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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Pelican on Monday 06 July 20 01:32 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help me identify the man in this photo please. I am sure he is a British TV personality, I know his face but cannot put a name to him. I am pretty certain the person has passed away. Photo date is probably 1965/70. The photo has a connection for a late member of the family. My thanks.
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It looks to me, as you said he was likely a celebrity, to be Dave Suich.
He plays in The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (https://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/).
https://www.google.com/search?q=Dave+Suich
That would make the photo more recent though, or unless he's aged really well. Either way he's absolutely amazing on the ukulele.
Trystan
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Thank you. I had a good look, Trystan, but he is too late as you say. This photo was taken in the 1960’s. He was more or less middle aged then.
As you say he is quite a musician.
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Was his dad a celebrity?
Has he got a leather apron on there in the picture, or perhaps fishing waders?
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Was his dad a celebrity?
Has he got a leather apron on there in the picture, or perhaps fishing waders?
I wonder if he's trout or salmon fishing, possibly he has a landing net on the lanyard around his neck.
Frank.
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I don't think it's David Suich - all the pictures of him show a cleft in his chin. And he's not holding a ukulele.
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Thanks for trying to help.
He had been fishing for trout in the River Test that day and the photo was probably taken afterwards by again probably a fellow trout fisherman.
The River Test fishing was by invitation of the owner of that stretch of the river. Usually well off folk or well known.
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could it be Donald Campbell
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The neck string was possibly for his wading staff!
Skoosh.
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could it be Donald Campbell
Does look rather like him, but DC was only 45 when he died - this chap looks a bit older to me.
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Peter Scott the Naturalist without glasses
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No, that's not Peter Scott.
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He does look familiar. What makes you think he's a TV personality rather than just a friend of your family member?
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I'm just guessing , tv newsreader ? tv gardener eg Percy Thrower era ? tv fishing programme ?
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is it Barry Bucknell, Is there a prize for the 1st correct guess?
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a wee pic of Barry
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When I first saw the photo i was reminded of Barry Bucknell.
Not sure though :-\
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Hugh Greene, BBCs D.G.
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Another pic of Barry Bucknell :-\
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Thank you all for the interest. Sorry no prizes for correct guess!!
The person to whom this photo belonged was a water keeper on the River Test in Hampshire. As part of his job he had taken this person dry fly fishing for trout. I know this photo was taken for him as the person concerned was well known and also they had had a good day. The photo came to us after he died in 1973. We just cannot remember who he was after all these years! Nothing was written on the back - did not expect to forget a well known person!
I don't think it is Hugh Greene, what a force for change he was.
Percy Thrower would have interested the owner of the photo, but I am not at all sure.
I would say definitely not Donald Campbell, not the type, too adventurous for a quiet day on the river perhaps.
Barry Bucknell is a possibility but there seems too much hair for the time of the photo. That can go quickly though as I expect some on Rootschat would agree! Does not seem his thing though and this person is a fisherman from his clothes.
Family guesses are someone to do with cricket or Brian Johnson. Not sure of either of those either. Something to do with cricket is plausible as someone in the village was connected with cricket and often brought people down, players and commentators. Not necessarily so perhaps.
Driving us mad, we should know!!
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It's definitely not Brian Johnson.
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until you find the right person, here is my best guess
ps. did Barry have a brother, a twin ?
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Cracked it! ;D
Skoosh.
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?
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That was clever, Ian, makes him look quite plausible!! What can be done with photo editing!!
I am sending him round the family to see what they think, two of them at least were around and about at the time. Though they are convinced it was a cricket commentator or someone like that, I am more open.
It was someone we saw regularly on TV I am sure of that.
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I am also putting up a pic of Brian Johnson for comparison same as I am for the family.
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Another guess
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I'm beginning to think that he can't be that famous with the difficulty we're having ;D ;D
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So, Henry Bucknell, Barry Blofeld and the mystery man from the Daily Express and I claim my £5
if that pic was 60s or 70s it can't be 'Blowers'
Henry Calthorpe Blofeld, OBE (born 23 September 1939)
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You people all look the same tae me? ;D
Skoosh.
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Well he is a dead-ringer for a farmer in my Village!
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My next thought was Colin Cowdrey, but he was born 1932 so if 1960/70 is correct for the photo's date it can't be him. How sure are you about the date ?
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Sorry to always appear negative, but there's no way that is Colin Cowdrey.
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He was more well known as I said, I would not call him famous.
Yes you are right, Ian, it cannot be Henry Blofeld, wrong age.
Whoever it was must have been in their late forties or in their fifties when this was taken as we can all see. If this was taken say in the middle sixties for want of a closer date then the suggestions come down to:
Barry Bucknell born in 1912 which would make him 53 in 1965.
Brian Johnson born in 1912 which also make him 53 at that date
Hugh Greene born in 1910 which makes him a couple of years older.
Percy Thrower born in 1913 which would make him 52 then
I do not think it was Hugh Greene or Percy Thrower, which leaves us with Barry Bucknell and Brian Johnson.
Bit further forward perhaps!!
Thanks everyone for helping, it is appreciated.
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As you thought he might have been a cricket commentator I googled them and came up with this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricket_commentators
It might jog your memory.
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As you thought he might have been a cricket commentator I googled them and came up with this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricket_commentators
It might jog your memory.
I found that list and looked through it a few days ago as I thought that he looked like Tom Graveney, nobody on the list is anywhere near the Ops image
I posted his image on the 7th but nobody has picked up on it.
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He has the look of a slightly younger JR Hartley? :P ;D
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He 'reminds' me of Ian Bleasdale
but he was born in 1952 so this photo from 1965/70 can't be him.
Boo
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Can I throw Harry Corbett into the mix?, the early Sooty and Sweep presenter.
Frank.
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Gottim!!! John Arlott
Cricket Commentator
sorry, wrong pic, that's henry blofeld again.
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Gottim!!! John Arlott
Cricket Commentator.
Great call.............
Frank
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Gottim!!! John Arlott
Cricket Commentator
sorry, wrong pic, that's henry blofeld again.
Sorry, can't agree
This is a photo of John Arlott in 1970
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trevor-bailey-chv79f3p6q9
Boo
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Not Sepp Blatter either, but might be related ....
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Gottim!!! John Arlott
Cricket Commentator
sorry, wrong pic, that's henry blofeld again.
Sorry, can't agree
This is a photo of John Arlott in 1970
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trevor-bailey-chv79f3p6q9
Yeah, I'm blaming Google Images for providing a link to a site which showed Blofeld with an Arlott caption, I fell in ... here is Arlott, and it's not him!
Boo
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John Arlott used to be my favourite cricket commentator, there has been no one like him since.
Yes I checked that list too Nanna52!! Did not come up with anything other than what we have. So perhaps not.
Thanks everyone, we seem to have a lot of candidates.