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radioacti...@gmail.com
Jan 18, 2013, 12:46:07 AM1/18/13
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With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brothers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
BRYAN STYBLE/Florida
* I was astonished that someone with your knowledge of the history of radio had never stumbled across the Dear Abby feature on the CBS Radio Network. Its 5-minute format featured a male, 50s-style announcer type introducing the show and then reading two or three selected letters to set up Abby's surely-rehearsed responses. It was a mid-day feature, though some CBS outlets no doubt aired it off-hours.
Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brothers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
BRYAN STYBLE/Florida
* I was astonished that someone with your knowledge of the history of radio had never stumbled across the Dear Abby feature on the CBS Radio Network. Its 5-minute format featured a male, 50s-style announcer type introducing the show and then reading two or three selected letters to set up Abby's surely-rehearsed responses. It was a mid-day feature, though some CBS outlets no doubt aired it off-hours.
Bryan Brown
Jan 18, 2013, 12:49:04 AM1/18/13
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stop bickering...
radioacti...@gmail.com
Jan 18, 2013, 1:57:20 AM1/18/13
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Oh, and under the category of How Soon We Forget: socialite JILL KELLEY with her twin, what's-her-name.
Brian Watson
Jan 18, 2013, 2:06:52 AM1/18/13
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<radioacti...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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<runs for cover>
--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."
news:e5aa7d2a-f780-433d...@googlegroups.com...
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN
> LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other
> notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or
> dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of
> a -triplet team, for that matter.)
Piers Morgan and Bela Lugosi?
> LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other
> notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or
> dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of
> a -triplet team, for that matter.)
<runs for cover>
--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."
Scott Brady
Jan 18, 2013, 2:10:43 AM1/18/13
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On Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:46:07 PM UTC-6, radioacti...@gmail.com wrote:
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
Jadwiga Kaczynska, the mother of the late President Lech Kaczynski and his identical twin brother Jaroslaw, died Thursday. That has to count for something.
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
radioacti...@gmail.com
Jan 18, 2013, 2:44:50 AM1/18/13
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>
> Jadwiga Kaczynska, the mother of the late President Lech Kaczynski and his identical twin brother Jaroslaw, died Thursday. That has to count for something.
>
>
Thanks for remembering that Polish pair, Scott. And that of course reminds me of the current San Antonio Mayor what's-his-nombre and his San Anton-area Congressman identical twin brother, what's-the-other-nombre.
> Jadwiga Kaczynska, the mother of the late President Lech Kaczynski and his identical twin brother Jaroslaw, died Thursday. That has to count for something.
>
>
BRYAN STYBLE/Florida
Bermuda999
Jan 18, 2013, 3:20:45 AM1/18/13
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On Friday, January 18, 2013 12:46:07 AM UTC-5, radioacti...@gmail.com wrote:
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
Not celebrities until they announced their decision, but there was this:
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
Marc And Eddy Verbessem, Deaf Belgian Twins, Euthanized After Starting To Turn Blind
By Eline Gordts
Huffington Post
January 15, 2013
Two Belgian brothers who were born deaf and were slowly going blind chose to end their lives the way they began them: together. The dual deaths of the identical twins last month marked the first reported double euthanasia of twins worldwide.
Marc and Eddy Verbessem, 45, were inseparable during their lives, the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws reports. Suffering from an incurable illness, the pair shared a room in their parental home before studying shoe repair and moving in together in a small apartment.
But when Marc and Eddy learned they were slowly going blind in addition to already being deaf, the twins feared losing all possible means of communicating with one another. "The thought of only being able to feel each other was unbearable," Het Laatste Nieuws writes, according to a HuffPost translation.
"Physically, their conditions were strongly deteriorating," Dr. David Dufour, who treated the brothers, explained to VTM. When the brothers learned their bid for euthanasia was accepted, "a weight fell off their shoulders," Dufour added. "They were happy and relieved that a date was set to end their suffering."
Belgium is one of only three countries that allow euthanasia for non-terminally ill patients, the others being Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Belgian law permits euthanasia when a patient declares the assisted suicide to be his or her own wish and doctors agree the patient is in unbearable physical or psychological pain.
The brothers Verbessem's application for assisted suicide was controversial, however, and the first hospital they approached declined their bid. "There is a law, but that is clearly open to various interpretations. If any blind or deaf are allowed to euthanize, we are far from home. I do not think this was what the legislation meant by 'unbearable suffering'," doctors at the first hospital said, according to The Telegraph.
Dirk Verbassem, the brothers' older sibling, told the Telegraph that Marc and Eddy's life had become insufferable. "Many will wonder why my brothers have opted for euthanasia because there are plenty of deaf and blind that have a 'normal' life," he said. "But my brothers trudged from one disease to another. They were really worn out."
De Volkskrant writes that Marc and Eddy were happy and calm on the day of their deaths. They were cremated and buried together in identical urns.
Assisted suicide remains a controversial topic worldwide, even in the case of terminally-ill patients. Last week, an Irish court denied a woman who was terminally-ill with multiple sclerosis the right to end her life.
"It would be impossible to ensure the aged, disabled, poor, unwanted, rejected, etc. would not avail of this option to avoid a sense being a burden on their families and society," Judge Nicholas Kearns told the Court, according to Reuters.
In the UK, 58-year-old Tony Nicklinson died in August 2012, one week after a court denied him the right to assisted suicide. Nicklinson suffered from locked-in syndrome and was paralyzed since 2005. The BBC reported he died from a pneumonia after refusing food.
R H Draney
Jan 18, 2013, 4:03:33 AM1/18/13
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radioacti...@gmail.com filted:
>
>With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDER=
>S) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--ot=
>her than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might ha=
>ppen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team=
>, for that matter.)
>
>Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brot=
there's the younger sisters of Katey Sagal, and the Mowry sisters...don't know
what's become of Cyb and Tricia Barnstable (aka Barnett) who appeared in the 70s
sci-fi sitcom "Quark", or Leigh and Lynette Harris, Playboy Playmates who
appeared together in the sword-and-sandal film "Sorceress"...we *all* know
everything that goes on with Mary-Kate and Ashley, but then they're fraternal
twins....
As for other celebs who have twins, off the top of my head: Linda Hamilton (sis
is a schoolteacher) and Ashton Kutcher....
(And with their shared January 20th birthday coming up, Elvis Aron and Jesse
Faron Presley, both already on-topic)....r
--
Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
>
>With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDER=
>S) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--ot=
>her than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might ha=
>ppen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team=
>, for that matter.)
>
>Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brot=
>hers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
>
>I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
Dierdre Hall has a twin sister who I believe is also an actress...and then
>
>I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
there's the younger sisters of Katey Sagal, and the Mowry sisters...don't know
what's become of Cyb and Tricia Barnstable (aka Barnett) who appeared in the 70s
sci-fi sitcom "Quark", or Leigh and Lynette Harris, Playboy Playmates who
appeared together in the sword-and-sandal film "Sorceress"...we *all* know
everything that goes on with Mary-Kate and Ashley, but then they're fraternal
twins....
As for other celebs who have twins, off the top of my head: Linda Hamilton (sis
is a schoolteacher) and Ashton Kutcher....
(And with their shared January 20th birthday coming up, Elvis Aron and Jesse
Faron Presley, both already on-topic)....r
--
Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
radioacti...@gmail.com
Jan 18, 2013, 5:02:43 AM1/18/13
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\\
BRYAN STYBLE/Florida
* And granted, it ain't often I can [accurately] correct you, R.H. !
> everything that goes on with Mary-Kate and Ashley, but then they're fraternal
>
> twins....
Didn't know the Olsen twins weren't identical, nor that about either Hamilton or Kuschner, so thanks for both of those as well, but THIS one I don't even have to look up*:
>
> twins....
>
>
> (And with their shared January 20th birthday coming up, Elvis Aron and Jesse
> Faron Presley, both already on-topic)
>
In fact, that pair came into the world on Tuesday, January 8, 1935--a relatively easy date to remember precisely, simply because it was 120 years to the day of The Battle of New Orleans, fought by Andy Jackson after he led his men "down the Mighty Mississipp" [in that terrific lyric from the Johnny Horton hit] 'fore that fateful encounter with the British troops who just "kept a-comin'" on Sunday afternoon, January 8, 1815. Oh, and it was Jesse Garon, though like Horton, Faron IS a well-known classic country music name.
>
> (And with their shared January 20th birthday coming up, Elvis Aron and Jesse
> Faron Presley, both already on-topic)
>
BRYAN STYBLE/Florida
* And granted, it ain't often I can [accurately] correct you, R.H. !
Brad Ferguson
Jan 18, 2013, 6:28:40 AM1/18/13
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In article <e5aa7d2a-f780-433d...@googlegroups.com>,
I didn't know about it, or had long since forgotten it, or something.
The feature was long gone by the time I got there. I suppose she did
it from her home, the way Lowell Thomas did his news show, and that
there was an in-studio announcer.
I used to see Captain Kangaroo around all the time, if that helps.
As for twins, there are lots and lots. Offhand I thought of the
Ashmores, the Olsens and the Halls before I thought to check Wikipedia:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_twins#Twins_in_acting>
This, too:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_triplets>
Elisabeth K�bler-Ross was a triplet who died nine years ago, which
makes her so on-topic I can't stand it.
The feature was long gone by the time I got there. I suppose she did
it from her home, the way Lowell Thomas did his news show, and that
there was an in-studio announcer.
I used to see Captain Kangaroo around all the time, if that helps.
As for twins, there are lots and lots. Offhand I thought of the
Ashmores, the Olsens and the Halls before I thought to check Wikipedia:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_twins#Twins_in_acting>
This, too:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_triplets>
Elisabeth K�bler-Ross was a triplet who died nine years ago, which
makes her so on-topic I can't stand it.
Aje RavenStar
Jan 18, 2013, 7:07:50 AM1/18/13
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Guinness Book of World Records.
Somebody
Jan 18, 2013, 8:12:41 AM1/18/13
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"Brad Ferguson" <thir...@frXOXed.net> wrote in message
news:180120130628403156%thir...@frXOXed.net...
> Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a triplet who died nine years ago, which
yikes: "Kubler-Ross nearly died as an infant. She was born in Zurich, the
third of triplets and weighing only two pounds. She also suffered under a
cruel father who once took her pet rabbit to a butcher and then forced
Elisabeth to join the family as it ate her pet for dinner. Her father
opposed her wish to be a doctor and demanded she become a secretary in his
business.
Instead she worked in a Zurich laboratory and then volunteered as a relief
worker. She visited a Nazi concentration camp in Poland after the end of the
war and saw, on the blighted barrack walls, hundreds of images of
butterflies, a symbol of rebirth amid mass deaths. The experience left a
profound impression.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/aug/31/mentalhealth.guardianobituaries
news:180120130628403156%thir...@frXOXed.net...
> Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a triplet who died nine years ago, which
> makes her so on-topic I can't stand it.
Presumably she in the 5th stage?
yikes: "Kubler-Ross nearly died as an infant. She was born in Zurich, the
third of triplets and weighing only two pounds. She also suffered under a
cruel father who once took her pet rabbit to a butcher and then forced
Elisabeth to join the family as it ate her pet for dinner. Her father
opposed her wish to be a doctor and demanded she become a secretary in his
business.
Instead she worked in a Zurich laboratory and then volunteered as a relief
worker. She visited a Nazi concentration camp in Poland after the end of the
war and saw, on the blighted barrack walls, hundreds of images of
butterflies, a symbol of rebirth amid mass deaths. The experience left a
profound impression.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/aug/31/mentalhealth.guardianobituaries
Louis Epstein
Jan 18, 2013, 1:13:55 PM1/18/13
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R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> radioacti...@gmail.com filted:
>>
>>With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDER=
>>S) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--ot=
>>her than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might ha=
>>ppen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team=
>>, for that matter.)
>>
>>Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brot=
>>hers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
>>
>>I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
>
> Dierdre Hall has a twin sister who I believe is also an actress...
Andrea
> radioacti...@gmail.com filted:
>>
>>With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDER=
>>S) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--ot=
>>her than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might ha=
>>ppen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team=
>>, for that matter.)
>>
>>Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brot=
>>hers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
>>
>>I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
>
> Dierdre Hall has a twin sister who I believe is also an actress...
> and then there's the younger sisters of Katey Sagal,
> and the Mowry sisters...
Tia and Tamera
> don't know what's become of Cyb and Tricia Barnstable (aka Barnett) who
> appeared in the 70s sci-fi sitcom "Quark", or Leigh and Lynette Harris,
> Playboy Playmates who appeared together in the sword-and-sandal film
> "Sorceress"...we *all* know everything that goes on with Mary-Kate and
> Ashley, but then they're fraternal twins....
careers (however brief) of their twin-ness,for
venues from Doublemint to Playboy...
Jill and Jacqueline Hennessy
Jacqueline and Amber Citron
Randi and Candi Brough
Shane and Sia Barbi
Denise and Dian Gallup
Mandy and Sandy Bentley
? and Karissa Shannon
the Van Breschootens (Dutch centerfolds)
> As for other celebs who have twins, off the top of my head: Linda Hamilton (sis
> is a schoolteacher) and Ashton Kutcher....
>
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.
Louis Epstein
Jan 18, 2013, 1:39:50 PM1/18/13
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(They're the ones who split up Joe Pesci on a Tale from the Crypt).
Evan Hulka
Jan 18, 2013, 2:16:30 PM1/18/13
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On Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:46:07 PM UTC-8, radioacti...@gmail.com wrote:
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
>
> Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brothers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
>
> I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
Jose and Ozzie Canseco were the first ones who came to mind. Wikipedia's "Identical twins" category lists a number of others of note, though it's not clear to me from the available information that all of them are in fact identical twins (e.g., Mario Andretti's page doesn't specify that his twin is identical).
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
>
> Well, I guess there's also--I believe this was their surname--the Rice brothers (one still living), of real estate infomercial fame.
>
> I can't think of any others offhand, but I bet Mr. Ferguson* can.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Identical_twins
Hulka
that...@yahoo.com
Jan 18, 2013, 2:31:17 PM1/18/13
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Marisa Pavan and Pier Angeli.
The Hagar Brothers from "Hee Haw."
Bradley John and Andrew John Gambling (twin sons of NYC radio personality John R. Gambling).
Didn't 1950s TV humourist Wil Shriner have two famous twin sons?
Dirk and Dack Rambo.
Romulus and Remus.
Castor and Pollux.
Jacob and Esau.
Larry and John Gassman (California radio persdnalities specializing in programming OTR--old time radio).
Buffy and Jody Davis (TV's "Family Affair").
Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
Trish and Cyb Barnstable (1970s TV sitcom "Quark")._
Andy and David Williams (twin nephews of singer Andy Williams who appeared on an episode of "The Partridge Family).
One of the Cowsill Brothers had/has a twin whom martinet manager father would not allow to be in the group.
The Kalin Twins.
Erin and Diane Murphy (TV's "Bewitched" as Tabitha).
Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (TV's "Little House on the Prairie").
Morty & Ferdy (twin nephews of Mickey Mouse).
Those two guys who blue-penciled Adrian Cronauer's (Robin Williams)air copy in the film "Good Morning, VietNam."
The youngest sons on TV's "Please Don't Eat the Daisies."
The Mauch Twins (movie "The Prince and the Pauper").
The Hagar Brothers from "Hee Haw."
Bradley John and Andrew John Gambling (twin sons of NYC radio personality John R. Gambling).
Didn't 1950s TV humourist Wil Shriner have two famous twin sons?
Dirk and Dack Rambo.
Romulus and Remus.
Castor and Pollux.
Jacob and Esau.
Larry and John Gassman (California radio persdnalities specializing in programming OTR--old time radio).
Buffy and Jody Davis (TV's "Family Affair").
Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
Trish and Cyb Barnstable (1970s TV sitcom "Quark")._
Andy and David Williams (twin nephews of singer Andy Williams who appeared on an episode of "The Partridge Family).
One of the Cowsill Brothers had/has a twin whom martinet manager father would not allow to be in the group.
The Kalin Twins.
Erin and Diane Murphy (TV's "Bewitched" as Tabitha).
Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (TV's "Little House on the Prairie").
Morty & Ferdy (twin nephews of Mickey Mouse).
Those two guys who blue-penciled Adrian Cronauer's (Robin Williams)air copy in the film "Good Morning, VietNam."
The youngest sons on TV's "Please Don't Eat the Daisies."
The Mauch Twins (movie "The Prince and the Pauper").
R H Draney
Jan 18, 2013, 3:09:52 PM1/18/13
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that...@yahoo.com filted:
Shriner, who Wiki informs me is a soap-opera actor)....
>Buffy and Jody Davis (TV's "Family Affair").
Not, one assumes, identical (the same is true, less obviously, of Maurice and
Robin Gibb)....
>The youngest sons on TV's "Please Don't Eat the Daisies."
Whatever happened to those two?...I found a bunch of episodes of that show
online last year (unfortunately, not including the one where the Righteous
Brothers guest-starred)....
Twins were used in the Star Trek original series episode "I, Mudd" to cut down
on the amount of photographic trickery needed to populate the place with dozens
of identical clones (the "Stella" series of androids, played by non-twin Kay
Elliot, were done the hard way with split screens and clever editing)....r
>
>Didn't 1950s TV humourist Wil Shriner have two famous twin sons?
The '50s guy was Herb Shriner; Wil was one of those twins (the other is Kin
>Didn't 1950s TV humourist Wil Shriner have two famous twin sons?
Shriner, who Wiki informs me is a soap-opera actor)....
>Buffy and Jody Davis (TV's "Family Affair").
Robin Gibb)....
>The youngest sons on TV's "Please Don't Eat the Daisies."
online last year (unfortunately, not including the one where the Righteous
Brothers guest-starred)....
Twins were used in the Star Trek original series episode "I, Mudd" to cut down
on the amount of photographic trickery needed to populate the place with dozens
of identical clones (the "Stella" series of androids, played by non-twin Kay
Elliot, were done the hard way with split screens and clever editing)....r
That Derek
Jan 18, 2013, 4:11:25 PM1/18/13
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More twins:
Chang and Eng Bunker.
The Hilton Twins (Siamese) from the 1930s movie "Freaks."
Separated at birth?: David L. "Squiggy" Lander and Phil Collins.
Marge and Mary Ann Ganser (1960s girl group The Shrangri-Las).
Playwrights Anthony ("Sleuth") and Peter Shaffer ("Equus," "Amadeus").
Screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein ("Casablanca").
Chandell and Harry Chandell (Bat-Villains played by Liberace).
The Krays, UK bank robbers played by two guys from the band "Spandau Ballet" in the movie "The Krays."
The Twin Towers--I miss them.
Chang and Eng Bunker.
The Hilton Twins (Siamese) from the 1930s movie "Freaks."
Separated at birth?: David L. "Squiggy" Lander and Phil Collins.
Marge and Mary Ann Ganser (1960s girl group The Shrangri-Las).
Playwrights Anthony ("Sleuth") and Peter Shaffer ("Equus," "Amadeus").
Screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein ("Casablanca").
Chandell and Harry Chandell (Bat-Villains played by Liberace).
The Krays, UK bank robbers played by two guys from the band "Spandau Ballet" in the movie "The Krays."
The Twin Towers--I miss them.
David Uri
Jan 18, 2013, 5:15:45 PM1/18/13
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:11:25 -0800 (PST), That Derek
<that...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>More twins:
From memory, some cricketing twins:
Hamish Marshall and James Marshall (New Zealand) are the only
identical twins to have played Test Cricket
Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh (Australia) are the only non-identical
twins to have played Test Cricket
Eric and Alec Bedser (England) played for Surrey, but only Alec played
for England.
I believe there have been some twins in women's international cricket,
but I'd have to look that up.
Regards,
--
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<that...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>More twins:
From memory, some cricketing twins:
Hamish Marshall and James Marshall (New Zealand) are the only
identical twins to have played Test Cricket
Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh (Australia) are the only non-identical
twins to have played Test Cricket
Eric and Alec Bedser (England) played for Surrey, but only Alec played
for England.
I believe there have been some twins in women's international cricket,
but I'd have to look that up.
Regards,
--
David Uri.
Please visit my town - http://allezblancs.miniville.fr
Every visitor increases the population by one.
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BobF
Jan 18, 2013, 5:36:01 PM1/18/13
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:15:45 +0000, David Uri
<davidu...@bigfoot.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:11:25 -0800 (PST), That Derek
><that...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>More twins:
>
>From memory, some cricketing twins:
>
>Hamish Marshall and James Marshall (New Zealand) are the only
>identical twins to have played Test Cricket
>
>Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh (Australia) are the only non-identical
>twins to have played Test Cricket
>
>Eric and Alec Bedser (England) played for Surrey, but only Alec played
>for England.
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Michael OConnor
Jan 18, 2013, 5:47:28 PM1/18/13
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Linda Hamilton (of Terminator fame) has an identical twin sister, who
doesn't act. Although, in a scene in Terminator 2 where she was
dreaming and watching herself in a playground with a child and a
nuclear bomb goes off nearby, her twin sister played the other self,
and AFAIK that was the only time her sister ever appeared on-screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_midwZ2f0
doesn't act. Although, in a scene in Terminator 2 where she was
dreaming and watching herself in a playground with a child and a
nuclear bomb goes off nearby, her twin sister played the other self,
and AFAIK that was the only time her sister ever appeared on-screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_midwZ2f0
R H Draney
Jan 18, 2013, 6:15:57 PM1/18/13
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Michael OConnor filted:
Arnold didn't know Linda had a twin sister either, so when she arrived on the
set for the above scene, he snuck up behind her and gave her a big hug to
welcome her back after they had worked together on the first film...scared the
crap out of her....r
set for the above scene, he snuck up behind her and gave her a big hug to
welcome her back after they had worked together on the first film...scared the
crap out of her....r
R H Draney
Jan 18, 2013, 6:30:00 PM1/18/13
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That Derek filted:
A couple of pairs of singing identical brothers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXKgoS96i4
Also just remembered that Cleavant Derricks, who played Rembrandt "Crying Man"
Brown on "Sliders", has a twin who appeared with him in three episodes of that
series....r
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXKgoS96i4
Also just remembered that Cleavant Derricks, who played Rembrandt "Crying Man"
Brown on "Sliders", has a twin who appeared with him in three episodes of that
series....r
Evan Hulka
Jan 18, 2013, 6:39:40 PM1/18/13
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On Friday, January 18, 2013 1:11:25 PM UTC-8, That Derek wrote:
> More twins:
The original post was speculating about identical twins, not twins in general.
Hulka
> More twins:
The original post was speculating about identical twins, not twins in general.
Hulka
Scott Brady
Jan 18, 2013, 8:03:51 PM1/18/13
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On Friday, January 18, 2013 1:16:30 PM UTC-6, Evan Hulka wrote:
> Mario Andretti's page doesn't specify that his twin is identical).
His brother Aldo's page says they are, but they no longer look identical since Aldo underwent reconstructive surgery after a racing accident (come to think of it, they probably didn't look that much alike before the surgery, either).
> Mario Andretti's page doesn't specify that his twin is identical).
I did not previously know Mario had a twin, nor that the Italian city they were born in is now part of Croatia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Andretti
Louis Epstein
Jan 18, 2013, 8:17:19 PM1/18/13
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That Derek <that...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> More twins:
>
> Chang and Eng Bunker.
> The Hilton Twins (Siamese) from the 1930s movie "Freaks."
> Separated at birth?: David L. "Squiggy" Lander and Phil Collins.
> Marge and Mary Ann Ganser (1960s girl group The Shrangri-Las).
> Playwrights Anthony ("Sleuth") and Peter Shaffer ("Equus," "Amadeus").
If you're doing Brits,then
> More twins:
>
> Chang and Eng Bunker.
> The Hilton Twins (Siamese) from the 1930s movie "Freaks."
> Separated at birth?: David L. "Squiggy" Lander and Phil Collins.
> Marge and Mary Ann Ganser (1960s girl group The Shrangri-Las).
> Playwrights Anthony ("Sleuth") and Peter Shaffer ("Equus," "Amadeus").
the 2nd and 3rd Viscounts Knutsford
the 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow and 1st Baron Glendevon
the 13th and 14th Marquesses of Tweeddale
Michael Ball,Bishop of Truro,and Peter Ball,Bishop of Gloucester
(Identical twins born February 1932...Michael is not the stage
performer of the same name,and Peter has been in the news because
of an apparent sexual penchant for young men/boys...they cofounded the
Community of the Glorious Ascension).
> Screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein ("Casablanca").
> Chandell and Harry Chandell (Bat-Villains played by Liberace).
> The Krays, UK bank robbers played by two guys from the band "Spandau Ballet" in the movie "The Krays."
> The Twin Towers--I miss them.
Charlene
Jan 18, 2013, 8:27:26 PM1/18/13
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On Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:46:07 PM UTC-6, radioacti...@gmail.com wrote:
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
Jill Hennessy of Law and Order fame has an identical twin, Jacqueline, who once subbed for her on the show.
> With both CONRAD BAIN (w/ BONAR BAIN) and DEAR ABBY (w/ the late ANN LANDERS) dying this week, the questioned is raised as to which other notables--other than Ann B. Davis (w/ non-acting sis Harriet)--living or dead, might happen to be halves of an identical-twin pair. (Or thirds of a -triplet team, for that matter.)
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KingDaevid
Jan 18, 2013, 9:17:47 PM1/18/13
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...obviously not identical, but I am surprised nobody's yet brought up Alanis and Wade Morissette...
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