From the Obituary Column
by Terence Faircloth · updated 3mo ago
From the Obituary Column
- “at the funeral of TV host Hughie Green, the principal eulogist dwelt not on Hughie’s achievements in broadcasting or his wartime record but chose instead to reveal that among his lesser-known accomplishments the celebrated legover artist had fathered Paula Yates. Hughie was the unctuous frontman of “Opportunity Knocks!”, a hugely successful Britis... See more
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(She) was enthusiastically heterosexual.
—Eccentric Lives, The Daily Telegraph Book of 21st Century Obituaries.
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- “Paula was the ex-wife of Irish rock star Sir Bob Geldof, late of the Boomtown Rats, and the ex-consort of Australian rock star Michael Hutchence, late in a more permanent sense, and was widely admired by many distinguished Americans, including Andy Warhol, who hailed her first book-a collection of photographs entitled Rock Stars In Their Underpant... See more
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Paula Yates
“Willy was a salesman,” says Charley at the climax of the play. “He don’t put a bolt to a nut, he don’t tell you the law or give you medicine. He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine.”
— Mark Steyn's Passing Parade: Obituaries & Appreciations expanded edition by Mark SteynRegarding Willy Loman in Death of a Salesm
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