Sunday, 14 September 2014

Goodbye Donald

Only just heard that lovely old Donald Sinden has died, aged 90. Good innings as they say. Here he is with another favourite British actress of mine Diana Dors. Our 'answer' to Marilyn.


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9 comments:

  1. WILLIE...! =(^..^)=14 September 2014 at 12:40

    Real name....Diana Mary Fluck...!
    HeHe! It's a good job her parents
    did'nt stutter...! :).
    She'd been around to...Less said!
    Though l think the best film she ever
    made was 'Yield to the Night'. 1956.
    She played a condemned killer in prison.
    Brilliant...!

    And, yes, Donald Sinden..Died last Thursday!
    Like him..Brilliant actor and appeared in some 70
    films, especially the early B/White ones!
    Famous for his voice of course!

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  2. Unknown14 September 2014 at 15:25

    Good age, I hope he had a good life x

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  3. Jo@awholeplotoflove14 September 2014 at 15:58

    A good age to go though, however sad the passing.

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  4. Jo15 September 2014 at 12:21

    I remember Donald Sinden from Two's Company with Elaine Strich. It's always very sad to hear that these actors who have been around for years have passed away.

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    1. Shrimpton and Perfect15 September 2014 at 15:51

      Yes, because it's the end of an era too. Those quirky, funny, very British characters with their impossible accents.

      Jean
      x

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  5. nilly15 September 2014 at 21:22

    I wonder how many of these '50s stars are still around? Earlier this year, I saw Diana Dors in a film made in 1949 called "A Boy, a Girl and a Bike". It also starred Anthony Newley (not around) as a schoolboy and Honor Blackman (still around, hooray) as a Yorkshire lass. A gem of a film - see it if you get the chance!

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  6. Melancholy and Menace16 September 2014 at 10:15

    Ah, I didn't know he'd died, that's so sad, but he was a good age.
    I feel the need to curl up and watch one of his films now.
    Any recommendations? x

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    1. Shrimpton and Perfect16 September 2014 at 13:34

      Hi Yvonne, I would recommend Mogambo as you get an added bonus of Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly. Or a rather charming British whimsical film called Mad about Men, with Glynis Johns as Miranda the mermaid and best of all margaret Rutherford as her nurse.

      jean
      x

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    2. Melancholy and Menace17 September 2014 at 06:02

      Thank you Jean x

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