Who was the oldest person to win an Oscar? It was Jessica Tandy, born on this day in 1909. She was 80 at the time and the film was Driving Miss Daisy.
In other news ...
If, like me, you are all Jubileed out after the events of the last few days, you might like to remember that there was a prequel, on this day in 1977 - the Silver Jubilee of HMEII. It was a novelty then - we hadn't had a Silver Jubilee since George V just managed to squeeze one in before he died. England can take it!
A personal note here - as you all know if you have been paying even scant attention to this blog that I am not a musical person. But even I, even I with my tin ear (and, according to a rumour started by Year 11, a tin leg) could tell that the Jubilee Concert was truly appalling. Listen to me now you oldies - with the notable exception of Tom Jones - you can't sing these days, boys; give it up!! In the case of Cheryl Cole, not even the years can be used as an excuse. She just can't sing. But Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard ... it was appalling. And don't get me started on Rolf Harris ...... The mem has just come in to drag me from the keyboard, having heard my inchoate yelling, so I must sign off, but really ...
