Talk:Irene Handl

Stephen Fry gave this anecdote about her
A director thought that trying to explain the modern process of Chroma Key to her (as she was elderly at that time) would be a good idea due to the process being utilised on a TV show she was working on at the time (it involves electronically projecting a false scene onto a green background). As he began laboriously explaining the process to her, she interrupted him saying - "I'm sorry, you're mistaking me for someone who gives a fuck." STOP THE FILTHY LANGUAGE!!!

"She never married"
IT ABSOLUTELY IS NOT 'a euphemism'! It merely means someone didn't marry. Not everyone who is single all their life is gay.

This is (perhaps not deliberate) old-fashioned code for identifying someone as lesbian or gay, and perhaps should be deleted? She is included in this event celebrating gay entertainers http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2014/gay-entertainers-an-appreciation/ but I can't see any other evidence or discussion of her being a lesbian.

Details of interest
If Kenneth Williams wrote about her in his diary, he must have either loved her or hated her -  it would be interesting to know his verdict.

Her two novels -  it would be interesting to know what they were about. 86.145.152.144 (talk) 05:57, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Up to 36?
Do we know anything about her life before the age of 36? Valetude (talk) 00:46, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
Someone is not 'Austria-born' They are "Austrian-born" ! More terrible grammar on Wikipedia.

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Not really
"It was common at this time for younger daughters not to marry in order to stay with and take care of their widower fathers." Not really. Robin J Thomson (talk) 18:47, 24 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes, 'really'--- it still is! 98.123.126.45 (talk) 00:30, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Na. Not really.
 * Robin J Thomson (talk) 21:40, 24 December 2023 (UTC)