For those of you palying the home game….
1. Iraqi statesman, born 1937, who has survived at least 12 assassination attempts.
Saddam Hussein
2. American actress, born 1934, sister of Warren Beatty, she starred in the films “The Apartment” and “Sweet Charity”.
Shirley MacLaine
3. Writer, born 1949, author of “The Rachel Papers”, “London Fields” and “Experience”.
Martin Amis
4. British QC, born 1954, wife of a famous politician.
Cherie Booth
5. British film director, 1899-1980, his films include “The 39 Steps” and “The Lady Vanishes”.
Alfred Hitchcock
6. American poet, 1932-1963, her only novel was “The Bell Jar”.
Sylvia Plath
7. Orchestral conductor, born 1955, knighted in 1994, made his name with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Simon Rattle
8. Deaf and blind American writer, 1880-1968, who refused to be discouraged by her disabilities.
Helen Keller
9. Born 1944, Indian prime minister from 1984 to 1989, grandson of Nehru, assassinated at an election rally in 1991.
Rajiv Gandhi
10. Lighthouse keeper’s daughter, 1815-1842, famous for rescuing people from a shipwrecked steamer off the northeast coast of England (she sounds lovable).
Grace Darling