John Logie Baird FRSE was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator, demonstrating the world's first working television system on 26 January 1926. He also invented the first publicly demonstrated colour television system, and the first purely electronic colour television picture tube. Wikipedia
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But I ain't as smart as he was coz I missed Sheba's post - Yes siree it is indeed Sir Sydney Kidman.
Aged 12? set off on a blind in one eye horse with 5 bob in his pocket and used his smarts to end up with his empire.
Back to Sheba then for another turn.
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Cheers - Ian
I slowly realise as I get older that I am definitely NOT the fastest rat in the race.
Also the older I get the more I realise I do not know.
Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer. She was the star and producer of sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life with Lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
You're too smart for me Sheba I thought I would be cheeky and post a younger version of Lucy's co-star Over to you Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 August 17, 1979)[1] was an American actress and singer, who was best known for her role as Ethel Mertz on the American television sitcomI Love Lucy, and as Vivian Bagley on the sitcom The Lucy Show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Vance
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To err is human but to really mess things up, you need a computer.
Spot on hufnpuf. Another one gone too early. Who do you have ?
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English actress of stage and screen. Richardson was a member of the Redgrave family, being the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. She was the wife of Liam Neeson at the time of her accidental death.