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Cherri Gilham
Cherri Gilham (born 31 December 1944), also known as Cheryl Gilham, Cherry Gilham, and Cheryl G DeMille, is a former comedy actress who was one of the first "Page 3" girls and is now a writer, musician and video producer. Biography Modelling and acting career Cherri Gilham appeared often on "Page 3" in the ''Daily Mirror'' and ''The Sun'' from 1972 to 1975. She worked with many of the top UK comedians in the 1970s including Benny Hill, Dick Emery, The Two Ronnies, Frankie Howerd, Jimmy Tarbuck, Dave Allen, Mike Yarwood, and Bernie Winters. She was also a hostess on some TV shows, including Maid of the Month for several months on '' The Golden Shot'' and '' The Sky's the Limit'' with Hughie Green. She also appeared as herself in the 1980 documentary short ''The Great British Striptease'', hosted by Bernard Manning in Blackpool. Her film roles included sex comedies such as '' The Love Box'' (1972), '' Confessions of a Sex Maniac'' (1974), and '' Girls Come First'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page 3
Page 3, or Page Three, was a British newspaper convention of publishing a large image of a topless female glamour model (known as a Page 3 girl) on the third page of mainstream red top tabloids. '' The Sun'' introduced the feature in November 1970, which boosted its readership and prompted competing tabloids—including '' The Daily Mirror'', ''The'' ''Sunday People'', and ''The'' ''Daily Star''—to begin featuring topless models on their own third pages. Well-known Page 3 models included Linda Lusardi, Samantha Fox, Katie Price, and Keeley Hazell. Although Page 3's defenders portrayed it as a harmless British cultural tradition, the feature was controversial throughout its history, drawing criticism both from conservatives, who tended to view it as softcore pornography inappropriate for inclusion in national newspapers, and feminists, who argued that Page 3 objectified women's bodies, negatively affected girls' and women's body image, and perpetuated sexism. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Sex Maniac
Confessions are acknowledgements of facts by those who would have otherwise preferred to keep those facts hidden. Confessions may also refer to: Film, television, and radio * ''Confessions'' (1925 film), a British silent film * ''Confessions'' (2010 film), a Japanese film * ''The Confessions'' (film) (''Le confessioni''), a 2016 Italian film * Confessions series, a 1970s series of film adaptations of novels by Christopher Wood * "Confessions" (''Arrow''), a 2019 television episode * "Confessions" (''Breaking Bad''), a 2013 television episode * "Confessions" (''Roseanne''), a 1990 television episode * ''Confessions'' (radio programme), a British radio feature presented by Simon Mayo Literature * ''Confessions'' (Augustine), a 4th-century autobiographical work by St. Augustine of Hippo * ''Confession'' (Bakunin), an 1851 autobiographical work by Mikhail Bakunin * ''Confessions'' (Rousseau), a 1782–1789 autobiography by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * Confessions series, a 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Reed
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, macho image and his heavy-drinking, "hellraiser" lifestyle. His screen career spanned over 40 years, between 1955 and 1999. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth-most-popular star at the box office. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable film roles included La Bete in ''The Trap (1966 film), The Trap'' (1966), Bill Sikes in ''Oliver! (film), Oliver!'' (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed that won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Picture), Gerald in ''Women in Love (film), Women in Love'' (1969), the title role in ''Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), Urbain Grandier in ''The Devils (film), The Devils'' (1971), Athos (character), Athos in ''The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film), The Three Musketeers'' (1973) and ''The Four Musketeers (1974 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Anderson
Clive Stuart Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is an English television and radio presenter, comedian, writer and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts during his 15-year legal career. He then became host of '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'', initially a radio show on BBC Radio 4 in 1988, before moving to television on Channel 4 from 1988 to 1999. He was also host of his own chat show ''Clive Anderson Talks Back'', which changed its name to ''Clive Anderson All Talk'' in 1996, from 1989 to 1999. He has also hosted many radio programmes and made guest appearances on '' Have I Got News for You'', '' Mock the Week'' and '' QI''. Early life Anderson's mother was English and his parents met while serving in the RAF. He was educated at Stanburn Primary School and Harrow County School for Boys then a grammar school which closed in 1975. His group of contemporaries included Geoffrey Perkins and Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Mirror
The ''Sunday Mirror'' is the Sunday sister paper of the ''Daily Mirror''. It began life in 1915 as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' and was renamed the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1963. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping markedly to 505,508 the following year. Competing closely with other papers, in July 2011, on the second weekend after the News of the World#End of publication, closure of the ''News of the World'', more than 2,000,000 copies sold, the highest level since January 2000. History ''Sunday Pictorial'' (1915–1963) The paper launched as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' on 14 March 1915. Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, Lord Rothermere – who owned the paper – introduced the ''Sunday Pictorial'' to the British public with the idea of striking a balance between socially responsible reporting of great issues of the day and sheer entertainment. Although the newspaper has gone through many refinements in its near 100-year history those original c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Widely considered one of Britain's greatest actors, she is noted for her versatility, having appeared in films and television, as well as for her numerous roles on the stage. Dench has garnered List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench, various accolades throughout a career that spans seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, six British Academy Film Awards, and seven Olivier Awards. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she performed in several of Shakespeare's plays, in such roles as Ophelia in ''Hamlet'', Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet'' and Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth''. Although most of Dench's work during this period was in theatre, she also branched out into film work and won a BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, BAFTA Award as Most Promisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Time Goes By (TV Series)
''As Time Goes By'' is a British romantic sitcom that aired on BBC One from 12 January 1992 to 30 December 2005, running for nine series and two specials. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the relationship between two former lovers who meet unexpectedly after losing contact for 38 years. The series originated as an idea by Colin Bostock-Smith. It was produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby and was written by Bob Larbey, who had co-written both '' The Good Life'' and ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' with John Esmonde. In 2004, ''As Time Goes By'' was ranked No. 29 in ''Britain's Best Sitcom''. The programme's original working title had been ''Winter with Flowers'' but was changed during its first day of filming because of the cast's protests. The new title was taken from the 1931 Herman Hupfeld song " As Time Goes By", and the recorded version by Joe Fagin was used as the title music. The series was produced by Theatre of Comedy Entertainment in association wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
