Ginny Dougary :: Award-winning journalist and writer » Actors http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk Politics, celebrities, interviews, opinions, travel, and more... Tue, 18 May 2010 16:07:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Steven Berkoff: angry man or cursed by the past? http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2009/03/24/steven-berkoff-angry-man-or-cursed-by-the-past/ http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2009/03/24/steven-berkoff-angry-man-or-cursed-by-the-past/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:42:51 +0000 Administrator http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/?p=171 You definitely don't want to be around Johnny Friendly when he smiles, and the same could be said of Steven Berkoff, who plays the murderous, most unfriendly, union boss in his play of Elia Kazan's classic film On the Waterfront. The acting-directing-writing-theatre-company-founding polymath has his own intimidating form when it comes to interviewers (particularly women) as well as theatre critics, whom he has abused in various ways, with insults, bannings, even a death threat. Related posts:
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    • ]]>     http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2007/11/03/robert-redford-an-american-idol/feed/ 0     All Hail the King http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2007/03/31/all-hail-the-king/ http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2007/03/31/all-hail-the-king/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:42:12 +0000 Administrator http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2007/03/31/all-hail-the-king/
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    • ]]>     http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2007/03/31/all-hail-the-king/feed/ 0     A suitable case for treatment http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/11/12/a-suitable-case-for-treatment/ http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/11/12/a-suitable-case-for-treatment/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:12:37 +0000 Administrator http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/?p=37 Ginny Dougary Few lives are as dramatic or traumatic or just plain strange as Kelsey Grammer's. From the violent murder of his father and his sister, to his own drug addiction and vicious physical and mental abuse at the hands of a string of ex-lovers, the star of Frasier could well do with some therapy from his alter ego. And yet there remains a childlike innocence and genuine kindness about Grammer. Ginny Dougary went snorkelling with him. Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/11/05/one-tough-kookie/feed/ 0     Funny girl http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/07/09/funny-girl/ http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/07/09/funny-girl/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2005 23:37:04 +0000 Administrator http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/?p=29 Ginny Dougary Jennifer Saunders is the unrivalled queen of British comedy. Here she talks, absolutely frankly, to Ginny Dougary about age, Eddy, shyness, weight – and the importance of being English. Related posts:
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    • ]]>     http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2004/03/12/dennis-hopper/feed/ 0     Of make-up, men and fantasies http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2000/02/17/of-make-up-men-and-fantasies/ http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2000/02/17/of-make-up-men-and-fantasies/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:28:41 +0000 Administrator http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/?p=28 Ginny Dougary Eddie Izzard is as famous for being a transvestite as he is for being an outstanding comedian. Despite his penchant for high heels, lipstick and dresses, women not only love him, they find him sexy, too. Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2000/02/17/of-make-up-men-and-fantasies/feed/ 0     Elizabeth the first http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/1999/10/10/elizabeth-the-first/ http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/1999/10/10/elizabeth-the-first/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 1999 19:50:16 +0000 Administrator http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/?p=10 Ginny Dougary There's never been a film star quite like Elizabeth Taylor: the eyes, the diamonds, the men, the myth. And at 67 she still reigns supreme in despite her self-imposed celluloid exile. Ginny Dougary of The Times (London) is granted a rare audience. Related posts:
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