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  The Bishop’s Candlesticks Norman McKinnel Norman McKinnel was a Scottish stage and film actor and playwright, active from the 1890s until his death. He appeared in many stage roles in the UK and overseas as well as featuring in a number of films, the best known of which is Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 production Downhill. Norman Mckinnel was a Scottish engineer. But he joined the stage and won fame as an actor. He was born on February 10, 1870. His birth place is Maxwelltown of Scotland. He had his education at Edinburg and then at Leipzig University of Germany. His father was also an engineer. He (Norman’s father) wished him to be an engineer. But Norman had altogether a different liking. Attracted to the stage, he left his engineering training and joined the Otho Stuart’s Company and acted on the stage at the age of 24 only. As an actor, Mckinnel had a successful career for more than 30 years. He appeared in a number of celebrated roles such as King Lear in Shakespeare’s ...

  Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture Jerome K Jerome About the author Jerome Klapka Jerome Jerome K. Jerome was a renowned English writer, playwright, and humorist who lived from 1859 to 1927. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, and spent his childhood in poverty after his father died when he was just a toddler. Despite these challenges, Jerome became an accomplished author, best known for his humorous novels and plays. Jerome began his career in literature as a journalist and editor for various newspapers, including The Idler and The Speaker. He gained widespread popularity for his comic novel "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)," published in 1889. The book, based on Jerome's own boating experiences on the Thames, was a huge success and has since become a classic of English literature. Jerome went on to write many more novels, plays, and essays, including "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" and "Three Men on the Bummel." Hi...