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| volkischlemiel |
 Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:01 pm |
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| I hear Visconti was of noble birth. |
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| Brent McKee |
| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:51 pm |
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"volkischlemiel" <volkischlemiel@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Quote: I hear Visconti was of noble birth.
Helena Bonham-Carter is the great-granddaughter of former British
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (Earl of Oxford and Asquith), and his
daughter, Violet Bonham-Carter was made a Life Peer (Baroness Asquith
of Yarnbury) -- she is Helena's grandmother. Does that qualify as
aristocratic?
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| Cadet Grey |
| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:58 pm |
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"Brent McKee" <bSmckee@shaw.caN> wrote in message
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Quote:
Helena Bonham-Carter is the great-granddaughter of former British
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (Earl of Oxford and Asquith), and his
daughter, Violet Bonham-Carter was made a Life Peer (Baroness Asquith
of Yarnbury) -- she is Helena's grandmother. Does that qualify as
aristocratic?
Any relationship to early sound era British director Anthony Asquith?
- Grey |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:34 am |
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volkischlemiel@hotmail.com (volkischlemiel) wrote in message news:<5acdd75a.0401141201.528d2aa7@posting.google.com>...
Quote: I hear Visconti was of noble birth.
Christopher Guest.
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| Guest |
| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:56 am |
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Christopher Guest once sat in the House of Lords before they removed the
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| Allan Rogg |
| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:44 pm |
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"Cadet Grey" <cadetgrey@swbell.net> wrote in message news:<LsmNb.8483$%42.6667@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com>...
Quote: "Brent McKee" <bSmckee@shaw.caN> wrote in message
news:2CkNb.100007$ts4.5176@pd7tw3no...
Helena Bonham-Carter is the great-granddaughter of former British
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (Earl of Oxford and Asquith), and his
daughter, Violet Bonham-Carter was made a Life Peer (Baroness Asquith
of Yarnbury) -- she is Helena's grandmother. Does that qualify as
aristocratic?
Any relationship to early sound era British director Anthony Asquith?
- Grey
Yes. Anthony was Herbert's son.
Allan Rogg |
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| Cernovog |
| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:39 pm |
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What do you mean by "movie people"? Just actors? Or directors too?
Chatrichalerm Yukol, the director of Legend of Suriyothai, is himself a
prince of Thailand. |
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| hacurry |
| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:50 am |
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volkischlemiel@hotmail.com (volkischlemiel) wrote in message <5acdd75a.0401141201.528d2aa7@posting.google.com>
Quote: I hear Visconti was of noble birth.
Christopher Lee - on the mother's side. |
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| David Matthews |
| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:48 am |
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"hacurry" <Anonymous-Remailer@See.Comment.Header> wrote in message
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Audrey Hepburn's mother was a Dutch baroness.
I believe Humphrey Bogart was a distant relative of Diana, Prince of
Wales.
Lex Barker was a direct descendant of the founder of Rhode Island,
Roger Williams, and of Sir 'William Henry Crichlow', historical
governor-general of Barbados.
Dave in Toronto. |
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