ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1949
PRINCESS Elizabeth is still waiting for one of her wedding presents — a private cinema from the film industry. It is to be installed in the wine cellars of her residence, Clarence House — but the Ministry of Works is refusing a permit for the structural alterations.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1964
SCHOOLBOY Owen Holmes, 14, who has Rolling Stones-style hair, was put in a girls’ class yesterday. He said: ‘The headmaster told me I would have to stay with the girls until I cut my hair. This means I will be in their class until I leave school next year, because I have no intention of cutting it.’
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CLARE CONNOR, 41. The Brighton- born former cricketer (right) captained England’s women’s team from 2000 to 2006, then became the first woman on the International Cricket Council’s cricket committee. She wants prize money for male and female players to be equal within 15 years. Connor, who led England to victory against Australia in The Ashes in 2005, says she ‘wouldn’t get anywhere near being selected for the current England team’. ALLEN JONES, 80. The British pop artist has been described as the ‘model of misogyny’ responsible for ‘the most sexist art ever’. His controversial works consist of half-naked female mannequins turned into tables, hatstands and chairs. Jones insists he is a feminist, but protesters have let off stink bombs at his exhibitions.
BORN ON THIS DAY
MARILYN MILLER (18981936). The American musical comedy star (right) was described by theatre impresario Florenz Ziegfeld as the greatest box- office draw in America. She made up the name Marilyn, combining her real name Mary, with that of her mother, Lynn. Former co-star, Ben Lyon, persuaded Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Baker) to take the name, too. HAL DOUGLAS (1924-2014). The U.S. actor, was known as the ‘king of voiceovers’. He introduced film trailers ranging from Philadelphia and Forrest Gump to Lethal Weapon and Meet The Parents. He was the subject of 2013 documentary A Great Voice, but Douglas said his voice was ‘throaty, chesty, a voice in need of clearing’.
ON SEPTEMBER 1…
IN 1939, World War II began when Germany invaded Poland. IN 1969, a bloodless coup in Libya brought Muammar Gaddafi to power. IN 2004, Chechen rebels took 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, Russia. The three-day siege left 385 dead.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION Remiped (coined 1864) A) Animal which uses its feet as oars. B) High-spirited, proud. C) Worn out, exhausted. Answer below.
PHRASE EXPLAINED
No room to swing a cat: Referring to cramped quarters, it alludes to the cruel sport of swinging live cats at a mark.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off: it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead. Nancy Mitford, English writer (1904-1973)
JOKE OF THE DAY
I WENT to a seafood disco last week . . . and pulled a muscle! Guess The Definition Answer: A.