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Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (born 25 February 1937) is an English actor. A notable figure of the British New Wave, he has received numerous accolades including three BAFTAs, a Golden Globe, two Silver Bears, and a Volpi Cup, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was knighted for his services to cinema and theatre in the 2001 New Year Honours.

After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Courtenay earned the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his breakthrough role in the coming-of-age film The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)⁠ and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in David Lean's epic Doctor Zhivago (1965). Other notable film roles during this period include Billy Liar (1963), King and Country (1964), King Rat (1965), and The Night of the Generals (1967).

For his performance in the 1983 film adaptation of the play The Dresser, in which he reprised the role of Norman he originated both on the West End and Broadway, Courtenay won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations. His later roles include Last Orders (2001), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Quartet (2012), 45 Years (2015), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and Queen at Sea (2026).

Courtenay received two British Academy Television Awards for his performances in the television film A Rather English Marriage (1998) and the first series of the crime drama Unforgotten (2015) as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for the PBS miniseries Little Dorrit (2008).

(Source: Wikipedia).

I recently watched "Edward the VII". Annette Crosbie - who played Queen Victoria there - rang a bell, but couldn't remember exactly why.

Now I remember: she was in "The Six Wives of Henry the VIII" (1970). Has anybody seen it?

Even the evil character was very handsome. Impossible not to fall in love with all of them.

Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as "Doctor in the House" (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess".

In a second career, Bogarde wrote seven volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. He fought in the Second World War and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. His poetry has been published in war anthologies, and a grey ink brush drawing, "Tents in Orchard. 1944", is in the collection of the British Museum.

Having come to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred in the popular Doctor film series (1954–1963). He twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). His other notable film roles included Victims (1961), Accident (1967), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), The Night Porter (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Despair (1978). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1992

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Yesterday I watched The Haunting, and I couldn't remember why Julie seemed such a familiar face.

Another movie that left a great impression, when I was a young girl.

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Sono stata chiamata da un numero che risultava come Carabinieri Caserma Montebello (Moscova) numero con prefisso 02 - v. foto.

Mi chiedono se mi risulta il furto o lo smarrimento di documenti (no) e che qualcuno avrebbe fatto una rapina in una gioielleria di Rho (!) con un'auto intestata a mia madre (!!) e che sarebbero venuti a fare una perquisizione a casa (!!).

Dato che avevo subodorato la truffa, a un certo punto sbotto: "Ma cosa volete?", al che lui risponde: "Ma come vi permettete, guardi il cellulare, non vede da dove stiamo chiamando? Ora verrà qualcuno a fare una perquisizione".

Sì sì venite pure... 🤣🤣

Ho chiamato i veri carabinieri e mi hanno confermato che effettivamente si tratta di una truffa (durante la chiamata, veniva visualizzata la stessa videata della chiamata ricevuta).

Purtroppo, grazie alle moderne tecnologie, il numero sembra reale.🤣🤣

Nota: ho cancellato il numero come da regole del sub, ma vi posso assicurare che risultava il numero vero della caserma.

Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Free Masons.

From the short novel by Stendhal.