Monday, August 23, 2021

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Giovanni Lombardo Radice (born 23 September 1954 in Rome, Italy; died 27 April 2023 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film actor, also known as John Morghen.

He first began his career in theater before he starred in Ruggero Deodato's House on the Edge of the Park (1980). Radice appeared in many other Italian cult films such as Cannibal Apocalypse (1980), City of the Living Dead (1980), Cannibal Ferox (1981), Stage Fright (1987), Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987), The Church (1989), The Sect (1991).

Mr Radice appeared at German Comic Con Dortmund Limited Edition on 31st July-1st August 2021 where he signed the Cannibal Ferox photo below. I bought the photo on the comic con's Facebook page not long after the event.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Kathleen Turner

Mary Kathleen Turner (born 19 June 1954 in Springfield. Missouri, USA) is an American actress who rose to fame during the 1980s, after roles in Body Heat (1981), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Crimes of Passion (1984), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985), the last two earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She also had roles in Jewel of the Nile (1985), Switching Channels (1988), The Accidental Tourist (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), V.I. Warshawski (1991), Serial Mom (1994) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her voice roles include Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

I bought Ms Turner's autograph from OC Celebrity Marketing in June 2021. They organised a private signing with her in November 2020.

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George Lazenby

George Robert Lazenby (born 5 September 1939 in Gouldburn, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor, martial artist and former model. He is best known for playing James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). He is the series' only Bond actor to appear in just one film.

I ordered Mr Lazenby's autograph from his website in March 2021.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Brian Thompson

Brian Earl Thompson (born 28 August 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington, USA) is an American actor. His career began with a small role as a punk in the 1984 film The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 Stallone vehicle Cobra. Thompson has played several characters in the Star Trek franchise and the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files. He appeared alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1990 film Lionheart (known as A.W.O.L. in the UK, and Wrong Bet in other countries, including the Netherlands and Australia).

I received Bian Thompson's autograph through a private signing organised by Full Empire Promotions in March 2021.

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Friday, May 28, 2021

Catherine Mary Stewart

Catherine Mary Stewart (née Nursall; born 22 April 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She started her acting career with the lead role in Menahem Golan's outlandish musical The Apple (1980). She had a small part in Nighthawks (1981) and starred in two 1984 science fiction feature films, The Last Starfighter and Night of the Comet.

I purchased Catherine Mary's autograph from one of the Showmasters Facebook sales in March 2021.

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John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta (born 18 February 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA) is an American actor and singer. He rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–79) and starring in the box office successes Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, although he had commercial success with Staying Alive (1983) and Look Who's Talking (1989). He enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994) and has since starred in such films as Get Shorty (1995), White Man's Burden (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Phenomenon (1996), Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Domestic Disturbance (2001), The Punisher (2004), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009).

I got John's autograph through a private signing organised by The Hollywood Show in February 2021.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Rhea Seddon

Margaret Rhea Seddon (born 8 November 8 1947 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA) is a physician and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist for STS-51-D and STS-40, and as payload commander for STS-58. Both before and after her career in the astronaut program, she has been active in the medical community in Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.

I met Rhea at Autographica 20 in Heathrow in April 2014.

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