Who was a famous name when you were growing up that young people today wouldn't have heard of?

[albaPhenom]

Bungle

 

[albaPhenom]

Most people.
Fame is especially fleeting in today's instant world.

This is very true, even someone like Bruce Willis you would assume that everyone has heard of but most teenagers wouldn't have a clue who that is and you'd need to point out a film they might have seen that he was in.

 

[Justin Passing]

Professor Heinz Wolff.

And Magnus Pyke.
All lamented eccentrics, like Patrick Moore.


Daisy Duke

 

[Odds]

Tony Hancock
Alf Garnety
Sid James
The list is endless.

Hancock's half-hour is on at 8pm on BBC3 these days.
Last night he had a cold, the previous week was the immortal blood donor skit.

 

[Stivino]

Harry Worth, own up, who used to do the arm and leg thing when passing a big store window?

 

[transam]

Dick Emery ( ?)

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Gary Glitter

 

[Odds]

Arthur Askey and Tommy Trinder.
Every Night Something Awful.

 

[Bosswhite]

Ruby Murray known only as slang for a Curry .

 

[Stivino]

Lillian Gish, known only as slang for a Jew's wish

 

[Brigadier]

Adam Chance, known now as "not likely".

 

[opps]

God

 

[opps]

Hancock's half-hour is on at 8pm on BBC3 these days.
Last night he had a cold, the previous week was the immortal blood donor skit.

He is also available on Radio 4 xtra.

 

[Bod ...]

Brian Jack's
Dave boy Green

 

[transam]

John H Stracey (?)

John Conteh

Charlie Magri

Maurice Hope