Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity

• Kate Adie Formerly Chief News Reporter for the BBC The Rt. Hon. Hilary Armstrong MP Cabinet Minister / Government Chief Whip 2001 - Chris Beattie Actor The Venerable Bede (674–735) Gertrude Bell (1868 - 1926) Colonial administrator St Benedict Biscop (628?–690), George Black (1857-1910) Film pioneer PC Keith Blakelock (1945-1985) Police officer James Bolam (1938–) Actor. Ruth-Ann Boyle 1970 Singer of Olive Raich Carter (1914-1994) Footballer and Football Manager Jack Casey Boxer known as Cast Iron Casey Dr William Reid Clanny (1770–1850) Inventor and Physician Sir Tom Cowie Entrepreneuer and philanthropist Jack Crawford (1775–1831) Naval hero. Terry Deary (1946–) Horrible Histories author Mike 'The Mouth' Elliott - Comedian, Actor, Radio Presenter John Emery 18th century comic actor Russell Enoch Actor Bryan Ferry (1945–) Musician Muriel Foster Great Elgar contralto The Futureheads - indie-rock band The Golden Virgins Sir William Halcrow, civil engineer Billy Hardy (1964–) Boxer Commonwealth featherweight champion. Thomas Elliott Harrison Railway engineer Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (1795 - 1857) James Herriot (pen name of James Alfred Wight) (1916–1995) Veterinary surgeon and author Melanie Hill (1962–) Actress Sir George Burton Hunter Shipbuilder and innovator Nat Jackley Comedian and actor Ernie Johnson Jockey won 1969 Epsom Derby Alex Kapranos Member of the band Franz Ferdinand Kenickie, a 1990s pop band Lauren Laverne, a radio DJ on Xfm John Lilburne 'Free-born John'. English civil war figure Ernie Lotinga Film & West End actor Gibb McLaughlin (1884.– 1960) Actor, born George Gibb McLaughlin Civil engineer brothers Patrick Meik and Charles Meik Sir William Mills Inventor of the Mills Bomb Christine Norden (1924–1988) Actress, born Mary Lydia Thornton Bob Paisley Football manager David Parfitt Oscar winning film producer, Shakespeare in Love Bob and Alf Pearson Singing brothers and broadcasters Wendy Ramshaw OBE Jewellery designer Robert of Geneva Parish Priest Denise Robertson Novelist and TV agony aunt Maurice Roλves (1937–). Actor The Shivvers Clarkson Stanfield Painter Dave Stewart (1952–) Musician (Eurythmics etc) Mary Stewart Best-selling author Tom Taylor Playwright and editor of Punch Bobby Thompson Comedian - the 'Little Waster' The Toy Dolls Punk Rock Band Ibrahim Unvan - Author, Politician, Movie Director Graham Wallas Author and academic Wearside Jack - Yorkshire ripper hoaxer (John Humble a man arrested in 2005 was identified by DNA to be Wearside Jack) Bob Willis (1949–) Cricketer
• Dave Stewart of Eurythmics lived in Ettrick Grove
• dave stwart, jammy outa the rebles, Mr scott the orginal drummer outa the toy dolls, Heather Mill McCartney The Toy Dolls Joseph Swann, invented something like elctric light not Eddison!!!!!! actor James Bollam, the futureheads!!! Alex the lead singer outa Franz ferdinand.
• That bloke who does the voiceover on Big Brother, Geordie wannabe, speaks like a mackem and probably smells like one too
• The Futureheads, The Golden Virgins, Olive(!!!)
• Tucky, he still lives there somewhere???
• DAVE STEWART _ Blah Blah Blah. The Light Buld invented in sunderland etc... The Callendar created here etc...First place in world to have Stained Glass windows blah blah blah... Only place where people truly are genuine and decent full stop!

• ME!! i am in a band so im famous
• Tom Cruise
• gordan armstrong lived there but he left cos its a shithole
• James Alfred Wight ( James Herriot ) was born on 3rd October 1916 in the Roker area of Sunderland. His parents James and Hannah were married on 17 July 1915 in Sunderland. The couple moved to Glasgow soon after the wedding but Hannah Wight returned to Sunderland to have her baby. When he was about three weeks old he was taken to Glasgow where he lived for some twenty years. This and his Glaswegian accent gave many the impression he was a Scot. Alf Wight qualified as a veterinary surgeon in Glasgow in December 1939. Contrary to popular belief his position at Thirsk with Donald Sinclair was not his first employment after qualifying. His first position was in Sunderland in January 1940 and it was not until July 1940 that he moved to Thirsk. Alf Wight was a country vet and as James Herriot a best selling author. Two films and the popular television series 'All Creatures Great And Small' were based on his books. The stories were based on his experiences as a country vet. His first book -'If only they could talk'- was published in 1970. In all he wrote eight books about his life as a vet. In 1979 his illustrated "James Herriot's Yorkshire" was published with photographs by Derry Brabbs. The book with photographs of the Yorkshire Dales, Moors and Coast and commentary by Alf went on to be another best seller
• Dave Stwert
• Actor James Bolam of 'The Likely Lads'is 100% Sunderland born & bred. He's made his dough playing genial Geordie parts (including voice overs for Greggs Pasties -'They're great man') Top makem is our very own wee Jimmy Bolam !!
• theres an actress in playing the field that comes from sunderland

• Ive only ever seen one resident celeb and thats the beutiful and funny Lauren Lavern from the extinct band Kenniki but dont hold ya breath, I think she was visiting family.
• Kate Adie. Apparently. But like 99.9% of successful north-easterners, she got out a long time ago and wouldn't be seen dead here now
• what about The Toy Dolls featuring the brilliant Olga
• The doctor from This Morning went to St. Aidan's & presented my Sixth form awards
• Mickey Gray-England International. John Miles- once on Opportunity Knocks!!, now sings with Tina Turner Home of the Metric Martyr, Steve (lb of bananas please)Thorburn
• Brian Ferry shouldn't be included. He says in interviews that he's from Newcasle.
• ME!!! There is a bloke who works in GAP WHO WAS IN THAT tv SHOW popstarS!
• dave Stewart (Eurythmics), The family of Sting (Police), The Artist LS Lowry spent a good part of his life here - he said that this is one of only two places he ever liked. The Venerable Bede 7th Century Saint - born here (St.Peters - oldest church in Europe) - wrote the first history of England and also invented the calander as we use it today - so in effect invented the millenium
• Bryan Ferry is from Washington. Toni from Curve and Frankie from Leatherface both from Red House. Leatherface, i think you will find, are the best band to come out of Sunderland. Punk as...
• Kenickie, Leatherface, Hooton 3 Car, John Fell - the city obviously has good musical herritage.
• Chris Cowey of TOTP fame, Kenickie (one of them went 2 my school!), Dave Stewart, Sting, Kate Adie
• Kate Adie. Dave Stewart. John "OO" Fleming. Let's hear it for Sunderland, eh?
• Kenickie, the best POP! band evah!
• John Storey - Author of the best selling and highly fascinating 'Introduction to Popular Culture'. Ann Wright - the first ever female vice chancellor of a university.
• kevin Phillips
• Every Sunderland player who ever lived
• Famous people from Sunderland include award winning television journalist, Kate Adie, and ex-Eurythmics star Dave Stewart. (Who is now linked with Crouch End.)
• Denise the agony aunt off 'This Morning' lives in Tunstall.
• Sting is a Sunderland man and i dont know if there is anyone else

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