Post by tiddles on Jun 7, 2012 16:59:01 GMT 1
From the Tele:
You see, this where the inadequacies of the Tele's journalistic abilities shows itself up. First of all, as John Cairney would be the first to admit, he was NO Hollywood star. He was an estimable jobbing actor whose many performances as Robert Burns in, 'There was a Man' brought justifiable fame in the this country and abroad.
He had a very small supporting part in Cleopatra but to describe that overblown piece of hokum as a, "hit 60s film" just shows how lost amongst the fluff the Tele's juvenile and incompetent reporters are. First of all, 'Cleopatra' was NO hit, it made a total loss of more than $20 million and drove 20th Century Fox to the brink of bankrupstsy and saw the end of Daryll Zanuck's rule at the studios. Has the Tele never heard of IMDB or Wikipedia?
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Still, I think I might enjoy hearing some of John's stories and recollections. If only I knew where the venue was, I'd consider attending.
I well remember his part in the old BBC Scotland TV series, 'This Man Craig' where he played a hard-pressed school teacher with new ideas.
But for God's sake Tele, before you allow some poorly trained wean to write articles, get them to do some research before they try to make ridiculous claims for people who would be embarrassed by them.
A RENOWNED actor who was in hit 60s film Cleopatra with the legendary Elizabeth Taylor is heading to Inverclyde for a special show.
You see, this where the inadequacies of the Tele's journalistic abilities shows itself up. First of all, as John Cairney would be the first to admit, he was NO Hollywood star. He was an estimable jobbing actor whose many performances as Robert Burns in, 'There was a Man' brought justifiable fame in the this country and abroad.
He had a very small supporting part in Cleopatra but to describe that overblown piece of hokum as a, "hit 60s film" just shows how lost amongst the fluff the Tele's juvenile and incompetent reporters are. First of all, 'Cleopatra' was NO hit, it made a total loss of more than $20 million and drove 20th Century Fox to the brink of bankrupstsy and saw the end of Daryll Zanuck's rule at the studios. Has the Tele never heard of IMDB or Wikipedia?
?Still, I think I might enjoy hearing some of John's stories and recollections. If only I knew where the venue was, I'd consider attending.
I well remember his part in the old BBC Scotland TV series, 'This Man Craig' where he played a hard-pressed school teacher with new ideas.
But for God's sake Tele, before you allow some poorly trained wean to write articles, get them to do some research before they try to make ridiculous claims for people who would be embarrassed by them.
