Janet Brown
Summary
Janet Brown (born December 1922 in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish actress, comedienne and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonation of Margaret Thatcher.Early in her performing career, she presented Picture Book on BBC Television in the 1950s. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, Brown gained increasing prominence because of her realistic impression of the Tory politician. She performed as Thatcher on BBC TV's Mike Yarwood Show, on BBC Radio's The News Huddlines and on film in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. In 1979, Brown starred as Thatcher on the comedy album Iron Lady: The Coming Of The Leader written by Private Eye satirist John Wells and produced by Secret Policeman's Ball series co-creator/producer Martin Lewis and Not the Nine O'Clock News series co-creator/producer John Lloyd.
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Jim Lehrer on criticism of his recurring debate-moderator role: ‘It’s a rough, rough world’
The New York Times | Nieman | Politico “Seething,” “outraged,” “offended” — not generally words you find in an article about Jim Lehrer! But the second paragraph of Jeremy W. Peters’ piece on the moderators of this year’s presidential debates… Read more.
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Presidential debates honcho: ‘Very hard to find’ good moderators
The Washington Post | CBS News | The Huffington Post | McClatchy Earlier this week, three New Jersey high school students tried to drop off a petition asking the Commission on Presidential Debates to appoint a woman to moderate… Read more.
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Comic and actor Janet Brown dies
Brown, familiar to millions of TV viewers for her impressions of Margaret Thatcher on the Mike Yarwood Show, has died aged 87.
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