Famous people linking game

Malte279 · **Reply #80 on:** December 22, 2004, 07:14:36 PM

Elijah Wood - Actor who played Frodo in the lord of the rings triology.

Petrie · **Reply #81 on:** December 23, 2004, 08:43:32 AM

Daniel Ratcliffe - star of the Harry Potter films

Malte279 · **Reply #82 on:** December 27, 2004, 11:19:31 AM

Edgar Wallace - British whodun author.

It is the curse of names that very many of them end either with an e or an n. So I suggest that rather than taking the last letter in the name we ought to chose the first letter of the last name (W in this case) for the first letter of the next characters first name. It might make the whole game less limited to few letters, for last names begin less uniform than they end. Alright?

Nick22 · **Reply #83 on:** December 30, 2004, 01:49:23 AM

Sounds good to me.
Wes Craven- author
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #84 on:** December 30, 2004, 07:59:43 PM

Charles Dickens - famous British 19th century author. He wrote "Oliver Twist" and "David Copperfield".

Nick22 · **Reply #85 on:** December 30, 2004, 09:30:47 PM

Don Cheadlr-actor
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #86 on:** December 31, 2004, 04:40:25 AM

Charles Cornwallis - British general whose surrender to the Americans in Yorktown 1781 decided the war of independence in their favor (even though the war carried on for two more years).

Nick22 · **Reply #87 on:** December 31, 2004, 03:21:46 PM

^that's because the British refused to grant thier recognition of the US until France gave thier recognition.
Chico Marx- one of the Marx Brothers
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #88 on:** January 01, 2005, 07:08:56 AM

Mary Stuart - we talked so much about her in the British history thread that I don't think any further comment is necessary.

Nick22 · **Reply #89 on:** January 05, 2005, 12:17:39 PM

^Very true
Sean Hayes-actor
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #90 on:** January 05, 2005, 01:06:19 PM

Harry S. Truman - US president from 1945 (succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt who had died in office) to 1953.

Nick22 · **Reply #91 on:** January 05, 2005, 04:28:52 PM

Thurgood Marshall-Supreme Court Justice
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #92 on:** January 05, 2005, 04:50:08 PM

Marc Antony - adopted son of Julius Caesar. When the empire was parted among three after Ceasars' dath Marc Antony got the part that included Egypt. He also "took care" of Cleopatra. Later he hat to fight against Octavian (Augustus), was defeated and commited Suicude,

Nick22 · **Reply #93 on:** January 06, 2005, 02:24:59 PM

Amando Benitez- baseball player
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #94 on:** January 06, 2005, 02:37:03 PM

Benjamin Franklin - publisher, scientist, embassador, genius. Known especially for his kite experiement (which resulted in the invention of the lightning conductor) and for being America's first embassador to France.
He was also involved in the editing of Thomas Jefferson's first draft of the declaration of independence (which was a little more flowery than the version that was finally used).

Nick22 · **Reply #95 on:** January 06, 2005, 03:50:29 PM

Fransico Franco- Dictator who ruled Spain
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #96 on:** January 06, 2005, 03:56:36 PM

Fernandi de Magellan - first known person to undertake an expedition that sailed around the whole worl. He didn't live to see it's end though being killed by natives on the island Mactan.

Nick22 · **Reply #97 on:** January 06, 2005, 04:47:08 PM

Maryiln Monroe- need I say more?
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #98 on:** January 06, 2005, 06:15:28 PM

Mother Teresa (even though her real name was Agnes) - devoted her life to helping the poor and is seen as a modern day saint because of her devotion to prayer and helping others

Malte279 · **Reply #99 on:** January 07, 2005, 11:15:35 AM

Thomas Jefferson - wrote the draft of the declaration of independence. He was the 3rd US President. The Louisiana purchase falls into his presidency. Even though he was critiziced for issuing the Embargo Act of 1807 (which prohibited any oversea trade to prevent US ships from being attacked by the navies of France or England), he is considered one of the smartest US presidents ever.
He always empahsized the need of a power with as little influence on peoples' private lifes as possible. He did sort of counteract himself in the way he pushed through the Embargo Act.