Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Thora Hird
Born: May 28, 1911
Died: March 15, 2003 (aged 91)
Bio: Dame Thora Hird was a triple BAFTA Award-winning English actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. Her career spanned almost 75 years, and she appeared in more than 100 films.
Known for:
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973 – 2010)
- In Loving Memory (1969 – 1986)
- Talking Heads (1988 – 1998)
- Meet the Wife (1963 – 1966)
- A Kind of Loving (1962)