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Polly Perkins (other)
Polly Perkins (born Gillian Nessie Arnold, 31 May 1943) is a British actress, singer and writer. Perkins rose to fame in the 1960s as a popstar, going on to regularly appear in theatre and cabaret throughout the UK. She is known for playing Rose Cotton, the half-sister of Dot Cotton ( June Brown), in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' between 2011 and 2012. Early and personal life Perkins was born Gillian Nessie Arnold to theatrical parents Dickie and Mitzi, who both had a successful career performing a cabaret/vaudeville act. Dickie's second wife, Dottie Arnold, was also a successful variety performer. Perkins has two children, singer songwriter Tim Arnold and film producer/director Toby Tobias. She now identifies as a lesbian. In 1985, Perkins moved to Spain and continues to live there with her long-term partner. Career Perkins started her career performing at the Windmill Theatre in Soho, when still in her teens, she first appeared nude aged 15. During the 1960s, Perki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Arnold (musician)
Tim Arnold (born 3 July 1975) is an English people, English Singing, singer-songwriter, composer, Record producer, producer musician and Filmmaking, film maker from London. His music has been compared to David Bowie and he is the last musician to collaborate with David Bowie and Kate Bush mentor Lindsay Kemp. He is also an active campaigner for the preservation of the London district known as Soho and its role in the enhancement of the performing arts. He is the founder of Save Soho, a coalition of performers including Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch, residents and politicians that came together out of concern for the future of Soho’s historic role as a national platform for the performing arts. He has been critical of Spotify, after removing his discography from the streaming service in December 2021 in protest of the company's investment in a military defence company. Arnold is also a film composer and created original music for Iggy Pop in the 2016 feature film ''Blood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of Soho
''Secrets of Soho'' is a solo album by British singer songwriter Tim Arnold that was released in 2006. Arnold went on to write an original story derived from the themes and characters on the album, resulting in the new stage musical Marina. In 2009, actress Lisa Dillon joined Arnold as co-writer on the script for the stage musical, which was completed in 2010.Bosanquet, Theo (2010) "", Whatsonstage.com WhatsOnStage.com is a London-based website that provides information about, and offers tickets for, theatrical performances in the United Kingdom. It also organises the annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Founded in 1996, it has been owned by the Americ ..., 30 April 2010 References External links Official website for the stage musical {{DEFAULTSORT:Secrets Of Soho 2006 albums British musicals 2010 musicals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Women Singers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Television Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take It Or Leave It (1981 Film)
''Take It or Leave It'' is a 1981 film about the British ska/ pop band Madness. Plot The genre of the film is between documentary, drama and comedy. The film begins in Camden Town, London, on a grey day in January 1976. Three friends, Lee Thompson, Chris Foreman and Mike Barson, start to play music together. Along the way their band suffers numerous arguments and changes in their line-up before finding success in the final scene, with a full piece Madness going out to a packed, screaming arena. Production ''Take It or Leave It'' was directed by the owner of Madness label Stiff Records, Dave Robinson, who also directed the band's music videos. The film's budget was paid by the members of Madness, with £20,000 each (£140,000) and £250,000 by Stiff. Film from the first four days of the shoot was overexposed in the development lab which necessitated reshoots. Soundtrack The soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanny (TV Series)
''Nanny'' is a BBC television series that ran between 1981 and 1983. In this historical drama, Wendy Craig stars as nanny Barbara Gray, caring for children in 1930s England. When Barbara Gray leaves the divorce court she has no money and no job—just an iron will and a love for children. The third series is set in London during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... All three series were commercially released in the Uon a complete series box-set on the 22nd of May 2017 References External links * {{IMDb title, 0159191, Nanny 1981 British television series debuts 1983 British television series endings BBC television dramas 1980s British drama television series Television series set in the 1930s Television series set in the 1940s Television show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menace (TV Series)
Menace may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Menace'' (1928 film), an Australian silent film * ''The Menace'' (1932 film), an American crime drama * ''The Menace'' (1961 film) * ''Menace'' (1934 American film) * ''Menace'' (1934 British film), directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Victor Varconi * ''La Menace'', a 1977 French-Canadian film * ''Menace'' (TV series), starring Michael Gothard * "Menace" (''Stargate SG-1''), a season-five episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * "Menace", a season-seven episode of the television series '' Law & Order'' Other * Menace (Marvel Comics), a foe of Spider-Man * ''Menace'' (Atlas Comics), a 1950s science-fiction/horror comic-book series * The Menace, the main villain of the first 12 books of the ''Goosebumps Horrorland'' children's novella series * ''Menace'' (video game), a 1988 horizontal scrolling shooter game * ''The Menace'' (album), by English alternative rock group Elastica * Schumacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colony (1964 Film)
A colony is a territory governed by people from another country. Colony may also refer to: Biology * Colony (biology), group of individual organisms of the same species living closely together Places in the United States * Colony, Alabama * Colony, Kansas *Colony, Missouri * Colony, Oklahoma * Colony, Lexington, a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky *The Colony, Texas *Colony Township, Adams County, Iowa *Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa * Colony Township, Greeley County, Kansas * Colony Township, Knox County, Missouri Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Colony'' (film), a 2010 documentary about beekeepers and colony collapse disorder * ''The Colony'' (1995 film), an American made-for-television thriller starring John Ritter * ''The Colony'' (1996 film), an American made-for-television thriller starring Michael Paré * ''The Colony'' (2007 film), a Canadian short film by Jeff Barnaby * ''The Colony'' (2013 film), a Canadian science fiction horror film star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachette Filipacchi UK
Hachette may refer to: * Hachette (surname) * Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing ** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary ** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm See also * Hachette Filipacchi Médias, a French magazine publisher, a subsidiary of Lagardère Media ** Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City. History It was formed in 19 ..., the American subsidiary * Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: French–English English–French {{Disambiguation eo:Hachette pl:Hachette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
