Sir David Attenborough, the environment whisperer, is well-known for his long and enduring career as a nature documentary film maker. British David Frederick Attenborough (1926-) began broadcasting as a nature historian for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the 1950s. His first job as producer-presenter was a three-part nature program called The Pattern of Animals in 1951…
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Sir Stirling Moss: The Gentleman Racing Driver
British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss passed away on 12 April 2020 at the age of 90. He was described as the best driver in the world in his time, but he never won the Formuala 1 world championship title. He was also described as the Gentleman Driver. Stirling Crauford Moss (1929-2020) won the Targa…
The gentlemanliness of Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories is often referred to as having a sense of gentlemanliness
The most gentlemanly of gentlemen, British actor Sir John Hurt, dies from cancer aged 77
Gentlemanly John Hurt dies of pancreatic cancer three days after his 77th birthday