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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Sun 7 May, 2006 05:45 pm
Teresa Brewer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Teresa Brewer (born as Theresa Breuer, May 7, 1931) is a United States singer. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. Her father was an inspector of glass for the Libbey Owens Company (now Pilkington Glass), her mother was a housewife.

At the age of two, Teresa was brought by her mother to audition for a radio program, "Uncle August's Kiddie Show" on Toledo's WSPD. She performed for cookies and cupcakes donated by the sponsor. Although she never took singing lessons, she took lessons to tap dance. From age five to twelve, she toured with the "Major Bowes Amateur Hour," then a popular radio show, both singing and dancing. She travelled with her aunt Mary until she married in 1949 and was devoted to the aunt, who lived with her until 1993, when Teresa's aunt Mary died.

At the age of 12, Teresa was brought back to Toledo, ceasing touring to have a normal school life. She did, however, continue to perform on local radio.

In January 1948 the sixteen-year-old Teresa won a local competition and (with three other winners) was sent to New York to appear on a talent show called "Stairway to the Stars," featuring Eddie Dowling. It was about that time that she changed the spelling of her name, as she won a number of talent shows and played night clubs in New York (including the famous Latin Quarter).

An agent, Richie Lisella, heard her sing and took her career in hand, and soon she was signed to a contract with London Records. In 1949 she recorded a record called "Copenhagen" with the Dixieland All-Stars. The B side was a song called "Music! Music! Music!" by Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum. It turned out that this side was the one that took off, selling over a million copies, and became Teresa's signature song.

Another novelty song, "Choo'n Gum," hit the top 20 in 1950, followed by "Molasses, Molasses." Although she preferred to sing ballads, the only one of those that made the charts was "Longing for You" in 1951.

In 1951 she switched labels, ging to Coral Records. By this time she was married with a daughter. Since she never learned to read music, she had a demo sent to her to learn the tunes of her songs. Even so, she had a number of hits for Coral, though one of her recordings, "Gonna Get Along Without You Now," (1952) was better known in a 1956 version by Patience and Prudence and was also a hit in 1964 for Skeeter Davis. Also that year she recorded "You'll Never Get Away" in a duet with Don Cornell, and in 1953 came her best selling hit, "Till I Waltz Again with You."

More 1953 hits were "Dancin' with Someone," "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall," and another gold record, "Ricochet." In later years she followed with "Baby, Baby, Baby," "Bell Bottom Blues," "Our Heartbreaking Waltz" (written by Sidney Prosen, who had written "Till I Waltz Again With You"), and "Skinnie Minnie." During those years she continued to play the big night clubs in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and elsewhere.

In the mid-50s, she did a number of covers of rhythm and blues songs like "Pledging My Love," "Tweedlee Dee," and "Rock Love." She also covered some country songs like "Jilted," "I Gotta Go Get My Baby," and "Let Me Go Lover," (better known by Joan Weber).

In 1956 she had a two-sided hit with "A Tear Fell" and "Bo Weevil," covers of R&B songs. This was followed by "Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl." Also that year she co-wrote "I Love Mickey," about New York Yankees centerfielder Mickey Mantle, who appeared on the record with Teresa. Another big hit for Teresa in 1956 was "Mutual Admiration Society."

Though she is often dismissed as another pop singer, most of her songs have a decidedly pre-rock beat to them, especially "Ricochet", "Jilted" and "A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl".

In 1957 she made more covers: of country song "Teardrops in My Heart" and R&B songs "You Send Me" and "Empty Arms.". The last chart hit of hers was "Milord" in 1961, an English language version of a song by Édith Piaf.

In 1962 she switched labels again, to Philips Records, and subsequently made a few recordings for other companies, but no more big chart hits.

All together, she recorded nearly 600 song titles. For her contribution to the recording industry, Teresa Brewer has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer


Music, Music, Music :: Teresa Brewer

MUSIC, MUSIC MUSIC

PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN
IN THE NICKELODEON
ALL I WANT IS LOVING YOU AND
MUSIC, MUSIC MUSIC
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU
ANYTHING YOU'D WANT ME TO
ALL I WANT IS KISSING YOU AND
MUSIC, MUSIC MUSIC

CLOSER, MY DEAR COME CLOSER
THE NICEST PART OF ANY MELODY
IS WHEN YOU'RE DANCING CLOSE TO ME

PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN
IN THE NICKELODEON
ALL I WANT IS LOVING YOU AND
MUSIC, MUSIC MUSIC
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Sun 7 May, 2006 05:49 pm
We have an old tree that became diseased and was losing its bark. We
felt it needed a bark transplant and called a tree surgeon. The
communication was mangled and when the surgeon arrived, he went to
work on a tree across the street. He was halfway done when I noticed
the error. I tried to stop him, yelling, "Stop! Stop! You're barking
up the wrong tree!"
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Letty
 
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Reply Sun 7 May, 2006 05:56 pm
Well, listeners, there's our hawkman. We were concerned about you Boston, but as usual, you have given us a smile with your delightful play on words. Thanks for all the background info, honey.

Well, Bob just did the life of one of my favorite poets, Robert Browning as well as a sad commentary on a wonderful classical composer, Tchaikovsky. I believe, folks, after hearing this composition with lyrics, you may agree he ended his own life:

None but the lonely heart
Can know my sadness
Alone and parted
Far from joy and gladness
Heaven's boundless arch I see
Spread about above me
O what a distance dear to one
Who loves me
None but the lonely heart
Can know my sadness
Alone and parted
Far from joy and gladness
Alone and parted far
From joy and gladness
My senses fail
A burning fire
Devours me
None but the lonely heart
Can know my sadness

What a contrast between Browning and Tchaikovsky, right?
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Letty
 
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Reply Sun 7 May, 2006 07:26 pm
Well, listeners, no word as yet from our Tryagain. Perhaps if we play a Three Dog Night song:

This is one that I have never heard from them:

We will serenade you, all along the way
We will serenade you, anyway you say
Take you to the country, We'll take you to the shore
Show you to our garden, I know you'll make it grow.
If you let us serenade you
You know that's what you come for,
So that we will serenade you
And when the walls begin to fall
Can't hold back the joy
That love will conquer all.
Every moment, every day,
If you want to hold us, we will stay
Let us serenade you, we will serenade you
If you want to hold us, we will stay

and, folks. Let that be my goodnight song.

From Letty with love.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sun 7 May, 2006 08:29 pm
May I kindly ask to play "Albuquerque" now .... since I'm going there tomorrow? :wink:

(And best wishes to all ... still from Chicago)
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 03:28 am
Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.

Well, there's our traveling Walter with a request. The only copy we have of that, Germany, is by someone named weird Al. and it goes on longer than American Pie. Would you settle for half a song? <winks>

In Albuquerque
Albuquerque

Anyway, things really started lookin' up for me
Because about a week later, I finally achieved my lifelong dream
That's right, I got me a part-time job at The Sizzler
I even made employee of the month after I put that grease fire out with my face
Aw yeah, everybody was pretty jealous of me after that
I was gettin' a lot of attitude

OK, like one time, I was out in the parking lot
Tryin' to remove my excess earwax with a golf pencil
When I see this guy Marty tryin' to carry a big ol' sofa up the stairs all by himself
So I, I say to him, I say "Hey, you want me to help you with that?"
And Marty, he just rolls his eyes and goes
"No, I want you to cut off my arms and legs with a chainsaw"

So I did

And then he gets all indignant on me
He's like "Hey man, I was just being sarcastic"
Well, that's just great
How was I supposed to know that?
I'm not a mind reader for cryin' out loud
Besides, now he's got a really cute nickname - Torso-Boy
So what's he complaining about?

Say, that reminds me of another amusing anecdote
This guy comes up to me on the street and he tells me he hasn't had a bite in three days
Well, I knew what he meant
But just to be funny, I took a big bite out of his jugular vein
And he's yellin' and screamin' and bleeding all over
And I'm like "Hey, come on, don'tcha get it?"
But he just keeps rolling around on the sidewalk, bleeding, and screaming
(screaming sounds)
You know, just completely missing the irony of the whole situation
Man, some people just can't take a joke, you know?

Anyway, um, um, where was I?
Kinda lost my train of thought

Uh, well, uh, OK
Anyway I, I know it's kinda a roundabout way of saying it
But I guess the whole point I'm tryin' to make here is

I HATE SAUERKRAUT!

That's all I'm really tryin' to say
And, by the way, if one day you happen to wake up
And find yourself in an existential quandry
Full of loathing and self-doubt
And wracked with the pain and isolation of your pitiful meaningless existence
At least you can take a small bit of comfort in knowing that
Somewhere out there in this crazy old mixed-up universe of ours
There's still a little place called

Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque

I said "A" (A)
"L" (L)
"B" (B)
"U" (U)
"querque" (querque)

Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque

Albuquerque

(belch)
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 06:14 am
Hey, everyone. It's the bear's birthday. He is also known in some circles as BVT.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2023977#2023977
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Raggedyaggie
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 06:51 am
Good Morning WA2K.

Happy Birthday to Bear, and Don Rickles and remembering Lex Barker.

1919 - Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
1926 - Don Rickles, American comedian

http://www.associatedentertainment.com/aec/images/main/Don-Rickles.jpghttp://www.chief-winnetou.tk/cast/images/lexbarker1.jpg
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:20 am
"Perhaps if we play a Three Dog Night song:" Razz

Thank you Miss Letty, normally a song by 3DN would bring work to a standstill. However, yesterday I was…


Out In The Country
3 Dog Night lyrics

Whenever I need to leave it all behind
Or feel the need to get away
I find a quiet place, far from the human race
Out in the country

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'

Whenever I feel them closing in on me
Or need a bit of room to move
When life becomes too fast, I find relief at last
Out in the country

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime...
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:27 am
Well, there's our Raggedy, folks. Great pictures, PA, with two comedians: Cheetah and Don. <smile>

Guess what, gal. Last night on AMC I saw......................

Hurricane! I could NOT believe how marvelous it was. The special effects were as good as any that could be computer generated. Ah, the Moon of Manakoora was beautiful and the island itself was the same name.

Still no word from our Tryagain, listeners.
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:42 am
Oh, my goodness. There is our Try. Ah, yes, honey. It's so peaceful in the country; it's the right kind of diet; we all should really TRY it. Laughing

Wonderful to have you back with us again.

Well, we hope very soon to see our turtle man here with great stories to tell, and his telling songs.

Hmmmm. and just where is dj?
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Raggedyaggie
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 08:00 am
The Hurricane on TCM, Letty, with Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall and a wonderful supporting cast?

That was a real favorite when I was a young'n. I watched it last month again, and I still love it. Jon Hall is supposedly related to Hall (authors Nordoff and Hall - The Hurricane, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Tuttles of Tahiti, et al.)
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 08:33 am
I declare, Raggedy. You and the Wizard of light should go in business together.<smile> I get Ted Turner confused with other channels.

Here's a captivating island song, folks:

AFTER the wind in the wood,
Peace, and the night.
After the bond and the brood,
Flight.
After the height and the hush
Where the wild hawk swings,
Heart of the earth-loving thrush
Shaken with wings.
After the bloom and the leaf
Rain on the nest.
After the splendour and grief,
Rest.
After the hills and the far
Glories and gleams,
Cloud, and the dawn of a star,
And dreams.
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 10:10 am
News from Florida:



Fla. Fires Force 1,000 to Evacuate Homes 1 hour, 49 minutes ago



NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Smoldering brush fires kept about 1,000 people from their homes early Monday, and the heavy smoke shut down parts of Interstate 95 between Daytona Beach and the Cape Canaveral area.



At least one home was destroyed and about 8,000 acres scorched by the fires that began Friday and flared up through the weekend, officials said.

"The state as a whole is just extremely dry right now," said Jim Brenner, fire management administrator for the state Division of Forestry. "These fires are consuming everything. And it's not over by any stretch of the imagination."

Smoke from the fires blended with fog early Monday and blanketed I-95 in Brevard County, forcing the closure for several hours of a 20-mile stretch of highway. Another 12 miles remained shut down late Monday morning because of the smoke. Authorities blamed the low visibility for a five-vehicle crash that killed two people Sunday.

And then, folks, come the hurricanes.
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 11:09 am
Fires you say! I'm outta here…
"Bat Out Of Hell"
MEAT LOAF lyrics -


The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling,
way down in the valley tonight.
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye,
and a blade shining oh so bright.
There's evil in the air and there's thunder in sky,
and A killer's on the bloodshot streets.
Oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising,
Oh I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.

Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world,
that's pure and good and right.
And wherever you are and wherever you go,
there's always gonna be some light.
But I gotta get out,
I gotta break it out now,
Before the final crack of dawn.
So we gotta make the most of our one night together.
When it's over you know,
We'll both be so alone.

Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes.
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone gone gone.
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes.
But when the day is done and the sun goes down,
and the moonlights shining through,
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven,
I'll come crawling on back to you.

I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram,
on a silver black phantom bike.
When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry,
and we're all about to see the light.
Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole.
Everything is stunted and lost.
And nothing really rocks
And nothing really rolls
And nothing's ever worth the cost.
And I know that I'm damned if I never get out,
And maybe I'm damned if I do,
But with every other beat I've got left in my heart,
You know I'd rather be damned with you.
If I gotta be damned you know I wanns be damned,
dancing through the night with you.
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned.
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned.
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned,
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night with you.

Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world,
that's pure and good and right.
And wherever you are and wherever you go,
there's always gonna be some light.
But I gotta get out,
I gotta break it out now,
Before the final crack of dawn.
So we gotta make the most of our one night together.
When it's over you know,
We'll both be so alone.

Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes.
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone gone gone.
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes.
But when the day is done and the sun goes down,
and the moonlights shining through,
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven,
I'll come crawling on back to you.

I can see myself tearing up the road,
Faster than any other boy has ever gone.
And my skin is raw but my soul is ripe.
No-one's gonna stop me now,
I gotta make my escape.
But I can't stop thinking of you,
and I never see the sudden curve until it's way too late.
I never see the sudden curve 'till it's way too late.

Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun.
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike.
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell.
And the last thing I see is my heart,
Still beating,
Breaking out of my body,
And flying away,
Like a bat out of hell.
Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun.
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike.
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell.
And the last thing I see is my heart.
Still beating, still beating,
Breaking out of my body and flying away,
Like a bat out of hell.
Like a bat out of hell.
Like a bat out of hell.
Oh like a bat out of hell!
Oh like a bat out of hell!
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 11:14 am
Love it, Try. I'll give you an asbestos suit and a dalmation if you can guess what I am going to play next. The artist is Joaquin Phoenix. Razz
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 12:33 pm
Wow, folks. Try meant what he said. Hmmm, I believe he left some guano behind, however. Razz

Here's the fire song:

I Walk The Line

I keep a Close Watch on This Heart Of Mine
I Keep my Eyes wide open all The Time
I Keep The Ends Out for The Tie That Binds
Because your Mine I Walk The Line

I Find It Very Very Easy To Be True
I Find Myself Alone When The Day Is Through
Yes, I'll Admit That I'm A fool For You
Because Your Mine I walk The Line

As Sure as Night Is Dark And Day Is Light
I Keep You On My Mind Both Day And Night
And Happiness I've Known Proves That It's Right
Because Your Mine I Walk The Line

You've Got A Way To Keep Me On your Side
You Give Me Cause For Love That I Can't Hide
For You I Know I'd Even Try To Turn The Tide
Because Your Mine I Walk The Line

I Keep A Close Watch On This Heart Of Mine
I Keep My Eyes Wide Open All The Time
I Keep The Ends Out For The Tie That Binds
Because Your Mine I Walk The Line

We all realize, of course, that Johnny and Joaquin meant, " you're"
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 12:34 pm
Oh goody, a hot suit!

Ring Of Fire Lyrics


And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell in to a ring of fire...

I fell in to a burning ring of fire
I went down,down,down
And the flames went higher.
And it burns,burns,burns
The ring of fire
The ring of fire.

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like our?s meet
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the fire went wild..

I fell in to a burning ring of fire.....etc
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 12:41 pm
Lex Barker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Lex Barker (May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was born Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. in Rye, New York and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1938.

He is best known as the tenth actor to play Tarzan in the movies, and starred in nearly thirty movies in the 1940s and 1950s. During this time he enlisted to fight in World War II and eventually rose to the rank of Major.

In 1957, as he found it harder and harder to find work in American films, Lex moved to Europe and found popularity and starred in over forty European films, including two movies based on the novels by Italian author Emilio Salgari (1862-1911).

But it was in Germany where he would have his greatest success. There he starred in two movies based on the Doctor Mabuse-stories (formerly filmed by Fritz Lang) and in 13 movies based on novels by German author Karl May (1842-1912). There he was playing the characters of Old Shatterhand, Kara Ben Nemsi and Dr. Sternau.

He even recorded a single with the composer of some of the Karl-May-movie-soundtracks, Martin Böttcher, in German language. The tracks are named " Ich bin morgen auf dem Weg zu dir" (I'll be on the way to you tomorrow) and "Mädchen in Samt und Seide" (Girls in Velvet and Silk), the last one is said to have been very much liked by elderly ladies at that time. (The co-star in some of Barker's Karl-May-movies, French actor Pierre Brice, also recorded in German language and even managed to get some CDs of his own.)

In 1966 Barker was awarded with the "Bambi Award" as "Best Foreign Actor" in Germany.

Barker's third wife, Lana Turner ordered Barker out of their home one night at gunpoint after Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, accused him of molesting her.

He married five times:

1. Constanze Thurlow (1942 - 1950) (divorced)
2. Arlene Dahl (1951 - 1952) (divorced)
3. Lana Turner (8 September 1953 - July 22, 1957) (divorced)
4. Irene Labhardt (1957 - 1962) (marriage ended at her death)
5. Maria del Carmen "Tita" Cervera (1965 - 1972) (divorce not valid, marriage ended with his death), who later became the fifth and final wife of billionaire Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

He was engaged at the time of his death to actress Karen Kondazian.

Barker continued to work in films until his last appearance in 1967's Woman Times Seven.

He died three days after his 54th birthday of a heart attack in New York City. His son, Christopher Barker, also became an actor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Barker
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 12:44 pm
David Attenborough
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on May 8, 1926 in London, England) is one of the world's best known broadcasters, humanists and naturalists. Widely considered one of the pioneers of the nature documentary, he has written and presented nine major series (with a tenth in production) surveying nearly every aspect of life on Earth. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC2 and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s.

He is the younger brother of director and actor Lord Attenborough.


Early life

Attenborough's father was principal of University College, University of Leicester, and he grew up in a house on the university campus. He was the middle of three sons. During World War II the family also took in two Jewish refugee girls. One of Attenborough's foster sisters gave him a piece of amber filled with prehistoric creatures, which would be the focus of one of his television programmes many years later.

Attenborough spent his childhood collecting fossils, stones and other natural specimens. He received encouragement in this pursuit at age 7, when a young Jacquetta Hawkes admired his 'museum.'

Attenborough was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and then won a scholarship to Clare College, University of Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in Natural Sciences. He joined the Royal Navy in 1947 and was stationed in North Wales during his two years of service.

In 1950, Attenborough married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel; the marriage lasted until her death in 1997. The couple had two children, Robert and Susan.

First years at the BBC

After three years editing children's science textbooks for a publishing company, Attenborough joined the BBC's television service in 1952. Initially discouraged from appearing on camera because an administrator thought his teeth were too big[1], he became a producer for the Talks Department, which handled all non-fiction broadcasts. His early projects included the quiz show Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? and a series about folk music presented by Alan Lomax.

Attenborough's association with natural history programmes began when he produced and presented the three-part series The Pattern of Animals. The studio-bound programme featured animals from London Zoo, with the naturalist Sir Julian Huxley discussing their use of camouflage, aposematism and courtship displays. Through this programme, Attenborough met Jack Lester, the curator of the zoo's reptile house, and they decided to make a series about an animal-collecting expedition. The result was Zoo Quest, first broadcast in 1954.

BBC administration

From 1965 to 1968 Attenborough was Controller of BBC2. Among the programmes he commissioned during this time were Match of the Day, Civilisation, The Ascent of Man, The Likely Lads, Not Only... But Also, Man Alive, Masterclass, The Old Grey Whistle Test and The Money Programme. He also introduced televised snooker. This diversity of programme types reflects Attenborough's belief that BBC2's output should be as varied as possible. In 1967, under his watch, BBC2 became the first television channel in the United Kingdom to broadcast in colour.

From 1969 to 1972 he was BBC Television's Director of Programmes (making him responsible overall for both BBC1 and BBC2), but turned down the offer to become Director General of the BBC. In 1972 he resigned his post and returned to programme making.

Major series


Foremost among Attenborough's TV documentary series is the trilogy: Life on Earth, The Living Planet and The Trials of Life. These examine the world's organisms from the viewpoints of taxonomy, ecology and stages of life respectively.

In addition, he has written and presented more specialised surveys including Life in the Freezer (about life in and around Antarctica), The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, The Life of Mammals and his most recent, Life in the Undergrowth, which concerned terrestrial invertebrates. Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives demonstrated his passion for discovering fossils, while in 2000, State of the Planet examined the environmental crisis that threatens the ecology of the Earth. He also narrated two other significant series: The Blue Planet (2001), and Planet Earth (2006). The latter is particularly notable as it comprises the first natural history programmes to be made entirely in high-definition format.

In an interview published in the November 2005 issue of BBC Wildlife magazine, Attenborough revealed that he had begun work on a series about amphibians and reptiles with the working title Life in Cold Blood. He said that he expected this to be his last major series. However, in a subsequent interview with Radio Times, he said he did not intend to retire completely and would probably make occasional one-off programmes after Life in Cold Blood (currently in production and due for completion in 2009) was finished.

Other work

Attenborough also narrated the long-running half-hour nature series Wildlife on One on BBC One (variously retitled Wildlife on Two, BBC Wildlife and Natural World depending on the channel on which it is repeated), though his role has mainly been to introduce or narrate other people's film, and he rarely appears on camera.

Attenborough also serves on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough
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