Residence: Sydney
TV shows: 60 Minutes, Today
Spouse: John Singleton (m. 19911992), Ben Crane


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Thanks BG. OK all Who is this?

Cheers.

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Aaron Pederson.



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