I'm ashamed of what this country calls "legends" or "greats" - Page 4 - Showbiz

LoveBug. · 04-11-2009, 18:24

wow. Thanks for the generalisation!

Sara Webb · 04-11-2009, 19:43

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Originally Posted by The Major

Music

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Dusty Springfield
Queen
Black Sabbath
Status Quo
Elton John
Shirley Bassey
Tom Jones
Cliff Richard
The Shadows
T-Rex
Vera Lynn

Film/TV

Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing
Charlie Chaplin
Stan Laurel
Elizabeth Taylor
Joan Collins
Richard Burton
Laurence Olivier
Alec Guiness
Anthony Hopkins
Sean Connery
Julie Andrews
Helen Mirren
Vanessa Redgrave
Ben Kingsley
Judi Dench
Noel Coward
Michael Caine
Peter Sellers
Richard Attenborough
Vivien Leigh
John Gielgud
John Mills

Great list; would like to add Pink Floyd to the musicians.

BluseyLou · 04-11-2009, 20:08

Led Zepplin is another one for music

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fynefun · 04-11-2009, 20:41

this topic reminds me of the interview when jenni falconer asked lauren bacall what it was like to work with the "legend" nicole kidman!!!!! she got her reply and then some!!! been hunting for the clip but have had no luck on youtube, she basically said that nicole was far too young to be a legend which i would agree with, to be classed a legend i think recquires a great deal of longevity in whatever field they were in, has anyone mentioned audrey hepburn, cleo laine, agatha christie, mean i suppose we could call william roache a legend albeit a soap one, alex ferguson def applies in terms of football managers managing top flight football teams, bruce forsyth?? david beckham will def be thought of one in years to come just for the sheer number of england games he has played in which is fairly remarkable in the modern age, and no i aint his biggest fan!!!

Mrs Jones · 05-11-2009, 10:58

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Originally Posted by johartuk

No it isn't! There are plenty of talented people in the UK, and there are plenty of zlebs/wastes of space in the US!

Have you heard of these people?:-

Dame Judi Dench
Julie Walters
Patrick Stewart
David Tennant
James McAvoy
Anne-Marie Duff
Maxine Peake
John Barrowman (he's Scottish by birth)
Jude Law
Hugh Laurie (who is a huge star in the US)
Stephen Fry
Sir Ian Mackellen
Joan Collins
Jackie Collins
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Imelda Staunton
Miriam Margoyles
Lee Mead
Connie Fisher
Denise Van Outen
George Michael
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sir Tim Rice
Sarah Brightman
Katherine Jenkins
Russell Watson
Graham Norton
Leona Lewis
Susan Boyle
Rufus Sewell
Hugh Grant
Helen Mirren
Robbie Coltraine
Ewan McGregor
Paul McCartney
Michael Ball
Anna Friel
David Thewliss
Billie Piper
Jamie Cullum
Robbie Williams
Take That

Those are just the people I've thought of off the top of my head (with no help from google or any other sources of reference - they're just people with talent and successful careers that I happen to have heard of and can recall by simply thinking "Who do I think of as a 'home grown' talented person?"). Most of the people in my list have worked in the US (or on projects which were broadcast/released in the US).

If you stop being negative and actually think about it, we have plenty of home-grown talent. Obviously, not everyone in my list could be described as a 'legend', but a number of them could (and are) - and I suspect that some of the others may eventually become 'legends' in the fullness of time.

Leona Lewis has just come out of the starting gate..and Billie Piper??? Laughable.

GiraffeGirl · 06-11-2009, 17:27

Don't do yourself down, Rob22 - this thread elevates you to "legend" status automatically as far as I'm concerned.

Not that that legend is even the right word really in this context - I do prefer "greats" as a term. You can become legendary for utter crap.

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fynefun Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	this topic reminds me of the interview when jenni falconer asked lauren bacall what it was like to work with the "legend" nicole kidman!!!!! she got her reply and then some!!! been hunting for the clip but have had no luck on youtube, she basically said that nicole was far too young to be a legend which i would agree with, to be classed a legend i think recquires a great deal of longevity in whatever field they were in, has anyone mentioned audrey hepburn, cleo laine, agatha christie, mean i suppose we could call william roache a legend albeit a soap one, alex ferguson def applies in terms of football managers managing top flight football teams, bruce forsyth?? david beckham will def be thought of one in years to come just for the sheer number of england games he has played in which is fairly remarkable in the modern age, and no i aint his biggest fan!!! Last edited by fynefun : 04-11-2009 at 20:50. Reason: adding info

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LoveBug. Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Gender: Female Location: Stacey to win TXF! :) Services: Go ahead and say goodbye, I'll be alright.. <3 Posts: 2,029	wow. Thanks for the generalisation!

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GiraffeGirl Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,920	Don't do yourself down, Rob22 - this thread elevates you to "legend" status automatically as far as I'm concerned. Not that that legend is even the right word really in this context - I do prefer "greats" as a term. You can become legendary for utter crap.