Notable Obituaries.

RIP Burke Shelley of Budgie. 71.
It was years before I discovered Breadfan was not an original Metallica song.

Turn it up to 11.

 
"In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out over 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia."

Sorry, but that is just 20 a year, less than one a fortnight. Sounds a bit slack really.

At least he had a good retirement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57345703
 
fillyboy said:
First black American to win an oscar, and deservedly so. Rod Steiger is brilliant too.
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I don’t think that is correct

some black actress got an award in the film gone with the wind
Pretty certain and was that film not before sidneys film ?
She played a maid in the film ??

may be wrong
 
transam said:
I don’t think that is correct

some black actress got an award in the film gone with the wind
Pretty certain and was that film not before sidneys film ?
She played a maid in the film ??

may be wrong
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Correct. He was the first black American actor to win an oscar, Hattie McDaniel the actress was the first black American to win an oscar.
Are you ******g happy now?
 
fillyboy said:
Correct. He was the first black American actor to win an oscar, Hattie McDaniel the actress was the first black American to win an oscar.
Are you ******g happy now?
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well yes and no tbh

I thought that since every thing went PC some while back , that the word actress was no longer in use

they are all actors now irrespective of there sex ?
 
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