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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: Screen Goddess Elizabeth Taylor dies |
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It's just been reported that Elizabeth Taylor, one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79. Her many films included National Velvet, Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The double Oscar-winning actress had a long history of ill health and was being treated for symptoms of congestive heart failure.
More on the story: http://goo.gl/1Gsx9
PS: Marko's news agency must surely have lost its contract now, yes? |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Someone once called her "The Last Star" which is about right. That epithet is much overused these days but La Taylor was indeed a real star.
I think Marko's news agency may have gone on strike... _________________ MiS |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Screen Goddess Elizabeth Taylor dies |
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Poor old Liz
ColinB wrote: | PS: Marko's news agency must surely have lost its contract now, yes? |
No, I don't think so, he has a much better tag line than yours, Colin, and his purpose, comes from the goodness within him |
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undiscovered
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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MadeinSurrey wrote: | I think Marko's news agency may have gone on strike... |
and a Beautiful Lady in her day
_________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Screen Goddess Elizabeth Taylor dies |
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Rachel wrote: | Poor old Liz
ColinB wrote: | PS: Marko's news agency must surely have lost its contract now, yes? |
No, I don't think so, he has a much better tag line than yours, Colin, and his purpose, comes from the goodness within him |
Gizza kiss! |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Even you were slow on this one Colin
I heard the sad news reported by JV at 1.30pm today but, not being a film buff, I thought I'd leave it to someone who is to do the first post (actually thinking about it do I really mean the last post ) _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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ruddlescat wrote: | Even you were slow on this one Colin |
Yes, realise that - and the reason for my little note about Marko!
I've not been monitoring and broadcast media today because I've had to shut myself away and concentrate on work in hand, but I did see the news on a brief check of the BBC website to catch up on Budget news. |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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No he hasn't... Never got around to report on this..
God bless - RIP... |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: |
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There was quite an interesting feature on our regional news programme here yesterday evening which mentioned that although Elizabeth Taylor is always stated as having been born in London a local historian has uncovered evidence that she was actually born in Hartford near Northwich in Cheshire
Apparently her mother Sarah when heavily pregnant went with her husband to a party in Hartford and whilst there her labour started and her baby was born soon afterwards
The couple went back to London the next day and registered the birth as having happened in London which seems slightly strange but apparently the 'party' they attended was what I guess we would today called a swingers party so clearly it would have been embarrassing to all concerned if the truth had come out especially in those days
Don't ask me why a heavily pregnant woman would have wanted to attend such an event but apparently there is some local woman whose mother was in service at the time and who was present when all this happened
At first I wondered whether it was an April fool done a few hours early
Did anyone else see the feature and if so does anyone have any thoughts on it? _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:45 am Post subject: |
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I read the article Ruddles, didn't see the news last night though. Strange story.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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