Any idea who this is? As an adult, her face became the most famous in the world — not one of, but the most. Even knowing who she is, I can’t say identifying her from this photo is easy, but as far as I can determine the snapshot is genuine.
Hover over the picture and you’ll see that it’s Diana Spencer as a child.
Here is something very special indeed. This is a portrait of Prudence Bury at age seventeen, while she attended the Royal School of Ballet. It was taken by Antony Armstrong-Jones, before he married Princess Margaret and was named the 1st Earl of Snowdon. Lord Snowdon is known for many things, among them his numerous portraits of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales.
© Lord Snowdon (Antony Armstrong-Jones)
This is a photo of a framed photo. In the reflection you can see one of Prue’s sons taking the picture, and some bookcases behind him.
Thank you, Prue! 🙂
Now that I’m subscribing to The New Yorker, I look at the weekly cartoon caption contest, and sometimes a gag comes to mind instantly, without thinking. Here’s an example of what pops in my head. I know that puns are not favored by the magazine, and I’ll be amazed if a submission with this idea is picked by the editors as a finalist.
As I’ve said before, I feel that Petula Clark’s career is one of the most impressive ever in popular entertainment. She started as an endearing child star in England, developed into a sexy adult actress, then became an international singing superstar — which was where we caught up with her in the States — and she’s still going strong!
I’ve spliced together about ten minutes of Petula as Lee Nicholls, a perky and resourceful stewardess in a 1954 comic caper flick, “The Runaway Bus”. It’s not the greatest print, but at least it’s available in the U.S., including Netflix.
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Oh, dear. Did I hear Pet ask for some uppers? No wonder she was so perky!
For a much more recent view of Petula, here’s a link recommended by David Moncur. Turn it up!
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is about a woman warrior who has been hired to protect a boy prince sentenced to death by his father for being possessed by a water spirit. Hey, Stephen King story summaries sound silly too! 😉
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This series is another one that looks particularly good on the Panasonic video projector. We’re disappointed, however, by the DVD box set of Mushi-shi, which suffers from the excessive video compression required to fit seven episodes on a single disc. The original release had only four shows per disc.
Once again it’s National Kissing Day in England! But it’s Belgium that has a song celebrating the Day of Kisses…
http://youtu.be/eBg5JB8IH5E
