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1. Born as Roy Scherer Jr., he got into the movie business as a result of his height (6' 5") and good looks. He was nominated just once for an Oscar for playing Jordan Benedict in "Giant" (1956). He is well known for a series of romantic comedies with Doris Kappelhoff and a successful husband and wife TV series from the 1970s where he starred with Susan St. James.
2. This famous actor/director had the first name of George. It was his middle name that we would recognise him by - so much so that you would know him just by that single name alone. His most famous film, which he directed and acted in, lost the RKO studio $150,000, a large sum at the time. However, it is now regarded as a masterpiece, possibly the greatest film of all time. Who is being referred to?
3. This writer joined the staff of 'The New Yorker' magazine in the 1920s and contributed to it throughout his life. He is famous for updating a book about grammar and style in 1959 which had originally been published in 1918 by William Strunk Jr. He is better known to today's audiences as the writer of children's books about a mouse and a spider.
4. This actor was at one time a trapeze artist. He was not born in the United States but arrived there in 1941 to study acting. He did quite well, including a spell on Broadway with Mary Martin who recommended him to play a king in a stage musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. He was a sensation and repeated the role in a film made in 1956 for which he won his only Oscar.
5. This lady, born Jeanine Deckers, recorded an album to raise money for a convent. One of the songs on the album ("Dominique") was released as a single and became an international hit in 1962.
6. This actress had an acting career spanning 49 years but is remembered mainly for a film where she played two roles. One was as Almira Gulch. The other role was a rather more famous female villain. A hugely successful musical based on this character was created in 2003 which has gone on to success worldwide.
7. Regarded as one of Hollywood's great character actors, this man won a Best Supporting Oscar for "The Barefoot Contessa" (1954) with Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner and was also nominated for "Seven Days in May" (1964). One of his other famous films was as Freddy Sykes in "The Wild Bunch" (1969). By the way, he wasn't born in Ireland.
8. This British actor was knighted in 1959. He started an acting dynasty. His daughters, Lynn and Vanessa have seven Oscar nominations between them (with 1 win). He had three acting granddaughters, Joely and Natasha Richardson and Jemma, daughter of his son Corin. One of his most famous roles was that of Barnes Wallis, inventor of the bouncing bomb, in the World War 2 film "The Dam Busters" (1955).
9. This actor is most famous for playing a recurring role on TV and film. His movie predecessors include Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn. He found fame in a TV series of the late 1950s. His name gives a clue to the character and hence the answer to his identity.
10. This businesswoman was born in Wales and lived there until age 7. She then moved to London but was evacuated back to Wales six years later as a result of World War II. She was inspired to make her own fabrics with Victorian designs after seeing a Women's Institute display. She and her husband started a small company, which was later renamed after herself, making headscarves. Her designs were extremely successful and were picked up by high street chains and the company turned into a multinational brand whose designs are recognised the world over.
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