u/Holykatz

I'm confused about something, and I'm hoping the candle fans here might be able to help me understand. I have a box of assorted candles, both tapers and figurine style. They all date from between 1955-1995. I've read that burning older candles can be unsafe, but I'm confused about the whys. I read that some may have lead cores. Would that apply to the tapers, or just figurine type candles? Are older beeswax candles safer, or are they also on the 'no' list? Any chance I could burn them outdoors, or no on that too? I'm sad, because they belonged to my mom and aunt, and were being saved by them for "someday". I would feel terrible tossing them, but if truly a health risk, I will. Can anyone advise me as to what the guidelines are please? Thank you!

I'm watching The Longest Day, as it's being shown as part of the Memorial Day weekend film marathon in my area, and I'm drawing a blank on the name of one of the actors. Towards the earlier part of the film, Richard Burton's character has a conversation with another character about the loss of one of their men due to ack ack fire. (Its the scene where they annoyingly make sure to hit you over the head with the movie's theme by having someone messing about with it on a piano while the actors are speaking). I recognized the other actor, but I can't remember his name. Any chance someone here knows who it was? I did check the cast list online, but none of the actors' names seemed to fit this guy, as I know the listed British actors listed fairly well. But just in case, I figured I'd check with the experts here ;) Any help is appreciated, as it's driving me crazy. Thanks!