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- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
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In that case I'll post my anecdote on this thread as well.
My mum got his autograph (for me) when she spotted him in the Tooting branch of Kentucky Fried Chicken in the early '70s.
I'm not sure which is the more surprising, that Previn occasionally ate at KFC or that my dear, old, shy mum (a) recognised him and (b) approached him for his signature.
Actually, it's easily the latter.
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I've been trying to think of people from other fields who were similar to Previn, as far as public profile was concerned. Meaning - everyone knew him (because telly) but most didn't know much about his day job.
In my 3/4 channel childhood, he was ubiquitous, or so it seems in retrospect. But I never really knew what he did. Four Oscars? I only learned that today.
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Yes, I think our 3/4 channel childhood was about having a parade of celebrities who were disconnected from their actual claims to fame. The suit and baton were enough to tell us this guy was from high culture. What saves it is that around 1974 these celebs still have gravitas and actual good CVs whereas by around 1980 the walk-ons might be people who were famous for five minutes, like when you watch an old repeat of Never Mind The Buzzcocks or HIGNFY and only recognize one of the four guests.
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