Tuesday 22 November 2011

Britain says "Happy Birthday" to an old director called Peter Hall and two old actors called John Bird and Tom Conti



















Today, collectively representing 300 years on earth :

Peter Hall, theatre, film and opera director is 81
John Bird, actor and writer is 75
Tom Conti, actor and director is 70

They were born :
Peter, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England



John, Bulwell, Nottingham, England















Tom, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland














Three interesting things about their youth :

* Peter's father was a station master.
* John briefly joined the 'Socialist Party of Great Britain' when he was at school.
* Tom's father was born in Italy.

John as an army general :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYC0P_NBLZw

Tom as a duellist :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca3sT2whiJo

Peter talking about being a theatre director :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13311915

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