Hero Of The Hour

[saintstim]

Come to a halt on these last 5.
All are "heroes" of some sort.
15. Read her story and you will never think of buttons in quite the same way again. 8
27 Williams Warrior princess .6,5.
40. On radio he has been portrayed by Orson and Charles 6,6.
47 Civil rights activist, lawyer and wrestler. 7,7.
58 The first sportsman in Britain to wear Adidas. 4,9.
Any help would be appreciated.

[scorpiojo]

58 Paul Gascoigne??

[mallyh]

40 citizen kane?

[Fibonacci]

47 Abraham Lincoln ?

[bibblebub]

27) Wonder Woman

created by William Moulton Marston http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman

[bibster]

15 coraline
58 bert trautmann
Can't help with no 40
can you give me clues for no's 2,22,38,39 please.

[quizgran]

No 40 has 6,6 letters not 6,4.

[saintstim]

Thanks everyone. Just number 40 to go now.
Bibster. 2 is a Sergeant who won a VC in the Boer war. Initials A.H.L.R.
22. American astronaut who went to the moon.
38 Can't think of a clue. I think it is Leonard Rosoman.
39 Heroine of His Dark Materials trilogy.

[scorpiojo]

Julius Caesar?

[saintstim]

Thanks Scorpiojo. I can find a record of him playing Brutus but not Julius.

[scorpiojo]

Damn! Back to the drawing board ...

[bibster]

Thanks saintstim for your help.