The English (from Old English: Englisc) are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles, a Germanic people originally from Northern Germany who migrated to Britain.
Historically, the English population is descended from several genetically similar peoples—the earlier Britons (or Brythons), the Germanic tribes that settled in the area, including Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, collectively known as the Anglo-Saxons, who founded what was to become England (from the Old English Englaland), and the later Danes, Normans and other groups. Following the Act of Union in 1707, in which the Kingdom of England became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain, English customs and identity became closely aligned with British customs and identity.
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt, (1908-12-25)25 December 1908 – 21 November 1999(1999-11-21)), was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.
Denis Charles Pratt was born in Sutton, Surrey, the fourth child of solicitor Spencer Charles Pratt (1871–1931) and former governess Frances Marion Pratt (née Phillips) (1873–1960); he changed his name to Quentin Crisp in his third decade after leaving home and cultivating his outlandishly effeminate appearance to a standard that both shocked contemporary Londoners and provoked homophobic attacks.
By his own account, Crisp was effeminate in behaviour from an early age and found himself the object of teasing at Kingswood House School in Epsom, from where he won a scholarship to Denstone College, Uttoxeter, in 1922. After leaving school in 1926, Crisp studied journalism at King's College London, but failed to graduate in 1928, going on to take art classes at the Regent Street Polytechnic.
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Following an unfortunate chain of events, a young Englishman finds himself imprisoned in a Moroccan jail. Whilst in prison he befriends three people who will influence his life more than he could ever realize. Near to the end of his sentence; one will help him, one will corrupt him and ultimately one will betray him. Persian Eyes is the story of an innocent man who seeks solace in a complicated love affair ending in blackmail and tragedy.
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During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an agreement with guerilla leader Khan, the maharajah is a fool, and the British residents are living in the past. Steve's love interest is Joan Willoughby, the blind daughter of a parson.
Keywords: airplane, amputation, based-on-novel, blind-woman, hotel, india, machine-gun, missionary, pacifist, selfishness
TRAPPED...in revolt-riddled Ghandahar!
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Mi Taylor was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the Kingdom" to travel. One of the roads, and a notation in his father's journal, leads him to the quiet English country-side home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event.
Keywords: adolescent, afi, aintree-england, based-on-novel, butcher, champion, character-name-in-title, child's-point-of-view, children, competition
Simple Story Of A Boy . . . A Girl . . . And A Horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
Mrs. Brown: What's the meaning of goodness if there isn't a little badness to overcome?
Velvet Brown: I want it all quickly 'cause I don't want God to stop and think and wonder if I'm getting more than my share.
Mrs. Brown: That'll be a dispute to the end of time, Mr. Brown: whether it's better to do the right thing for the wrong reason or the wrong thing for the right reason.
Mi Taylor: Some day you'll learn that greatness is only the seizing of opportunity - clutching with your bare hands 'til the knuckles show white.
Mr. Hallam: So you're to win the gelding, are you Velvet?::Velvet: Oh, of course I'm to win.::Mr. Hallam: There are ways of arranging it, aren't there? And your father's a clever man...::Velvet: Oh, I didn't bother him, Mr. Hallam. I just arranged it with God.
[Mrs. Brown is talking with Velvet in the attic]::Mrs. Brown: We're alike. I, too, believe that everyone should have a chance at a breathtaking piece of folly once in his life. I was twenty when they said a woman couldn't swim the Channel. You're twelve; you think a horse of yours can win the Grand National. Your dream has come early; but remember, Velvet, it will have to last you all the rest of your life.
Edwina Brown: I'm so angry I could shake you!::Malvolia "Mally" Brown: I only wanted to explain about the polish...::Edwina Brown: ...so you told Miss Sims I was meeting a *boy*! It's a wonder you didn't tell her who and where!::Malvolia "Mally" Brown: I didn't know where!
[Mi is trying to tell Velvet the "tricks" for the Grand National]::Velvet Brown: Don't, Mi! No matter what you say or do everyone else out there will know more than me. It's no use, Mi.::Mi Taylor: Do think a race like this is won by luck?::Velvet Brown: No, by knowing the Pi can win and telling him so!
Donald Brown: I was sick all night!::Mr. Herbert Brown: Donald, you told a story, didn't you?::Donald Brown: Yes, sir, it was a story.::Mr. Herbert Brown: Well, you know what to do.::Donald Brown: What?::Mr. Herbert Brown: You say you're sorry.::[Donald puts his head on his hand]::Mr. Herbert Brown: Well?::Mrs. Brown: He's thinking.::Mr. Herbert Brown: [to Donald] Well, make up your mind.::Donald Brown: Alright, I'm sorry. [continues eating his dinner]::Mr. Herbert Brown: Well, go on. Sorry for what?::Donald Brown: For being sick all night!::Mr. Herbert Brown: That boy will make a lawyer.
Velvet Brown: Who's been in my box?::Donald Brown: Me.::Edwina Brown: [correcting him] "I."::Donald Brown: You, too?
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A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized over the unauthorized use. He goes to the theater to object and, while there, discovers some unusual and great song-and-dance talent buried in a tank-town. He takes them to New York City, puts them in a new version of his Scandals and they are big hits. Their sudden fame causes a pair of lovers to forget their vows made in less-palmy days.
Keywords: 1930s, actor-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, aunt, broadway, character-name-in-title, chorus-girl, contest, dancer
STARS...BEAUTY...SONGS...ROMANCE! (original print ad - all caps)
GAYER AND MORE GORGEOUS THAN GEORGE WHITE'S GAYEST! (original poster - all caps)
GRAND FUN FOR EVERYONE! (original poster - all caps)
Sing to Melody...Rock to Merriment...Swing to Rhythm...Thrill to Gorgeousness! (original ad)