Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003.
Mobi Condo said
06:23 PM Oct 6, 2020
Oops - another pure fluke,
This is an old, chap, much admired for rags to riches stuff.
I think this chap will need a few clues.
He is Australian.
Sheba said
10:54 PM Oct 6, 2020
Sidney Kidman ?
Sheba said
10:58 PM Oct 6, 2020
Maybe Ion Idriess ?
Mobi Condo said
11:31 PM Oct 6, 2020
Another clue - 5 shillings in his pocket.
Mobi Condo said
11:34 PM Oct 6, 2020
But I ain't as smart as he was coz I missed Sheba's post - Yes siree it is indeed Sir Sydney Kidman.
Aged 12? set off on a blind in one eye horse with 5 bob in his pocket and used his smarts to end up with his empire.
Back to Sheba then for another turn.
Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer. She was the star and producer of sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life with Lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
-- Edited by Sheba on Wednesday 7th of October 2020 10:24:39 PM
sandman55 said
10:52 PM Oct 7, 2020
You're too smart for me Sheba I thought I would be cheeky and post a younger version of Lucy's co-star Over to you Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 August 17, 1979)[1] was an American actress and singer, who was best known for her role as Ethel Mertz on the American television sitcomI Love Lucy, and as Vivian Bagley on the sitcom The Lucy Show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Vance
Sheba said
10:10 PM Oct 8, 2020
Not really that smart Sandy, but you have to remember that I was around when those shows were popular. .
Spot on hufnpuf. Another one gone too early. Who do you have ?
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English actress of stage and screen. Richardson was a member of the Redgrave family, being the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. She was the wife of Liam Neeson at the time of her accidental death.
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
Born in Texas on April 29, 1933 (age 87), married 4 times and has 7 children.
I thought this guy would trick you all. Similar the the last guy think of the early days of electronics
No takers??? This guy was an Italian inventor.
That gave it away Sandy.
Marconi.
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic.
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi FRSA (Italian: [ulmo markoni]; 25 April 1874 20 July 1937) was an Italian[1][2][3][4] inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission,[5] development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. He is credited as the inventor of radio,[6] and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".[7][8][9]
Marconi was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the United Kingdom in 1897 (which became the Marconi Company). He succeeded in making an engineering and commercial success of radio by innovating and building on the work of previous experimenters and physicists.[10][11] In 1929, Marconi was ennobled as a Marchese (marquis) by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and, in 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi
Sorry guys. Didn't get home 'till today. Thanks Sandy.
Try this one. Should be easy.
Not so wild Ian. Off you go.
Oops - another pure fluke,
This is an old, chap, much admired for rags to riches stuff.
He is Australian.
Sidney Kidman ?
Maybe Ion Idriess ?
Aged 12? set off on a blind in one eye horse with 5 bob in his pocket and used his smarts to end up with his empire.
Back to Sheba then for another turn.
Thanks Ian. Here we go.
My cursor hover undid it again, unless the pic file has been deliberately renamed.
NOW THAT is a thought for a mean trick in this game! Hmmm!
Sorry, my cursor didn't name him at all. Try this one.
She looks like Lucille Ball
That's because she is Sandy. Off you go.
Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer. She was the star and producer of sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life with Lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
Thanks Sheba now who is this lady?
Vivian Vance .
-- Edited by Sheba on Wednesday 7th of October 2020 10:24:39 PM
You're too smart for me Sheba I thought I would be cheeky and post a younger version of Lucy's co-star
Over to you
Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 August 17, 1979)[1] was an American actress and singer, who was best known for her role as Ethel Mertz on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, and as Vivian Bagley on the sitcom The Lucy Show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Vance
Not really that smart Sandy, but you have to remember that I was around when those shows were popular.
.
Who can I find next ? Try this one.
Natasha Richardson?
Spot on hufnpuf. Another one gone too early. Who do you have ?
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English actress of stage and screen. Richardson was a member of the Redgrave family, being the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. She was the wife of Liam Neeson at the time of her accidental death.
Who is this guy?
Willie Nelson.
Yup. Over to you.
Edited to add bio:
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
Born in Texas on April 29, 1933 (age 87), married 4 times and has 7 children.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson
-- Edited by hufnpuf on Friday 9th of October 2020 09:15:23 AM
Thanks hufnpuf. Try this one. Another easy one.
Gday Sheba. Was she once a bloke?
Cheers