MAL'S WHO AM I NO.5

[magpie in the 80's]

CLUES WILL BE ADDED DURING THE DAY + THE CONTINUOUS PREMIERSHIP TABLE

Who am I? NO.1

5 point clue I was born in 1944 and at the age of 7 I won the Original Amateur Hour TV talent contest impressing the judges and viewers with my powerful vocal range. Who am I?
4 point clue In the 1980s I became addicted to gambling especially the card game baccarat. I finally found the courage to call Gamblers Anonymous and in 1997 I converted to the Mormon religion. Who am I?
3 point clue I performed a James Bond theme in a film that saw Timothy Dalton playing 007. Who am I?
2 point clue I was born in Atlanta in the state of Georgia, the aforementioned state being a clue to my identity. Who am I?
I AM GLADYS KNIGHT


Who am I? NO. 2

5 point clue I was born in Wales in 1938. As a child I lived in Yorkshire and Cheshire and I later gained a degree in economics at Ruskin College, Oxford. Who am I?
4 point clue It was once said of me that “every time he opens his mouth its like someone has flipped open his head and stuck in an egg whisk”. Who am I?
3 point clue I am the MP for Hull East. Who am I?
2 point clue In 2001 I punched an egg throwing protestor called Craig Evans. Who am I?
I AM JOHN PRESCOTT



Who am I? NO.3

5 point clue I was born in Kent in 1928. I was expelled from Dulwich College and worked briefly as an animator prior to my National Service. Who am I?
4 point clue I lost my battle against cancer on December 29, 2003. Who am I?
3 point clue In 1995 I made a TV appeal for the return of my stolen joke book. Who am I?
I AM BOB MONKHOUSE



Who am I? NO. 4

5 point clue I was born in 1939 and as a teenager I worked as an apprentice mechanic in the family business. I went on to become a sporting world champion. Who am I?
4 point clue I received a knighthood in 2001, twenty eight years after being voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Who am I?
I AM JACKIE STEWART




Who am I? NO.5

5 point clue I was born in Alberta, Canada in 1961 before moving to Los Angeles to pursue my acting career. I made my TV debut in a show called Letters From Frank. Who am I?
4 point clue I penned an autobiography entitled Lucky Man and made my big screen debut in the 1980 film Midnight Madness. Who am I?
I AM MICHAEL J. FOX



Who am I? NO.6

5 point clue I was born in 1945 and I have worked as a food critic for Associated Newspapers. The Sun newspaper once described me as “the most odious man in Britain”. Who am I?
4 point clue I am known for breeding newts and I provided spoken vocals on the Blur album The Great Escape for the track Ernold Same. Who am I?
I AM KEN LIVINGSTON




Who am I? NO.7

5 point clue I was born in 1929 with the middle name of Marie and the asteroid 5535 was named in my honour. Who am I?
4 point clue My life was chronicled in a TV film entitled The Attic, broadcast in 1988. Who am I?
I AM ANNE FRANK





Who am I? NO.8

5 point clue I was born in Warwickshire in 1910. I went on to attend grammar school in Chester and worked as a teacher in Shropshire. Who am I?
4 point clue My maiden name was Hutchenson and the book A Most Dangerous Woman chronicles my life’s exploits. Who am I?
3 point clue I gave my name to a topical TV and radio comedy show that starred David Baddiel. Who am I?
I AM MARY WHITEHOUSE



Who am I? NO.9

5 point clue I was born in 1947 and attended Rugby School and Cambridge University. I married for the fourth time in 2004. Who am I?
4 point clue I made a cameo appearance in the film Peter’s Friends and I am still under supervision by the British Secret Services. Who am I?
3 point clue My first novel Grimus was published in 1975 and my latest novel Shalimar the Clown was published in 2005. Who am I?
I AM SALMAN RUSHDIE



Who am I? NO.10

5 point clue I was born in Alabama in 1949. I gained a tennis scholarship at college but turned my back on the sport of tennis and went on to become a chart topping singer. Who am I?
4 point clue I wrote the song Lady, a hit for Kenny Rogers and in 1984 I won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Who am i?
I AM LIONEL RITCHIE





Who am I? NO.11

5 point clue- I was born in a suburb of Chicago in 1899 and on leaving school I worked as a junior reporter for the Kansas City Star. I went on to serve in World War I gaining a silver medal of military valour. Who am I?
4 point clue – My first book entitled Three Stories and Ten Poems was published in 1923. Who am I?
3 point clue – In 1954 I won the Nobel Prize for Literature, seven years prior to my death. Who am I?
2 point clue – I died in 1961 from a self inflicted shot gun blast to the head. Who am I?
1 point clue – I penned the novels The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Who am I?
I AM ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Who Am I?NO.12

5 point clue – I was born in Florida in 1943 and I financed the opening of an upscale clothing boutique called Themis. Who am I?
4 point clue – I have penned a number of books including American Prayer and Moonlight Drive. In 1969 I was arrested and charged with public profanity. Who am I?
I AM JAMES MORRISON



Who Am I? NO.13

5 point clue – I was born in 1941 and whilst studying at Cambridge University I was a member of the famed Footlights Revue and I also penned scripts for That Was the Week That Was. Who am I?
I AM BILL ODDIE


Who Am I? NO.14

5 point clue – I was born in 1904 and wa a recipient of an OBE in 1946. Two years earlier I was awarded the Stalin Prize due to the popularity of my films in the Soviet Union. Who am I?
4 point clue – I starred in my first film Boots Boots in 1934 and went on to sign a half a million pound contract with Columbia Pictures. Who am I?
3 point clue – I died in 1961 after suffering a heart attack. Who am I?
2 point clue – I was born George Hoy Booth in the town of Wigan. Who am I?
1 point clue – I became synonymous with the songs Leaning on a Lamp Post and When I’m Cleaning Windows. Who am I?
I AM GEORGE FORMBY

Who Am I? NO.15

5 point clue – I was born in 1847 in Missouri with the middle name of Woodson. My father was a slave owner and farmer and I have been played on film several times including portrayals by Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall. Who am I?
4 point clue – As a teenager I was employed as a bushwhacker killing Union sympathisers fighting under such commanders as Bloody Bill Anderson. Who am I?
I AM JESSE JAMES




Who Am I? NO.16

5 point clue – I was born in 1933 and made my film debut as a beauty pageant contestant in Lady Godiva Rides Again. Who am I?
4 point clue – In the film The Virgin Queen I played Elizabeth Throckmorton, the future wife of Walter Raleigh. In a 1966 episode of Star Trek I played a character called Edith Keeler and fell in love with Captain James T Kirk. Who am I?
I AM JOAN COLLINS





Who Am I? NO.17

5 point clue – I was born in 1929 and at the age of seventy I won a Grammy Award. Who am i?
4 point clue – I am an Honorary Knight of the British Empire and in 1998 I produced my first opera, a musical adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Who am I?
3 point clue – In 1967 I joined the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Who am i?
I AM ANDRE PREVIN





Who Am I? NO. 18

5 point clue – I was born in 1936 in Arkansas and as a teenager I toured the USA as a guitarist and vocalist with the Western Wranglers. Who am I?
4 point clue – In 2005 I recorded my 46th album and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Who am I?
3 point clue – In 1965 I toured with The Beach Boys as a guest guitarist. Who am I?
2 point clue – I gained international stardom following the release of the song, Gentle On My Mind and one year later I co-starred alongside John Wayne in the film True Grit. Who am I?
I AM GLEN CAMPBELL




Who am I? NO.19
5-point clue I was born in New York in 1960, my father was a Russian author and my mother a teacher was born in Scotland. Who am I?
4-point clue I graduated from Yale University with a degree in English Literature. My first professional acting job was in a beer commercial for Lowenbrau. I made my big screen debut with a small role in the 1988 film Working Girl. Who am I?
3-point clue I starred in the films Chaplin and Kalifornia. In 2000 I starred opposite Minnie Driver in the romantic comedy Return To Me. Who am I?
I AM DAVID DUCHOVNY



Who Am I? NO.20

5 point clue – I was born in Sheffield in 1943 and read history at Oxford University. In a 1997 episode of the Australian soap Home and Away I had a guest role as a surfer. Who am I?
4 point clue – A Virgin super voyager train is named after me. My father suffered from a bad stutter, a condition that I mimicked in a 1988 comedy film. Who am I?
I AM MICHAEL PALIN





PREMIERSHIP TABLE
1. JAS 77 POINTS
2. TURKEYWIZZ 63 POINTS
3. BROD 52 POINTS
4. HAZBEEN 27 POINTS
5. GRANTJ 12 POINTS
5. LEAPING LINDNER 12 POINTS
6. KAHUNA 11 POINTS
7. PSEUDO 9 POINTS
8. GO DOUBLE BLUES 3 POINTS
8. PAFC 3 POINTS

[brod]

13 Bill Oddie

[JAS]

Q6 I think that might be Michael Winner

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

13 Bill Oddie

CORRECT BROD 5 POINTS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 I think that might be Michael Winner

Regards
JAS

INCORRECT JAS

[JAS]

Q6 How about Mohamed Al Fayed...just trying to think who The sun might hate...could be a long list

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 How about Mohamed Al Fayed...just trying to think who The sun might hate...could be a long list

Regards
JAS

incorrect jas

[magpie in the 80's]

next clues are worth 4 points

[JAS]

Q6 Ken Livingstone....newts are such a give away

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

Q5 Had thought maybe little Keanu but now I think it's Michael J Fox

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 Ken Livingstone....newts are such a give away

Regards
JAS

correct jas

[brod]

12 Jim Morrison

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5 Had thought maybe little Keanu but now I think it's Michael J Fox

Regards
JAS

ANOTHER 4 POINTS JAS AND TAKES POSITION NO.1

[brod]

15 Jesse James

[magpie in the 80's]

12 Jim Morrison

CORRECT BROD 4 POINTS

[magpie in the 80's]

15 Jesse James

CORRECT BROD ANOTHER 4 POINTS

[brod]

20 Michael P-P-P-Palin

[Hazbeen]

4. Jackie Stewart

[magpie in the 80's]

20 Michael P-P-P-Palin

CORRECT BROD 4 POINTS

[magpie in the 80's]

4. Jackie Stewart

CORRECT HB 4 POINTS