That, and her ever-changing, bizarre hair colour - Mollie Sugden's own idea for the character, I think. And, in earlier episodes, re-colouring her own hair each time, before using wigs.
Also, Mrs. Slocombe's hooded eyelids and pretentiously modulated articulation which could, in an instant, plummet and reveal her natural regional brassy tones.
And finally, the studied, assumed elegance in the removal of one ear-ring, immediately prior to answering the telephone to a customer. And, by so doing, pre-dating those ladies on 'Dallas' by several years....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Michelle Williams; R&B, soul, pop and gospel singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress; Destiny's Child....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Dino Danelli; rock drummer, and original member of The Rascals.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Janis Siegel; jazz singer; The Manhattan Transfer.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Blair Thornton; rock guitarist and songwriter; Bachman-Turner Overdrive.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to David Essex [David Albert Cook]; pop, musical theatre and glam rock musician; singer-songwriter and actor....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Daniel Radcliffe; actor and producer; Harry Potter in the 'Harry Potter' film series.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Woody Harrelson [Woodrow Tracy Harrelson]; actor, comedian, activist and playwright; Woody Boyd on 'Cheers'...
July 23rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Gloria De Haven [1925-2016]; actress and singer....
July 23rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Renee Diggs [1954-2005]; R&B singer, former lead singer of Starpoint....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Calvert DeForest [1921-2007]; actor and comedian....
July 23rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Ann Ayars [1918-1995]; soprano and actress.....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Kurt Kreuger [1916-2006]; actor....
July 23rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Coral Browne [1913-1991] ; actress.....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Michael Wilding [1912-1979]; actor.....
July 23rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Helen Martin [1909-2000]; actress.....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Richard Gaines [1904-1975]; actor....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Hank Worden [1901-1992]; actor....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Arthur Treacher [1894-1975]; actor....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Raymond Chandler [1888-1959]; novelist and screenwriter....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Emil Jannings [1884-1950]; actor....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Kathryn Hahn; actress and comedian...
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to David Dobrik; YouTuber, podcaster and co-founder of the app Dispo....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Paul Wesley; actor, director and producer....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Marlon Wayans; actor, comedian, writer and producer....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Charisma Carpenter; actress....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Stephanie March; actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Ronny Cox; actor, singer, songwriter and storyteller....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Eriq La Salle; actor, director, writer and producer....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Harry Cohn [1891-1958]; co-founder, president and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation...
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Steve Lacy; musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Shawn Levy; film director, producer and actor....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Lili Simmons; actress and model....
July 23rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Bert Convy [1933-1991]; actor, singer, game show host and panellist.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Bec Hewitt; actress and singer.....
July 23rd:
Happy Birthday to Edie McClurg; actress, voice actress and comedian.....
July 24th:
Quote for the Day:
"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold."
On her Birthday, remembering Zelda Fitzgerald [1900-1948]; socialite, novelist and painter....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Barbara Jean Love; R&B, pop and soul singer; The Friends Of Distinction.....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Ann Nesby [Lula Ann Bennett]; R&B, gospel and dance music singer, songwriter and actress; former lead singer with The Sounds Of Blackness.....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Jennifer Lopez; 'J-Lo'; singer, actress, dancer and producer.......
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Alan Whitehead; rock drummer, Marmalade......
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Lynval Golding; new wave, ska and rock musician; The Specials....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Ruth Buzzi; actress, comedian and singer; 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Lynda Carter; actress, singer, songwriter, model and beauty pageant titleholder; 'Wonder Woman', 1975-1979.....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to Robert Hays; actor, Ted Striker in 'Airplane!', 1980; 'Airplane II - The Sequel', 1982.....
July 24th:
Happy Birthday to John Aniston [Yiannis Antonio Anastasakis]; actor, Victor Kiriakis on 'Days Of Our Lives'.....
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