ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE MAY 9, 1940
THE Prime Minister will see the King at Buckingham Palace today to discuss the position of his Government. Mr Chamberlain and his Ministers were challenged in the House of Commons last night for their conduct of the war and most politicians believe the PM will offer his resignation.
MAY 9, 1978
POP idol Donny Osmond surprised his millions of fans yesterday by getting married a month early. He and his 19-year-old bride Debra Glenn had planned a June wedding. But at dawn yesterday, the Osmond family arrived at the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City for the ceremony.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CANDICE BERGEN, 73. The Golden Globe and Emmy-winning American actress (right) starred in Gandhi and played Carrie Bradshaw’s boss in Sex And The City. As a student, she went on a blind date with a young Donald Trump. She recalls him ‘wearing a burgundy three-piece suit with burgundy patent leather boots, and he was in a burgundy limo, so it was very colour-coordinated’. BILLY JOEL, 70. The singer- songwriter from New York has had hits with Uptown Girl and Just The Way You Are. In 1982, his album 52nd Street, recorded four years earlier, was the first in the world to be released commercially on CD. He still holds concerts, but no longer performs Angry Young Man or Captain Jack as they make him feel ‘burned out’.
BORN ON THIS DAY
ALBERT FINNEY (19362019). The original ‘Angry Young Man’ actor (right) famed for his roles in kitchen sink dramas, died in February. He studied at RADA alongside Peter O’Toole and made his film debut opposite Laurence Olivier. He was nominated for five Oscars, but never won. Asked this year for a quote to go on a statue in his home city Salford, Finney chose one by his character Arthur in Saturday Night And Sunday Morning: ‘I’m out for a good time. Everything else is propaganda.’ SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE (18601937). The Scottish author, better known by the initials JM, created Peter Pan. George Llewelyn Davies — one of four brothers who inspired Barrie’s Peter Pan And The Lost Boys after he met them in London’s Kensington Gardens — was shot in World War I. George’s brother Michael drowned while swimming, and brother Peter killed himself by throwing himself in front of a Tube train.
ON MAY 9…
IN 1981, Adam And The Ants scored their first UK No 1 with Stand And Deliver. In 1987, Tom Cruise married the first of his three actress wives, Mimi Rogers. He later wed Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION: Tintamarre (1926) A) Dimple-like dent which appears in your cheeks when you smile. B) A very flat, snub nose or one with the end turned up. C) Uproar, hubbub or confused noise. Answer below
PHRASE EXPLAINED
Have a dekko: To look at. From the Hindi ‘dekho’ meaning ‘look’. First used by the British in India in the 19th century and brought home by soldiers on leave.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Life is first boredom, then fear. Philip Larkin, English poet (1922-1985)
JOKE OF THE DAY
I’vE replaced our bed with a trampoline. My husband is going to hit the ceiling . . . Guess The Definition answer: C.