I didn't find him amusing. I liked his later acting. His movies were allowed into Communist Albania, where he became a cult figure. According to their PM, Albania mourns him now. Judy Evans, Cardiff --- On Tue, 5/10/10, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Wisdom > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 12:30 > Norman Wisdom died. If you have > never heard of him, or never found him amusing, never > mind. I saw lots of his films, but can only recall a > feeling that they were funny. At that age I liked > slapstick. Tony Hawks, "One Hit Wonderland" returned > him to my attention. His first memory--constructed or > remembered--was of a Zeppelin over London: > http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Norman_Wisdom > > David Ritchie, > Portland, > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html