Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282 Posted August 10, 2021 Thought I'd test myself and found I'd only heard of 5/24 of the people on this page (Hope, Colbert, Lee, Schumann and Calment). Famous Americans obviously not going to be my specialist subject on Mastermind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,118 Posted August 10, 2021 41 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: Thought I'd test myself and found I'd only heard of 5/24 of the people on this page (Hope, Colbert, Lee, Schumann and Calment). Famous Americans obviously not going to be my specialist subject on Mastermind. I did a little better: Bruce Lee Vincente Minnelli (Liza's dad) William Wyler Bob Hope Robert Schumann Claudette Colbert (must admit I always thought she was French) Poul Anderson Arthur Lee (haven't you got "Forever Changes"?) Jeanne Calment Rabindranath Tagore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282 Posted August 11, 2021 18 hours ago, Toast said: Arthur Lee (haven't you got "Forever Changes"?) No, but I have got To Kill a Mockingbird... :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 11, 2021 American painter Jackson Pollock died on this day 65 years ago, aged 44. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 12, 2021 British radio and television presenter Robert Robinson died on this day 10 years ago, aged 83. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 13, 2021 English writer H. G. Wells died on this day 75 years ago, aged 79. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,084 Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, The Ashes Urn said: English writer H. G. Wells died on this day 75 years ago, aged 79. Bentrovato started reading H G Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau 23 minutes ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 14, 2021 American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst died on this day 70 years ago, aged 88. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 15, 2021 Hungarian actor Paul Lukas died on this day 50 years ago, aged 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 16, 2021 Bela Lugosi died on this day 65 years ago, aged 73. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,118 Posted August 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, The Ashes Urn said: Bela Lugosi died on this day 65 years ago, aged 73. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 17, 2021 American actor Don Dubbins died on this day 30 years ago, aged 63. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 18, 2021 German expressionist writer Leonhard Frank died on this day 60 years ago, aged 78. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 19, 2021 American singer and pianist Betty Everett died on this day 20 years ago, aged 61. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel-San 69 Posted August 19, 2021 Groucho Marx died 44 years ago today, at the age of 86. "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well I have others". "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book". (Groucho Marx Quotes) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel-San 69 Posted August 20, 2021 Jerry Lewis died 4 years ago today, at the age of 91 in Las Vegas. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted August 20, 2021 William Booth founder of The Salvation Army, died 109 years ago today, aged 83. Safe to say the Sally-Ann has changed a bit since then. Here's one for the traditionalists! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 20, 2021 American actress Kim Stanley died on this day 20 years ago, aged 76. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,686 Posted August 20, 2021 9 years since the death of Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister/despot of Ethiopia and the founder of ethnic federalism for three days under 17 years from 23 August 1995 to 20 August 2012. Died after liver cancer and an infection in Berlin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 21, 2021 Irish actor Eddie Byrne died on this day 40 years ago, aged 70. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted August 22, 2021 Its six years since the Shoreham Airshow crash that killed 11. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 22, 2021 Canadian-American actress Colleen Dewhurst died on this day 30 years ago, aged 67. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 23, 2021 American actress Kathleen Freeman died on this day 20 years ago, aged 82. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted August 24, 2021 American actress Jane Greer died on this day 20 years ago, aged 76. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,976 Posted August 25, 2021 Actress and R&B singer Aaliyah tragically died in an airplane crash this day 20 years ago. She was 22 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
