Joan Rhodes, the Glossary
Joan Rhodes (13 April 1921 – 30 May 2010) was a British performer, wrestler, stuntwoman and strongwoman.[1]
Table of Contents
30 relations: BBC Radio 4, Bob Hope, Bob Hope television specials, Brewer Street, Burke & Hare (1972 film), Cabaret, Crouch Hill, England, Fanny by Gaslight (film), Great Lives, Homelessness, Iceland, Johnny, You're Wanted, London, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Performing arts, Roy Hudd, Soho, Strongwoman, Stunt performer, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Elephant Man (film), The Pink Panther Strikes Again, The Repair Shop, The Times, Traveling carnival, United Service Organizations, Vernon Sewell, Workhouse, Wrestling.
- British strength athletes
- Strongwomen
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.
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Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours.
Bob Hope television specials
The following is a list of Bob Hope television specials.
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Brewer Street
Brewer Street is a street in the Soho area of central London, running for about 350 metres west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street.
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Burke & Hare (1972 film)
Burke & Hare (also known as Burke and Hare, The Horrors of Burke and Hare and The Body Snatchers) is a 1972 horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews, and Glynn Edwards.
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Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama.
Crouch Hill
Crouch Hill is a street in north London, England, running between Crouch End and Stroud Green in the boroughs of Haringey and Islington.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Fanny by Gaslight (film)
Fanny by Gaslight (US title – Man of Evil) is a 1944 British drama film, directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Gainsborough Pictures, set in the 1870s and adapted from a 1940 novel by Michael Sadleir (also adapted as a 1981 TV serial).
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Great Lives
Great Lives is a BBC Radio 4 biography series, produced in Bristol.
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Homelessness
Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.
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Iceland
Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.
Johnny, You're Wanted
Johnny, You're Wanted is a 1956 British crime second feature film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater and Alfred Marks.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945.
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Performing arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience.
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Roy Hudd
Roy Hudd, OBE (16 May 1936 – 15 March 2020) was an English comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment.
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster in the West End of London.
Strongwoman
A strongwoman is a woman who performs feats of strength in a show or circus, or a woman who competes in strength athletics. Joan Rhodes and strongwoman are Strongwomen.
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Stunt performer
A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career.
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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.
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The Elephant Man (film)
The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century.
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is a 1976 comedy film.
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The Repair Shop
The Repair Shop is a British daytime and primetime television show made by production company Ricochet that aired on BBC Two for series 1 to 3 and on BBC One for series 4 onwards, in which family heirlooms are restored for their owners by numerous experts with a broad range of specialisms.
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The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.
Traveling carnival
A traveling carnival (American English), usually simply called a carnival, travelling funfair or travelling show (British English), is an amusement show that may be made up of amusement rides, food vendors, merchandise vendors, games of chance and skill, thrill acts, and animal acts.
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United Service Organizations
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
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Vernon Sewell
Vernon Campbell Sewell (4 July 1903 – 21 June 2001) was a British film director, writer, producer and, briefly, an actor.
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Workhouse
In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (lit. "poor-house") was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment.
Wrestling
Wrestling is a martial art and combat sport that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset.
See also
British strength athletes
- Adrian Smith (strongman)
- Allan Crossley
- Bill Pittuck
- Donna Moore (strongwoman)
- Frank Saldo
- Joan Rhodes
- Manjit Singh (strongman)
- Monte Saldo
- Moses Carter
- Oscar Heidenstam
- Rob Dixon (strength athlete)
- The Montague Brothers
- Thomas Topham
Strongwomen
- Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton
- Aneta Florczyk
- Annika Eilmann
- Arnold Strongwoman Classic
- Becca Swanson
- Bev Francis
- Cammie Lusko
- Charmion
- Cynthia Morrison
- Donna Moore (strongwoman)
- Heini Koivuniemi
- Hope Emerson
- Jill Mills
- Joan Rhodes
- Josephine Blatt
- Kara Mann
- Kati Luoto
- Katie Sandwina
- Kristin Rhodes
- La Dama Enmascarada
- Lillian Leitzel
- Macarte Sisters
- Marged ferch Ifan
- Marie Sirois
- Miss Kangleipak
- Nina Geria
- Olga Liashchuk
- Rebecca Roberts (strongwoman)
- Robin Coleman
- Strongwoman
- Varya Akulova
- Vulcana
- World's Strongest Woman