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When he first came to London in 1950, the Australian actor Trader Faulkner, who has died aged 93, was instructed by John Gielgud in rehearsals to “take that dreadful compost out of your mouth, Trader”. He did, sort of, and soon afterwards succeeded Richard Burton in Gielgud’s production of Christopher Fry’s The Lady’s Not for Burning on Broadway, appearing alongside Pamela Brown and Esmé Percy “in the glittering style of artificial comedy.”
That last phrase of the New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson could be as easily applied to Faulkner’s own life in show business. This was an eccentric tapestry of leading and not-so-leading roles, of name-dropping connections, close-up entanglements with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, flamenco dancing, Dorothy Tutin, for whom he reserved an unrequited adoration – they were houseboat neighbours for a time on the Thames at Chelsea Reach – and Maxine Audley.
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Following her death her son Daniel told the BBC: She was auditioned for the Sound of Music by [composer] Richard Rodgers himself. He said You re the girl I want for my new show and away she went. She continued to work and sing her little heart out all her life. She was a very gregarious and hospitable person, a very cool woman.
RIP: The actress family announced Jean passed away on Friday aged 88 after a battle with bone cancer (pictured as Maria in 1961) If there were more people like her it would make the world a happier place.
Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Jan 28, 2021 4:27 PM
Bakers are warning the price of a sliced pan and even the Waterford Blaa could rise this year because of ingredient shortages.
It follows a bad harvest in Britain and the imposition of trade tariffs on Canadian wheat for British mills.
Just two-fifths of the flour used here is actually produced in Ireland and the Irish Bakery Association says the flour stockpiles built up here for Brexit are now starting to run low.
Dermot Walsh is the Managing Director of Walsh’s Bakehouse in Waterford. He told WLR News that, “It’s inevitable that the cost of all bread, from the famous blaa in the morning to the sliced pan will more than likely be going up at some stage this year.”
A school principal in Inishowen believes the surge in Covid-19 cases numbers is down to some people playing chicken with the virus.
Diarmuid Walsh who is Principal of St. Mary s NS in Malin says while they are somewhat better prepared for online teaching it will be undoubtedly challenging for both parents and teachers in the weeks ahead.
He has described a day in the classroom as the equivalent to a number of weeks of online learning.
Mr. Walsh says it s unfortunate that we are back to a situation, mirroring March and hopes that this time it will be short lived: