Visiting movie magic 1
MANCHESTER has always been a magnet for visiting movie stars. Many have attended premieres of major films or even starred in stage productions in the city.
Today our quiz recalls a few of the famous faces who’ve made a mark on the north west down the years. How many will you remember?
Many of the questions in our quizzes come from Clive Hardy’s brilliant Around Manchester books on the 1950s, 60s and 70s. They’re packed with unmissable pictures from the M.E.N. archive.
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We hope the quiz brings back some happy memories. If you’d like to share them, please write to the M.E.N. or inostalgia.co.uk. We’d love to hear from you. Answers are at the bottom of the page. 1. Italian superstar Sophia Loren jetted into Manchester in December 1982 to promote her autobiography. She had also just become the first celebrity to launch her own perfume. What was it called?
A) Lorena; B) Sensuale; C) Sophia?
2. Vivien Leigh appeared with her husband Laurence Olivier in Cleopatra at the Opera House in April 1951. What character did she play in the classic 1938 movie Gone With the Wind?
A) Scarlett O’Hara; B) Melanie Hamilton; C) Ellen O’Hara?
3. Honor Blackman, who appeared on stage in Manchester in Noel Coward’s musical Mr and Mrs, played which role in the TV series The Avengers?
A) Tara King; B) Cathy Gale; C) Emma Peel?
4. In 1964, Norman Wisdom starred in The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd at Manchester’s Palace Theatre. He was a national hero and built up a massive following in which unlikely country?
A) Turkmenistan; B) Latvia; C) Albania?
5. Franco Nero flew to Manchester to surprise his partner Vanessa Redgrave on the opening night of the play Daniel Deronda at the University Theatre in January 1969. What role did he play in the 1967 movie Camelot?
A) King Arthur; B) Sir Galahad; C) Sir Lancelot?
6. Laurence Olivier played more than 50 cinema roles. What character did he portray in the 1960 epic movie Spartacus?
A) Senator Marcus Licinius Crassus; B) Octavian; C) Senator Gracchus? 7. Kim Novak braved the Manchester rain when she arrived on a promotional tour in 1956. Which Hitchcock classic movie did she star in with James Stewart in 1958?
A) Psycho; B) Vertigo; C) The Birds?
8. Salford actor Albert Finney played a northern writer who hit the big time in which 1968 film, extensively shot in Manchester? It also featured Liza Minnelli.
A) The L-Shaped Room; B) A Taste of Honey; C) Charlie Bubbles?
9. Laurel and Hardy appeared in Manchester as part of a nationwide tour in 1951. How many movies did the pair make in their 30-year career?
A) 26; B) 56; C) 106?
10. Manchester actor Bernard Hill played what character in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
A) King Theoden; B) Boromir; C) Saruman?