Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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| Hand Marbled Notebook A6 size by Books n Boxes |
Poet Laureate during the reign of Queen Victoria, I studied The Charge of the Light Brigade many times at school and then at Uni. He was a big fan of onomatopoeia, alliteration and assonance - try saying that 3 times fast! Should he be alive today, Alf would be 201!
Sir Alexander Fleming
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| Desktop friendly bacteria by Haggis Home |
Famous for discovering penicillin on account of being a bit of a minger. I wonder what I've 'discovered' during my lifetime!?
Lucille Ball
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| Rubber Ducky Soaps by Lucy loves... |
Star of I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy, actress and Pinup Girl Lucille Ball would have been 99 today
Robert Mitchum
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| Catching some Zzzzs pillowcase by Sixes and Sevens |
Star of Film Noir and Westerns, Robert Mitchum was everyone's favourite 'Anti-Hero'.
Andy Warhol
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| Zombie Pop Art Horror Mug by Mugnifique! |
Like, probably the most famous of the Pop Artists, in fact, leader of the Pop Art Movement? You don't really need me to tell you anything about Andy Warhol now do you?
Barbara Windsor
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| 3 English tarts by Treaclezoo |
The first of today's Folksy Friday Celebs to be not dead. Babs won't mind me illustrating her with pictures of tarts will she? I've seen about 10 minutes of a Carry On film! She's 73 today.
Michelle Yeoh
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| Embroidered ninja fabric notebook cover by fiona t. |
Voted by rottentomatoes.com as the Greatest Action Heroine of all time, Michelle's pretty awesome (and also alive)! She starred in Tomorrow Never Dies and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and does all of her own stunts. She's 48 today.
Charles Ingram
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| It's all gone pear shaped brooch by Strawberry Anarchy |
Famous for cheating on Who wants to be a Millionaire and then going on Big Brother or summink? I'm a Celebrity...whatever.
M. Night Shyamalan
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| Discombobulated Bob Cat Plushie by Cute Designs |
Director of very confusing but kinda good and some brilliant (but mostly confusing) films with twist endings. He's 40 today.
Geri Halliwell
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| Marguerite Rag Doll by Maisy Muffin Rag Dolls |
Ginger Spice herself is 38 today.
Melissa George
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| Imperfect Angel by Harriets Imaginations |
Remember when she played Angel on Home and Away, who got married to Shane and then...did Shane die? I fancied him, he was called Dieter Brummer... Anyhoo, Melissa George is quite a famous actress now, she was in Mulholland Drive and The Amityville Horror remake.
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| And you thought you were special |
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I love that Ninja notebook - fab. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for including my Discombobulated Bob Cat in your feature. :)
ha! i love your discombobulated bob cat
ReplyDeletethanks konnie for including me in this awesome selection of goodies! great blog - i love the tenuous links :)
oh, angel from home & away was also in the excellent '40 days of night'... and i think shane died of a broken spleen - shame
x fiona t
he he love your blog choices Konnie-always so interesting! I still watch home and away ;)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting choice, must of taken you ages!!
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