CLYDE'S TOP 11 OF ALMOST EVERYTHING

(NOT LISTED IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER OF IMPORTANCE)

ENTERTAINMENT

- ACTORS                                   

  1. STEVE McQUEEN

  2. TOM HANKS

  3. JACK LEMMON

  4. CARY GRANT

  5. ALAN RICKMAN

  6. ALAN CUMMINGS

  7. SHANE WEST

  8. GARY OLDMAN

  9. PETER SELLERS

  10. JAMES DEAN

  11. JOHN CUSACK

- ACTRESSES

  1. BETTE DAVIS

  2. JOAN CRAWFORD

  3. MYRNA LOY

  4. GREER GARSON

  5. JODIE FOSTER

  6. MARILYN MONROE

  7. CAROLE LOMBARD

  8. EMMA THOMPSON

  9. MAGGIE SMITH

  10. JEAN HARLOW

  11. AISHWARYA RAI

-CHILD/ TEEN ACTORS

  1. COREY HAIM

  2. COREY FELDMAN

  3. RIVER PHOENIX

  4. JODIE FOSTER

  5. KRISTY McNICHOL

  6. SEAN ASTIN

  7. DAKOTA FANNING

  8. MOLLY RINGWALD

  9. BARRETT OLIVER

  10. ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL

  11. BILLY GRAY

-MOVIES

  1. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE

  2. MY FELLOW AMERICANS

  3. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

  4. DINNER AT EIGHT

  5. WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE

  6. GIANT

  7. THE SOUND OF MUSIC

  8. A WALK TO REMEMBER

  9. WAG THE DOG

  10. THE GREAT ESCAPE

  11. MURDER BY DEATH

- FOREIGN LANGUAGE MOVIES

  1. EUROPA EUROPA

  2. OLIVIER OLIVIER

  3. TEMPTATION OF A MONK

  4. DAS BOOT

  5. KUCH NAA KAHU

  6. QUEEN MARGOT

  7. PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

  8. DO-RE-MI

  9. EL MARIACHI

  10. THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO)

  11. DRUNKEN MASTER

-MOVIE MUSICALS

  1. TOP HAT

  2. GREASE

  3. THE SOUND OF MUSIC

  4. SOUTH PACIFIC

  5. MY FAIR LADY

  6. THE KING AND I

  7. HIGH SOCIETY

  8. SINGING IN THE RAIN

  9. WESTSIDE STORY

  10. MARY POPPINS

  11. SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

- DIRECTORS

  1. PETER JACKSON

  2. STEVEN SPIELBERG

  3. JOHN HUGHES

  4. ALFRED HITCHCOCK

  5. RON HOWARD

  6. GURINDER CHADRA

  7. HOWARD HAWKS

  8. BILLY WILDER

  9. BLAKE EDWARDS

  10. ROB REINER

  11. ROBERT ZEMECKIS

-TV SHOWS

  1. HOGAN'S HEROES

  2. THE GOLDEN GIRLS

  3. FRASIER

  4. CSI

  5. COLD CASE

  6. MONK

  7. LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT

  8. DAD'S ARMY

  9. MOST HAUNTED

  10. MAUDE

  11. THE JEFFERSONS

-STAGE PLAYS

  1. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

  2. MACBETH

  3. GOOD WOMAN OF SZECHUAN

  4. THE DOLL'S HOUSE

  5. THE CARETAKER

  6. THE CRUCIBLE

  7. DEATH OF A SALESMAN

  8. THE PRODUCERS (AKA SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER)

  9. ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDERNSTEIN ARE DEAD

  10. SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL

  11. TRAVELLING NORTH

-LONGEST RUNNING SITCOMS

  1. LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE (1973- PRESENT) UK

  2. ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES (1981- 2003) UK

  3. THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET (1952- 1966) USA

  4. THE TWO RONNIES (1971- 1986) UK

  5. ARE YOU BEING SERVED (1972- 1985) UK

  6. SHELLEY (1979- 1992) UK

  7. SYKES (1960- 1965, 1972- 1980) UK

  8. AS TIME GOES BY (1992- 2005) UK

  9. THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW (1953- 1965) USA

  10. MY THREE SONS (1960- 1972) USA

  11. FRASIER (1993- 2004) USA

- ENTERTAINERS

  1. FRED ASTAIRE

  2. MICHAEL JACKSON

  3. DANNY KAYE

  4. BING CROSBY

  5. DORIS DAY

  6. HARRY CONNICK Jr

  7. VICTOR BORGE

  8. GINGER ROGERS

  9. JULIE ANDREWS

  10. PAULA ABDUL

  11. BETTE MIDLER

- COMEDIANS

  1. BOB HOPE

  2. JERRY LEWIS

  3. BOB NEWHART

  4. JACK BENNY

  5. ROBIN WILLIAMS

  6. BILLY CRYSTAL

  7. CAROL BURNETT

  8. LUCILLE BALL

  9. PETER SELLERS

  10. KENNETH WILLIAMS

  11. VICTOR BORGE

-TOP 11 BETTE DAVIS LINES

  1. I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire. (in reference to Joan Crawford)

  2. I see - she's the original good time that was had by all. (in reference to Marilyn Monroe)

  3. I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

  4. She has slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie. (in reference to Joan Crawford)

  5. Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

  6. I will never be below the title.

  7. Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a bitch. Maybe that's why Miss Crawford always plays ladies

  8. You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good... Joan Crawford is dead, good!

  9. I hope she finds happiness in her new home. (in reference to the passing of Joan Crawford)

  10. There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.

  11. Success only breeds a new goal.

- QUOTES BY ACTORS/ ACTRESSES/ MOVIE OR TV CHARACTERS

  1. ALICE FAYE- Six films I made with Don Ameche and in every one of them my voice was deeper than the plot.

  2. MARGO CHANNING (Bette Davis, All About Eve)- Fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a bumpy night.

  3. JOAN CRAWFORD- If you're going to be a star, you have to look like a star, and I never go out unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

  4. COL. HOGAN (Bob Crane, Hogan's Heroes)- Outside Stalag 13, the word Klink means two glasses have been hit together.

  5. MARILYN MONROE (when asked what she wore to bed)- Chanel No.5

  6. MARILYN MONROE (when questioned was rephrased and she was asked what she had on when she went to bed)- The radio.

  7. JEAN HARLOW- Men like me because I don't wear a brassiere. Women like me because I don't look like a girl who would steal a husband. At least not for long.

  8. MYRNA LOY (Challenging MGM bosses in the 1930s)- Why does every black person in the movies have to play a servant? How about a black person walking up the steps of a court house carrying a briefcase?

  9. MARLENE DIETRICH- The diaphragm is the greatest invention since Pan-Cake makeup.

  10. MARILYN MONROE- Hollywood is a place where they'll pay a million dollars for a kiss... and fifty cents for your soul.

  11. RITA HAYWORTH- Men go to bed with Gilda and wake up with me.

 - MUSICIANS/ SINGERS

  1. MICHAEL JACKSON

  2. GLENN MILLER

  3. HARRY CONNICK Jr

  4. CHARLOTTE CHURCH

  5. HAYLEY WESTENRA

  6. MICHAEL BUBLE

  7. EVA CASSIDY

  8. TONY BENNETT

  9. GRACE KNIGHT

  10. CHRISTINA AGUILERA

  11. EMINEM (MARSHALL MATHERS III)

- MUSICAL GROUPS

  1. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND

  2. ABBA

  3. THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER

  4. DURAN DURAN

  5. THE PLATTERS

  6. PET SHOP BOYS

  7. BACKSTREET BOYS

  8. SEX PISTOLS

  9. THE WAIFS

  10. LETTERS TO CLEO

  11. THE OFFSPRING

-SONGS

  1. GOING HOME- MARY FAHL

  2. IN THE MOOD- GLENN MILLER

  3. SMOOTH CRIMINAL- MICHAEL JACKSON

  4. THE ROSE- BETTE MIDLER

  5. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL- ABBA

  6. NOW AND FOREVER- CAROLE KING

  7. WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS)- PET SHOP BOYS

  8. YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE- GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS

  9. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM- MICKEY THOMAS & MEL TORME

  10. STAN- EMINEM

  11. BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE- ZOOEY DESCHANEL & LEON REDBONE

 

SPORTS

-SPORTSMEN

  1. STEVEN WAUGH (CRICKET)

  2. JIMMY CONNORS (TENNIS)

  3. BORIS BECKER (TENNIS)

  4. KIERAN PERKINS (SWIMMING)

  5. LOU GEHRIG (BASEBALL)

  6. AYRTON SENNA (FORMULA ONE)

  7. KARIM ABDUL JABBAR (BASKETBALL)

  8. RAHUL DRAVID (CRICKET)

  9. KEVIN KEEGAN (SOCCER)

  10. BRUCE GROEBELLAR (SOCCER)

  11. MICHAEL OWEN (SOCCER)

- SPORTSWOMEN

  1. JANET EVANS (SWIMMING)

  2. TRACEY AUSTIN (TENNIS)

  3. SHANNON SHAKESPEARE (SWIMMING)

  4. KATERINA WITT (FIGURE SKATING)

  5. FLORENCE GRIFFITH JOYNER (ATHLETICS)

  6. BETTY CUTHBERT (ATHLETICS)

  7. GIGI FERNANDEZ (TENNIS)

  8. LORI MUNZ (SWIMMING)

  9. ZOE GOSS (CRICKET)

  10. ALICIA MOLIK (TENNIS)

  11. CHRIS EVERT (TENNIS)

- BASEBALL

  1. LOU GEHRIG

  2. HERMAN 'BABE' RUTH

  3. TY COBB

  4. JACKIE ROBINSON

  5. JOE DiMAGGIO

  6. MICKEY MANTLE

  7. ROGERS HORNSBY

  8. 'SHOELESS' JOE JACKSON

  9. ROGER MARIS

  10. CARL RIPKEN Jr

  11. HENRY 'HANK' AARON

- CRICKET

  1. STEVEN WAUGH

  2. SACHIN TENDULKAR

  3. CLARRIE GRIMMETT

  4. ANTHONY DODEMAIDE

  5. VICTOR TRUMPER

  6. HAROLD LARWOOD

  7. GLENN McGRATH

  8. FRANK TYSON

  9. ADAM GILCHRIST

  10. ALLAN BORDER

  11. RAHUL DRAVID

-RACEHORSES

  1.    VEANDERCROSS (winner Australian Cup, winner Golden Slipper,2nd Melbourne Cup)
  2.    DORIEMUS (winner Melbourne Cup, winner AJC Derby)   
  3.    MUMMIFY (winner Melbourne Cup, winner Caulfield Cup, winner Singapore Cup)
  4.    WAR ADMIRAL (winner Kentucky Derby, winner Triple Crown, winner Santa Anita Handicap)       
  5.    EMPIRE ROSE (winner Melbourne Cup, winner NZ Cup, winner McKinnon Stakes)
  6.    RED RUM (winner Grand National 3 times)   
  7.    SEA BISCUIT (winner Santa Anita Handicap)
  8.    CARBINE (winner Melbourne Cup, winner Australian Cup- 3600m, winner AJC Plate- 4800m)
  9.    PHAR LAP (winner Melbourne Cup, winner Melbourne Stakes, winner Cox Plate)   
  10.    PARIS LANE (winner Caulfield Cup, winner Cox Plate, 2nd Melbourne Cup)
  11.    GUNSYND (winner Golden Slipper, winner Caulfield Stakes, 3rd Melbourne Cup)

-SPORTING TEAMS

  1. LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB
  2. NEW YORK YANKEES BASEBALL TEAM
  3. L.A. LAKERS BASKETBALL TEAM
  4. ENGLAND SOCCER TEAM
  5. 2000 AUSTRALIAN 4 x 100 METRES OLYMPIC SWIM TEAM
  6. 1984 U.S. MENS 4 x 100 METRES OLYMPIC RELAY TEAM
  7. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM 1987 - 2004
  8. FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB
  9. ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB
  10. N.S.W. CRICKET TEAM
  11. EAST FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB

 

LITERATURE

- AUTHORS (I AM INCLUDING PLAYWRIGHTS AND POETS)

  1. DAVID GUTTERSON

  2. JANE AUSTEN

  3. JACKI FRENCH

  4. CHARLES DICKENS

  5. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

  6. STEVE WAUGH

  7. ROBERT FROST

  8. OSCAR WILDE

  9. EDITH WHARTON

  10. JOHN STEINBECK

  11. PETER ACKROYD

- NOVELS

  1. SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS

  2. HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERS

  3. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

  4. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

  5. SHAKESPEARE- A BIOGRAPHY

  6. EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS

  7. TOM APPLEBY- CONVICT BOY

  8. GREAT EXPECTATIONS

  9. MAO'S LAST DANCER

  10. THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

  11. THE PEARL

 

WORLD WIDE WEB

- WEBSITES

  1. WWW.IMDB.COM

  2. WWW.REFDESK.COM

  3. WWW.GOOGLE.COM

  4. WWW.DOWNLOAD.COM

  5. WWW.EVERYRULE.COM

  6. WWW.AMAZON.COM

  7. WWW.EBAY.COM.AU

  8. WWW.FINDAGRAVE.COM   

  9. WWW.ANCESTRY.COM

  10. WWW.MINIHAPPYSTORE.COM

  11. WWW.SONY.COM.AU

 

LEADERS

-WORLD LEADERS

  1. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSERVELT

  2. WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON

  3. INDIRA GANDHI

  4. MARGARET THATCHER

  5. TONY BLAIR

  6. WINSTON CHURCHILL

  7. DUKE of WELLINGTON

  8. GOLDA MEIR

  9. DAVID BEN- GURION

  10. ANWAR al-SADAT

  11. BENJAMIN DISRAELI

-MILITARY LEADERS

  1. AUGUSTUS CAESAR

  2. ALEXANDER THE GREAT

  3. GENERAL HANNIBAL

  4. MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON

  5. FIELD MARSHAL ERWIN ROMMEL

  6. AIR CHIEF MARSHALL SIR HUGH DOWDING

  7. VICE ADMIRAL FRANK JACK FLETCHER

  8. MAJOR GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

  9. MAJOR GENERAL DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER

  10. MAJOR GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY

  11. ADMIRAL ISORUKU YAMAMOTO