Another exclusive scoop by ‘I Wish That Was The News’ @ FMS (Aug 2023) Reports are coming in that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has an uncanny resemblance to Europe’s secretive “Mr Big”. An observer on the Kent coast stated he happened to have caught a glimpse of Mr Big getting into his helicopter and…
A Few Song Facts Ever wondered how many songs there are in the world? The number is obviously dynamic, as new songs are constantly being written and old songs forgotten. One best guestimate puts the number of ‘official’ songs is the world at around 80 million. An official song being one that is either physically…
Early Life The British comedy actor Jimmy Edwards was born in Barnes, Surrey on 23 March 1920. The son of a mathematics professor, he was christened James Keith O’Neill Edwards. He had eight siblings, four brothers and four sisters. He was schooled at St Paul’s Cathedral School in Wimbledon and later attended St John’s College…
The expressions “headmaster” and “headmistress” have traditionally been used in UK schools for centuries. They obviously refer to a headteacher, whose primary task is the running of a school. Although the phrases are still in use today, particularly in public schools, the imported American term “principal”, is becoming increasing common. However, I think it’s fair…
Early Life The English-Australian actor Peter Finch was born on 28 September 1916 in London, England. He was given the birth name of Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch. His parents were George Ingle Finch, a chemist and noted mountaineer, and his wife Alicia, who he had married the previous year. However, his parents divorced in…
Early Life The character actor Ron Moody was born on 8 January 1924 in Tottenham, London. He was the son of Jewish parents of East European extraction, Bernard Moodnick, a studio executive, and his wife, Kate. In 1930, Bernard Moodnick changed the family name to the anglicised surname of ‘Moody’. Ron received a grammar school…
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