On a couple of occasions on the show Mr. Grangier did adopt the Churchill persona, as it was obvious that he was a natural. I can't remember which episodes or what about, but probably having to do with overcoming his natural meekness and show a determination to resist the strictures of Captain Peacock.
Joseph L. Hern Attorney at Law 156 State Street Boston, MA 02109-2585 tel: (617) 248-1919 cel: (617) 773-1919 fax: (617) 248-6844 email: [email protected] On September 26, 2013 at 4:20 AM Grimsdyke <[email protected]> wrote: > Gosh, now that you've mentioned this, I don't think I'd registered this about > Are You being Served although I've watched it often in its time. Thank you > very much for pointing it out, Charlie. I shall scour the shelves for a copy > of one of the episodes, and hope to catch Arthur Brough's vocal delivery. I > like the way you've described the effect it had on you to see and hear him! > > On Thursday, September 26, 2013 5:11:20 AM UTC+12, Charles Montgomery wrote: > > > One of the most Churchillian(to me) actors I have seen was Arthur > > > Brough 1905-1978 who appeared as a regular as Mr. Grainger on the > > > British comedy, Are You Being Served, for several years. I always > > > liked his character and thought he looked and sounded like Churchill > > > without even trying. His bald head, face, cheeks, scowl, and timbre > > > made me think, "Never surrender." when I saw him. I did look but could > > > not find any credits to him which indicated he ever played Churchill in > > > his long career. > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > 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> > From: Grimsdyke <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:21 AM > > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: 'Churchill', narrated by Sir Ian McKellen > > > > Hello Pat :-)...to be honest, I haven't yet heard any actor with quite > > the timbre that Churchill had. In 'Into the Storm' I was impressed with > > Brendon Gleeson's portrayal of WSC. His out-thrust jaw, the pugnacity of his > > expression, the stoop that he affected - these were all very close to the > > original. I don't quite remember the voice, but from what I do remember, it > > certainly was better - to a huge degree, than the 'Churchill' voice on > > McKellen's documentary. > > > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:36:12 AM UTC+12, PatFinn1940 wrote: > > > > > Hi, Grimsdyke-- > > > > > > I am definitely a great admirer of Churchill; I have been for as long > > > as I can remember. My earliest recollection of the great man is the > > > documentary series 'The Valiant Years', which I watched as a child. And > > > I also remember watching his funeral service on TV. > > > > > > Who do you think would have been a better reader of Churchill's words > > > in this particular documentary? I took it for granted that the person > > > knew what he was doing; as an American, I am not as well acquainted with > > > 'Churchill voice-imposters' as many British Churchillians might be. I'm > > > just curious. (And I am opening that question up to everyone here on the > > > board, BTW.) > > > > > > And thanks for your kind words. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat > <http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat> . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out > <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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