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What I am questioning here is the premise that text has an intrinsic worth if it is framed in the context of a celeb life – parts of Dawn’s life are indeed interesting, some are tragic, but none is momentous in any wider sense – well, not yet, anyway. Now, in case this sounds overly crabby, I have read “Rich: the Life of Richard Burton” by Melvyn Bragg twice, and will probably go for a third read because it is a stupendous biog of a stupendous life. Plus it has the advantage of time – it was written at a decent interval after the death of the subject, which gives us time to reflect on a life hard-lived, time to put that life into context, and assess the contribution, the impact, the significance. Dawn Roma French was born October 11, 1957 in Holyhead, Wales to English parents, and she has an older brother, named Gary. Her dad served in the Royal Air Force, was stationed at RAF Valley and later on RAF Leconfield, where Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother went to have tea at French’s home at the age of three. Dawn French (one half of the British comedy duo, French and Saunders) may be one of the funniest women alive today. The other funniest woman alive today is Jennifer Saunders, the other half of French and Saunders. For those not familiar with either, they have had a successful run at BBC with their variety show, French and Saunders; Dawn French may be best known for her role in The Vicar of Dibley; Jennifer Saunders is probably best know for her role as Edina in Absolutely Fabulous; both have also starred in shows too numerous to list here. And every single show that I have seen them in has been top notch. French has appeared in the videos for Alison Moyet's songs " Love Letters" (which also featured Saunders) in 1987 and " Whispering Your Name" in 1994. So I only read this as a friend was throwing it out as part of her new year declutter. I dipped in and out throughout the year so far (and its been a long one!).

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French and Saunders have also followed separate careers. During French's time starring in Murder Most Horrid, from 1991 to 1999, she played a different character each week, whether it was the murderer, victim, or both. [9] Dawn lost her father when she was a young adult, and this loss reaches across the whole of her life. Denys French has cast a loving shadow over her loves, her work and her self-esteem. Every teenage girl should have the pep talk that Dawn's father gave to her - I know it would have meant the world to me to hear those words when I was in the heart of my most unsure years. Nielsen BookScan collected the data directly from over 35,500 bookshops' point of sale systems on a weekly basis. That does mean however that sales of e-books are not included in the data, and second-hand book sales are likely to be under-estimated. On October 20, 1984, she married Lenny Henry, a comedian on the alternative comedy circuit, in Covent Garden, London. They adopted Billie, a daughter. After 25 years of marriage, they couple divorced.

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This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham’s domain. A gorgeously displayed and impeccably edited fortress of restraint. So when an eccentric thirty-eight year old primary school instructor from England, named Rosie Kitto, bounces on into their lives with just a secret sorrow and a heart that is just as big as this city, no one realizes quite yet that she’s not yet read the rule book. Bennett, Steve. "Dawn French announces a second leg of her UK tour: News 2022: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 4 December 2022. The same day, YouTuber skagg 3 posted a defense of "Dear Fat People" video, which criticized those who demanded Arbour's removal from YouTube (shown below, left). Meanwhile, YouTuber Philip DeFranco posted a response video, in which he agreed with many of Arbour's points but accused her of expressing her views "like an asshole" (shown below, right).

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