John Howard Davies: Dead.

**Lateralthinking1** · 23-08-11, 17:26

Clearly he was highly influential in giving us one of the very best comedy eras. Obviously all of the other great ones were earlier.

**Serial_Apologist** · 23-08-11, 17:28

Originally posted by Mandryka View Post

Always slightly sobering when a former 'child star' dies, as your defining image of them is of when they were young.

Tell me about it.....

First sign of getting on. *They* don't forewarn you about that, do they?

**mercia** · 23-08-11, 17:30

Oliver Twist

.............. and do you remember The Rocking Horse Winner ?

**Serial_Apologist** · 23-08-11, 17:33

Originally posted by mercia View Post

.............. and do you remember The Rocking Horse Winner ?

Based on the MR James ghost story - yep.

**mercia** · 23-08-11, 17:35

Based on the MR James ghost story

are you sure?

**Serial_Apologist** · 23-08-11, 18:04

Originally posted by mercia View Post

are you sure?

No, it isn't by MR James - I've just checked my Complete Ghost Stories of... and it ain't in there. Dickens? I'll have to check when I've got some time.

**Mandryka** · 23-08-11, 18:10

DH Lawrence wrote The Rocking Horse Winner.

**amateur51** · 23-08-11, 19:15

Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post

Tell me about it.....

First sign of getting on. *They* don't forewarn you about that, do they?

And David Hemmings, the original Miles in Britten's Turn of the Screw,then a rather louche photographer in Antonioni's Blow Up and his last role (I think) as a rotund character in a dodgy ginger syrup in Gladiator

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