A Conversation for Essex, England, UK

Famous Essex Girls and Boys

Post 1

jazzhag


Just to smash the stereotype maybe?

Howabout
Artists: Gainsborough and Constable

Music: Alison Moyet, Depeche Mode, much of the Prodigy, Jay Kay of Jamiroquai, Dr Feelgood, Sade, Suzi Quatro (lives north of Chelmsford)

Politics: Tony Benn lives in Maldon and Mary Whitehouse lived near Colchester and Boadicea rampaged round the area a bit earlier (nice to get them all in the same sentence) smiley - smiley

Sport: Geoff Hurst, Nasser Hussain, Sally Gunnell

Entertainment: Lee Evans, Jamie Oliver, Denise Van Outen, Joan Hickson

Writers: Daniel Defoe, Andrew Motion, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, Dodie Smith and . . . erm . . . wossisname smiley - smiley





Famous Essex Girls and Boys

Post 2

Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream

Hi jazzhag smiley - smiley

The problem I had with Essex celebs was I'd already used some Essex ladies in 'Essex Girls' (A6581720) so it seemed sorta like to cheating to me to use them again, so I decided not to include a section on Essex celebs. smiley - oksmiley - smiley

Emmily
smiley - bluebutterfly


Famous Essex Girls and Boys

Post 3

jazzhag

Hi Emmily,

Will try to read all links in future before posting (asif that's gonna happen! lol)

Twas only a suggestion and I really enjoyed getting Tony Benn and Mary Whitehouse together smiley - smiley

ATB


Famous Essex Girls and Boys

Post 4

Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream

No problemsmiley - smiley by posting them here you have in effect added them to the Entry smiley - magic

I'll add another author...Bernard Cornwell. Bernard, who was born in London, grew up in Essex and now lives in the US. I have read many of his smiley - book.

Though, strictly speaking they can only be an 'Essex Girl', or 'Essex Man' if they were born in Essex. smiley - winkeye

Emmily
smiley - bluebutterfly


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