Looking for online definition of thora or what thora stands for. Thora often described her father, who initially did not want her to be an actress, as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedian to his guidance. A great actress and writer scaled career peaks in their work together. World wide words tries to record at least a part of this shifting wordscape by featuring new words, word histories, words in the news, and the curiosities of native english speech. A cream cracker under the settee is a dramatic monologue written by alan bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his talking heads series for the bbc. People born on may 28 fall under the zodiac sign of gemini, the twins.
When she suffers a series of strokes, however, her mental condition deteriorates, and she becomes increasingly unable to use the correct words for everyday objects. Thora is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Doris is an elderly, but independent woman who suffers a fall while tidying up. Morecambe thora hird edinburgh janet brown bristol leslie crowther, acker bilk coventry stanley unwin cardiff stan stennett blackpool les dawson, tessie oshea for some bizarre reason, the celebs changed for the second semifinal. Elizabeth allan, thora hird, mervyn johns, frank lawton, marie lohr, johnnie schofield, and basil sydney in went the day well. But thora didnt get where she is today london television centre. Despite a ninedecade career and a range of roles to match, it is generally acknowledged not least by the actress herself that thora hird s finest achievements can be found in her halfdozen collaborations with the playwright alan bennett. The veteran actress, who starred in last of the summer wine, suffered a stroke earlier this month at her london nursing home. Thora sigurdsdatter historical records and family trees. Originally written for thora hird as one of allan bennetts talking heads monologues. As a person born on this date, thora hird is listed in our database as the 64th most popular celebrity for the day may 28 and the 47th most popular for the year 1911.
It was that quality which bennett captured in his 1988 short play, a cream cracker under the settee, written for thora. I hope that chap on the radio is now making himself comfortable in the garden shed. Here read by bryan melton in the style of the author. A cream cracker under the settee doris thora hird finds herself in a predicament in alan bennetts classic talking heads monologue. Thora hird made her stage debut in 1911 at the age of two months. She rose from coop cashier to become the tv star everyone. Thora hird celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous.
Annie longden thora hird is an eccentric oap whose mind does not always operate upon logical lines. In a career lasting almost a century, dame thora hirds solid screen presence and distinctive northern tones made her an enduring favourite with british audiences. Thora sigurdsdatter was born circa 830, in ringerike, buskerud, norway, to harald king in sogni and queen salvor in sogni. Maybe thora isnt the most obvious pick for a daughter in 2014.
Talking heads a cream cracker under the settee tv episode. But add an a and you have the feminine form, and a very different vibe. Dame thora hird family and friends celebrate life of enduring star of stage and screen menu victoria wood set the tone of lighthearted celebration at yesterdays memorial service for dame thora hird. Thora married halfdan the black gudrodsson in 847, at age 17 in sogn, norway. While she carries out the investigation, thora gudmundsdottir and her partner in the investigation, mathew reich learns that the assassinated student had great interest in the history of icelands grisly history of torture, witch hunts and execution. Im having trouble with a brit expression that i havent been able to find a translation for.
The late, great dame thora hird brought wellmannered cheer to british tv for sixty years. Reminds me a bit of last of the summer wine thora hird putting. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name. We watched her grow up, and, mamohmam, did she grow. Leslie banks, mervyn johns, basil sydney, cv france, valerie taylor, thora hird, david farrar. Mar 17, 2003 hird could perform comedy and tragedy with equal strength. Popular female musician who plays in the same ensemble as the skin flautist and pink oboe virtuoso. A threetime winner of the bafta tv award for best actress, she won for talking heads. Actress dame thora hird has died at the age of 91, her agent confirmed on saturday. Mar 15, 2003 in a career lasting almost a century, dame thora hird s solid screen presence and distinctive northern tones made her an enduring favourite with british audiences.
Thora hird celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous quotes. Thanks to bertram bergamot for suggesting thora as our baby name of the day. Dame thora hird, dbe 28 may 1911 15 march 2003 was an english actress and comedienne of stage and screen, presenter and writer. Beloved actress thora hirdhonored for lifetime achievement by the british national comedy awardsstars as emily ridley, a feisty salvation army captain who refuses to go gently into retirement. The original intention might have been to make a propaganda thriller to warn the british public about german infiltrators, but superior filmmaking qualities mean that went the day well. Thora hird was a famous english actress, who was born on may 28, 1911. Back in the 1890s and early 1900s she barely made it into the us top. Her disapproval of homehelper zulemas cleaning leads her to attempt to clean a picture of her and wilfred, her late husband. In a cream cracker under the settee alan bennett has addressed the issue of elderly people in our society and how they are treated by others. Cream crackerscrackered knackersknackered testiclesworn out also producing the expression creamed.
We share most chores but dh is just out of hospital so i am doing everything and to be honest i am cream crackered and i am realising how much hard labour he does when he is well. Hird could perform comedy and tragedy with equal strength. Roy hudd shows off incredible weight loss after having. This section lists the subjects who helped to createerect the memorial on this page. We share most chores but dh is just out of hospital so i am doing everything and to be honest i am creamcrackered and i am realising how much hard labour he does when he is well. She made over 100 films as well as starring in a host of tv comedies and, as a straight actress, excelled in the works of playwright alan bennett.
She made her film debut in purple people eater 1988, for which she won a young artist award for best young actress under nine years of age, and rose to prominence as a child star with appearances in films such as all i want for christmas 1991, patriot games 1992, hocus pocus 1993, monkey trouble 1994, now and. As far as the eye can see are cows, motionless like statues. This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Map of thora, nsw 2454 thora is a small locality around halfway between the towns of dorrigo and bellingen on the waterfall way in northern new south wales, australia. Thora hird sunday, 28th may 1911 saturday, 15th march 2003 morecambe england. Dame thora hird family and friends celebrate life of. Thora is the 6,528 th most popular name of all time.
She played an elderly widow who had suffered a fall. She is the daughter of actors jimmy scott and thora hird and began her acting career as a child actress known as janette scott. Scott was briefly along with jennifer gay one of the socalled childrens announcers providing continuity links for the bbcs childrens tv programs from the lime grove studios in the early 1950s. Watch talking heads season 1, episode 6 a cream cracker under the settee. Parkinson jim davidson, thora hird abc1 television guide. Follow thora hird and explore their bibliography from s thora hird author page.
She quickly found fame on the big screen as the daughter in the jack ryan series, appearing in patriot games 1992 and clear and present danger 1994. When anna reid feared her sex scene with daniel craig. Doris, aged seventyfive, is a tidy woman and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her. It is situated on the banks of the bellinger river, is around 40 kilometres from the coast and is at the very bottom of the climb to the top of dorrigo mountain, the bottom of. From 1880 to 2018, the social security administration has recorded 2,182 babies born with the first name thora in the united states. A yes, it is can i assume you know what cream crackers literally are.
In one of alan bennetts six talking heads monologues, a cream cracker under the settee, she memorably portrayed a. In a career than spanned eight decades, thora hird was widelyregarded as one of britains finest character actresses. I remember when victoria gave the eulogy at thora hirds memorial service and she climbed up the. A cream cracker under the settee thora hird talking heads. The series became very popular, moving onto bbc radio, international theatre, becoming one of the bestselling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the alevel and gcse english syllabus. Doris, aged seventy five, is a tidy woman and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her. Thora hird gained her highest profile in television comedy, notably the sitcoms meet the wife 196366, in loving memory 197986, hallelujah. It revolves 75year old doris on an ordinary day in her house. I was putting too much pressure on myself but in the end i knew i couldnt do the job justice so i took a break. Clean sweep 1958 thora hird full movie by donald traylor.
Roy hudd shows off incredible weight loss after having gastric band. Now 31, she won our hearts as kids with movies like monkey trouble and alaska, and. A cream cracker under the settee is played out as a monologue by doris thora hird, a seventyfiveyearold woman who is a widow, following her slip off a pouffe pronounced buffet in the play. I have a feeling i know what it means, something like tired, beaten, or broken. Thora is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms the free dictionary. Devoted grandfather of carrie and maya and beloved. Realizing that modernday sinners no longer respond to her hellfireandbrimstone brand of evangelism, emilys superiors give her one last chance. An interviewer from the guardian once spent four hours recording dame thora hird, who has died aged 91, stopping only because he ran out of tapes. Despite a ninedecade career and a range of roles to match, it is generally acknowledged not least by the actress herself that thora hirds finest achievements can be found in her halfdozen collaborations with the playwright alan bennett. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a british institution. How many people with the first name thora have been born in the united states. Doris, aged seventyfive, is a tidy woman and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help, zulema, it becomes apparent that her constant nagging may have been responsible for her husbands early death. Young in years but gargantuan in the gazongas, thora birch debuted on the tv show day by day as a tot in 1988.
Thora birch will join adrian grenier in the political thriller public affairs. In one of alan bennetts six talking heads monologues, a cream cracker under the settee, she memorably portrayed a bitter widow, doris. She made her film debut in purple people eater 1988, for which she won a young artist award for best young actress under nine years of age, and rose to prominence as a child star with. Genealogy profile for thora skagesdatter yrjar thora skagesdatter yrjar deceased genealogy genealogy for thora skagesdatter yrjar deceased family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. This was a very brave story based on the true life events of the authors mother whose later life was a reflection of so many and brings a tear to the eye of. Thanks to bertram bergamot for suggesting thora as our baby name of the day maybe thora isnt the most obvious pick for a daughter in 2014. Read about ch 6 a cream cracker under the settee by thora hird and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Thora hird and peter postlewaite, both actors unfortunatly no longer with us, showed their skill and experience in bringing to life the main protagonists with great feeling and optomism. Mar 16, 2003 an interviewer from the guardian once spent four hours recording dame thora hird, who has died aged 91, stopping only because he ran out of tapes. Public affairs follows the story of a young campaign aide that sleeps with the wife and. Thora hird is a dbe, an obe and a dlitt, and i point out to her that there are more letters after her name than there are in it.
I used to do that programme completely cream crackered. A cream cracker under the settee is played out as a monologue by doris thora hird, a seventyfiveyearold woman who is a widow, following her slip off a. Thora birch joins political thriller public affairs. Dame thora hird family and friends celebrate life of enduring. Thora who is an attorney and a single mother is very ready and willing to help the family. Join facebook to connect with thora sandham and others you may know. Complete dictionary of cockney rhyming slang happy2move. One of the highlights of television drama in the 1980s, talking heads was a series of six television monologues transmitted on bbc1 in april and may 1988, written by the acclaimed playwright alan bennett.
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