Who are these people?

[paya]

"Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point." ;-)

I still need a name...

 

no-one else is gonna get it - the Dowager Countess of Grantham

 

[Valkyrie]

Maggie Smith, but Zombie gets the credit and can post the next person to guess. 

[paya]

It's DAME Maggie Smith, for you! ;-) And yes, that cute little girl has just celebrated 80 last year. :-) Any older picture that I would post, those cheekbones would give her away.

 

Either Zombie or Valkyrie can post the next. :-)

 

Edit: Though on second thought, I was not able to find a second source to prove that it really is a pic of little Maggie Smith, so if you find a different version, don't take it personally, it's just a game. ;-)

Edited March 24, 2015 by paya

[Valkyrie]

My apologies.     Zombie can go ahead, since he was the one that really got it. 

[Zombie]

 

Edit: Though on second thought, I was not able to find a second source to prove that it really is a pic of little Maggie Smith, so if you find a different version, don't take it personally, it's just a game. ;-)

 

I'd guessed it was an English actress because the older they get the more we love 'em

 

Tbh I thought it was Dame Judi Dench but nothing came up so I tried MS who's similar vintage and - bingo - there it was. You're right there's no definitive verification but early pics like these often appear in biogs and don't get posted on the interweb

 

Now then, who's this musty fusty dead guy?

 

 

Clue: he wasn't a big fan of little guys

[Zombie]

Time for another clue?

 

Alrighty! It's a notable anniversary year for this guy

[Valkyrie]

Jonathan Swift? 

[Zombie]

definitely a musty fusty dead guy

 

sadly Jonathan Swift died before photography was invented

[Valkyrie]

LOL Very true.  Wasn't thinking on that one...

[Zombie]

time for another clue?

 

okay then: he enjoyed travelling in Europe - but not on  holiday...

[paya]

By any chance, was he naughty when he was in Europe? ;-) Not like the modern Britons - pick a cheap Eastern city, fly over there on Friday, get shitfaced two days in a row, pass out on the street, lose your passport, pay the fine to the Embassy and then fly home on Sunday.

 

Meaning like... IDK... win a battle or something...

[Zombie]

sniff sniff!  Paya's on the scent

[Slytherin]

Lord Nelson ?  

[paya]

Well it's 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo, so I thought of Duke of Wellington - but he was not alive when the photograph came about?

[Zombie]

Well it's 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo, so I thought of Duke of Wellington - but he was not alive when the photograph came about?

 

it's astonishing, but this is indeed a photograph of the Duke of Wellington - a one-off print process like the Polaroid, called a daguerreotype.

 

It was taken at the very beginning of photography, in 1844. You're looking at a man who knew Lord Nelson. And you're right - it's 200 years since he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and spoiled the little guy's plans to become Emperor of Europe 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington

 

 

Your turn again, Paya

[Slytherin]

it's astonishing, but this is indeed a photograph of the Duke of Wellington - a one-off print process like the Polaroid, called a daguerreotype.

 

It was taken at the very beginning of photography, in 1844. You're looking at a man who knew Lord Nelson. And you're right - it's 200 years since he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and spoiled the little guy's plans to become Emperor of Europe 

 

 

 

Your turn again, Paya

*snickers* Cool, he knew Lord Nelson, I was just kidding in my response  

[paya]

I'm going easy on you lot now

[paya]

no takers? no guesses? come on! don't be like that! ;-)

[Zombie]

looks kinda 1970s

[Valkyrie]

He looks very familiar, but I can't place him. 

[paya]

The pic might have been taken in the 70s or 80s. But he got famous in the past decade(s). Just look into those cunning eyes and give that hair some trim... ;-)

[paya]

Nobody even tries? Oh well, we can leave the thread dreaming. :-)

[Andy78]

My first thought was Fidel Castro

[MikeL]

Let's ask Paya some yes/no questions.

 

Is he a TV personality?

[paya]

Yes MikeL, he is! That is a very clever question! :-)