famous people.

[GRENDONIAN]

the following clues will help find people famous in their field whose initials  are either j.b.or ic.

1.had twin sisters who were equally famous.

2.poor slough

3.created the darlings.

4.nuclear physicist (parents even more famous)

5.showed the "ascent" on t.v.

any help appreciated

[Artful]

3. Janes M.Barrie (Peter Pan)

[Artful]

4. The parents are Marie and Pierre Curie; but the name of the child?

[Artful]

Sorry, of course I mean James Barrie, not Janes!

[dml54]

4 - Irene Curie, daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie

[jno]

Ascent of Man series by Jacob Bronowski

Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough, lines by John Betjeman

[Artful]

2. Ref. to the poem Slough? Poet - John Betjeman.

[GRENDONIAN]

thank you all.

[acw]

1. Jim Corr? From the Corrs

[acw]

Ah - sorry - I see it's JB or IC! I misread- sorry!

[Artful]

Oh dear, hasn't anybody got an answer for the first one and twin sisters? I even woke up thinking about it during the night!

[acw]

Artful I HAVE the answer - if someone would just kindly alter the question!!! :-p

[jno]

you sure the Corrs are twins, acw? Question might need quite a bit of reframing.

[acw]

That's what I said - change the question - and I have the answer!!!! :-p

[jno]

You'd be closer with the Bee Gees - Joe Croak, as Barry Gibb might have been known, with his sisters Robyn and Maureen Gibb

[jno]

no, hang on acw, wrong initials - Ivan Croak, I meant. Can't anyone come with better than that?

[delilahcat]

It's Joy Beverley of the Beverley sisters - the two other sisters were twins called Teddy and Babs.

[acw]

*applauds delilahcat*

[Artful]

Thanks delilahcat. If only you know how I have been coming back to this thread to see if (1) had been answered yet.

[delilahcat]

You're welcome ( I only know 'cos I'm old!)

[Artful]

Don't worry about age delilahcat, a lot of u fall into a similar category I think!!