Queen Silvia of Sweden (born Silvia Renate Sommerlath on 23 December 1943) is the spouse of King Carl XVI Gustaf and mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria. In 2011, Silvia became the longest-serving queen of Sweden, a record previously held by Sophia of Nassau.
sandman55 said
10:43 PM May 6, 2020
Thanks Relax-n, OK this might be a bit harder Who is this guy.
No takers??? This guy was a world famous English writer and social critic.
Sheba said
12:29 AM May 8, 2020
Henry David Thoreau ?
sandman55 said
01:09 PM May 8, 2020
No Sheba this writer was British and is even today well known
Sheba said
12:43 AM May 9, 2020
Charles Dickens.
sandman55 said
09:06 PM May 9, 2020
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic
Charles John Huffam DickensFRSA (/dknz/; 7 February 1812 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.[1] His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.[2][3]
Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.[4][5]Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense.[6] The installment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback.[5] For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features.[7] His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives.[8] Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.[9]
His 1843 novella A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities (set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction. The most famous celebrity of his era, he undertook, in response to public demand, a series of public reading tours in the later part of his career.[10] Dickens has been praised by many of his fellow writersfrom Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton, and Tom Wolfefor his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. However, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of sentimentalism.
The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
Hi Sheba I thought I would wait to see if anyone else was here it looks like a very young Winston Churchill I think I have seen this posted before
Sheba said
03:35 AM May 12, 2020
Not Winston Sandy. Actually, I think I've posted him before. He's still with us, and his looks haven't changed very much, believe it or not. Think of a word connected with Potatoes.
.
sandman55 said
10:46 AM May 12, 2020
I first though chips but Chips Rafferty is long gone and then I thought of Mash Alan Alda
Sheba said
09:21 PM May 12, 2020
That's him alright Sandy. Who have you got ?
lan Alda is an American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he played Hawkeye Pierce in the war television series M*A*S*H.
Jamie Farr. Another member of the "Mash" crew. [ I think. ]
sandman55 said
12:45 PM May 13, 2020
I was hoping his glasses and age would disguise him I was going to give the clue if no one got him to imagine him in a dress high heels and handbag Yes Jamie Farr over to you Sheba
Farr's first acting success occurred at age 11, when he won two dollars in a local acting contest. After Woodward High School, where he was one of the standouts among his class, Farr attended the Pasadena Playhouse, where a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayertalent scout discovered him, offering him a screen test for Blackboard Jungle. He won the role of the mentally challenged student, Santini. With the encouragement of his Toledo mentor, Danny Thomas, he decided to become an actor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Farr
Sheba said
06:08 PM May 13, 2020
Thanks Sandy. The face hasn't changed all that much. Who am I going to find now ? This one might be a bit more difficult.
That's him. Thought that might have taken a bit longer, but you never know . So who do you have for us ?
Richard Laurence "Darby" McCarthyOAM (1944 6 May 2020) was an Australian jockey.
He was born in a sandhills camp at Cunnamulla in Queensland, the son of Albert and Kate, who married at 13.
He became one of Australia's best jockeys in the 1950s and '60s, and did much to further the Aboriginal cause.
Cathy Freeman said of him, "Darby influenced me and encouraged me to strive for excellence in all that I do and to persevere against all odds and for this I will forever be thankful ... We first met in Queensland when I was 15 and Darby and his family were kind enough to let me stay on weekends away from boarding school at Toowoomba." (quoted in Against all Odds)
He won the 1969 AJC Derby on Divide And Rule and the Epsom with Broker's Tip on the same day.
McCarthy then went on to race in Europe, including at Royal Ascot and in Paris, before a brief retirement and further riding in New Caledonia.[1] He was inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame during the Industry Awards Night held in Brisbane, July 2004.[2]
Hokay! I have done some research and wish to play along with a bit better effort.
So here goes (hopefully the pic will show)
-- Edited by Mobi Condo on Sunday 3rd of May 2020 08:51:04 PM
Steve Hooker, the Aussie high jumper
Steve Hooker Yyyess! High Jumper no. But I'll give it you.
Steven "Steve" Leslie Hooker OAM (born 16 July 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian former pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best, achieved in 2008, is 6.06 m (19 ft 10
12 in) making him the fourth-highest pole vaulter in history,[2] behind Sergey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie and Armand Duplantis.
Hooker also has a personal best of 10.82 s in 100 m as an amateur sprinter.[3] He ran in the 2010 Stawell Gift.
So - over to you.
This is a intriguing game!
Cheers - Ian
Thanks Ian,
Right guy though, still, he gets a long way off the ground
Who would this be?
A clue maybe...
Think of her wearing a crown
Queen Silvia of Sweden
You got her Sandman
Who is next ?
Queen Silvia of Sweden (born Silvia Renate Sommerlath on 23 December 1943) is the spouse of King Carl XVI Gustaf and mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria. In 2011, Silvia became the longest-serving queen of Sweden, a record previously held by Sophia of Nassau.
Thanks Relax-n, OK this might be a bit harder Who is this guy.
No takers??? This guy was a world famous English writer and social critic.
Henry David Thoreau ?
No Sheba this writer was British and is even today well known
Charles Dickens.
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic
Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (/dknz/; 7 February 1812 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.[1] His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.[2][3]
Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.[4][5]Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense.[6] The installment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback.[5] For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features.[7] His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives.[8] Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.[9]
His 1843 novella A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities (set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction. The most famous celebrity of his era, he undertook, in response to public demand, a series of public reading tours in the later part of his career.[10] Dickens has been praised by many of his fellow writersfrom Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton, and Tom Wolfefor his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. However, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of sentimentalism.
The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens
Thanks Sandy. Here we go. Veeeeeeery easy.
Tooooo easy ?
Might be easy for those who know
But I have no idea, sorry
Hi Sheba I thought I would wait to see if anyone else was here it looks like a very young Winston Churchill I think I have seen this posted before
Not Winston Sandy. Actually, I think I've posted him before. He's still with us, and his looks haven't changed very much, believe it or not. Think of a word connected with Potatoes.
I first though chips but Chips Rafferty is long gone and then I thought of Mash
Alan Alda 
That's him alright Sandy. Who have you got ?
lan Alda is an American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he played Hawkeye Pierce in the war television series M*A*S*H.
Thanks Sheba now who is this guy
Can't believe you did that.
Jamie Farr. Another member of the "Mash" crew. [ I think. ]
I was hoping his glasses and age would disguise him I was going to give the clue if no one got him to imagine him in a dress high heels and handbag
Yes Jamie Farr over to you Sheba
Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934)[1] is an American television and film comedian and theatre actor. He is known for playing a cross-dressing corporal (later sergeant) from Toledo, Ohio, bucking for a Section 8 discharge, in the role of Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom M*A*S*H.
Early life
Farr was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Lebanese-American parents Jamelia M. (née Abodeely), a seamstress, and Samuel N. Farah, a grocer.[2][3] He and his family attended Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Toledo.[4]
Farr's first acting success occurred at age 11, when he won two dollars in a local acting contest. After Woodward High School, where he was one of the standouts among his class, Farr attended the Pasadena Playhouse, where a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talent scout discovered him, offering him a screen test for Blackboard Jungle. He won the role of the mentally challenged student, Santini. With the encouragement of his Toledo mentor, Danny Thomas, he decided to become an actor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Farr
Thanks Sandy. The face hasn't changed all that much. Who am I going to find now ? This one might be a bit more difficult.
Darby Munroe
Not Munro Chris.
Aha, Darby McCarthy then.
That's him. Thought that might have taken a bit longer, but you never know . So who do you have for us ?
Richard Laurence "Darby" McCarthy OAM (1944 6 May 2020) was an Australian jockey.
He was born in a sandhills camp at Cunnamulla in Queensland, the son of Albert and Kate, who married at 13.
He became one of Australia's best jockeys in the 1950s and '60s, and did much to further the Aboriginal cause.
Cathy Freeman said of him, "Darby influenced me and encouraged me to strive for excellence in all that I do and to persevere against all odds and for this I will forever be thankful ... We first met in Queensland when I was 15 and Darby and his family were kind enough to let me stay on weekends away from boarding school at Toowoomba." (quoted in Against all Odds)
McCarthy raced frequently in Brisbane, where his records include three Stradbrokes, the Brisbane Cup and Doomben 10,000 before he moved to Sydney.
He won the 1969 AJC Derby on Divide And Rule and the Epsom with Broker's Tip on the same day.
McCarthy then went on to race in Europe, including at Royal Ascot and in Paris, before a brief retirement and further riding in New Caledonia.[1] He was inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame during the Industry Awards Night held in Brisbane, July 2004.[2]
McCarthy died on 6 May 2020, aged 76.[3]
Thanks Sheba.
Who is this Aussie..
-- Edited by The Travelling Dillberries on Thursday 14th of May 2020 01:06:34 PM
Chrissy Amphlett - frontwoman of the Australian rock band Divinyls.