Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 June 18

= June 18 =

Contacting a actress
Does Jennifer Gould the voice of Sailor Saturn in English dub of Sailor Moon have a fan-page with a fan-mail address? I want a way to contact besides imdbpro. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 02:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * You've asked this same question three times already. You got a crush on her or something? 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * H'mm. Persistent attempts to inappropriately contact celebrities, with a bias toward children's programmes. Not this chap or this one, are we? Britmax (talk) 00:15, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Doesn't seem like it -- the user page says the account belongs to a Canadian gal by the name of Tina, who says she's an adult and straight but not narrow. I was thinkin' more along the lines of, perhaps one of the above pieces of info might not be as accurate as she herself thinks... 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:37, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * ...or tells us. I think you might be on to something there. Britmax (talk) 08:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, maybe she's hidin' somethin'. On the other hand, it might just be a case of her not being entirely honest with her own self, and nothing more than that. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 10:45, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

TV SERIES "HUSTLE"
I would like to know which actress played the role of Veronica Powell in episode 21 [series 4] of Hustle. thanks Brian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooseboris (talk • contribs) 09:32, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * According to IMDB, Patricia Hodge. Tevildo (talk) 11:51, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Lady Gaga
Which member of the nobility is Lady Gaga married to, or a daughter of? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.101.6 (talk) 17:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * A relative of James Earl Jones and Charlie Duke, I think. NOTE: The OP is endeavouring to be amusing about Ms Germanotta's stage name - see Lady Tevildo (talk) 17:58, 18 June 2011 (UTC)


 * (ec) Count Basie? "Lady Gaga" is a stage name. Like "Count" Basie, she's an American, and Americans don't have their own nobility or titles of nobility - the U.S. Constitution actually forbids the government from granting them. Since there's no legal meaning, Americans are pretty much free to call themselves whatever noble title they want. To the U.S. legal system, calling herself "Lady Gaga" is practically no different then calling herself "Lynda Gaga". That's not to say she may or may not run into legal problems when she tours overseas. (Although I'm not aware of any country that regulates titles of nobility so heavily that she would be likely to have a problem.) -- 174.31.219.218 (talk) 18:04, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, there are no laws restricting the use of titles in the UK either (except where used for the purposes of fraud). Take Katie Price's child, Princess, for example. --Tango (talk) 23:39, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * In Austria, it's not legal to (officially) change your name so as to imply you're an aristocrat - see this article (on one of my favourite websites). Tevildo (talk) 23:57, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps she is secretly a granddaughter of Duke Ellington? Or maybe even King Oliver? :-D 67.169.177.176 (talk) 22:05, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Nat King Cole came to mind. Googlemeister (talk) 20:29, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Applying the British method of determining titles, I would guess that she isn't the daughter of a nobleman, because then she would use her first name as part of her style ("Lady Stefani Gaga"). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:35, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Dame Edna, an Australian, seems to to have gained her elevation to damehood after Australia abolished Imperial honours. HiLo48 (talk) 17:44, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, from what I can find, Dame Edna Everage became a dame in 1974 (as seen in that year's film Barry McKenzie Holds His Own), and Australia didn't abolish imperial honours until 1975. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:57, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It was way later than that. 1975 was when the Order of Australia was instituted, and the then federal government of Gough Whitlam made appointments thereafter only under that order (not that it had much time left between February and November when it was dismissed).  But the next government of Malcolm Fraser (1975-83) not only resumed Imperial honours, it also added the category of Knight and Dame to the Order of Australia, something that was anathema to the Labor Party that had created the Order.  Bob Hawke took over from Fraser and he had Knights and Dames removed from the Order of Australia, and stopped recommending Imperial honours once more.  All this time the conservative state governments had continued recommending Imperial honours uninterrupted.  It wasn't until early in Paul Keating's premiership (1991-96) that it was generally agreed that no Australian government would ever again recommend Imperial honours.  But that still didn't stop Australians from being awarded such honours by other governments, mainly the UK government, such as Robert May, who was made a knight in 1996 and a peer in 2001; and less than 2 weeks ago an Australian, David Higgins, was knighted by the UK government.  And of course, the Queen continues to knight people without advice (or objection) from any government, as certain orders are within what's called "her personal gift". According to Living Australian knights and dames, at least 3 Australian damehoods and 5 Australian knighthoods under Imperial honours have been created since the Keating agreement of the early 1990s.  And that doesn't include all the other honours that don't come with titles.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  20:28, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Screaming Lord Sutch is a great example of this. --Dweller (talk) 10:26, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

"Super 8" Stars Fan Mail Addresses
I just got a poster that I'm planning on getting signed by the stars of the film but I can't find any fan mail addresses can anyone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 19:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Before you go sending off your poster, make sure that you will get it back. I'm not an autograph collector, though I do have a few on baseball cards, it's my understanding that celebrities won't always accept responsibility for returning random items that they are sent to be autographed.  As far as I understand it, most just send out signed 8x10 promotional photos, if even that.  Dismas |(talk) 23:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Including return postage and labels might help, but it's best to find out before trying. A good place to start would be the studio website and any authorized personal websites the actors might have. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:22, 19 June 2011 (UTC)


 * You've probably got better chances by visiting a premiere or press event where they are present. -- 194.60.106.17 (talk) 06:50, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

song on the radio?
what song is this? it had the lyrics:

"carry on my way-ward son, there'll be rest when you're done, lay your head down to rest, don't you cry no more"

thanks! 69.154.180.133 (talk) 23:25, 18 June 2011 (UTC)


 * That's Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas (band). You might have heard their other big hit, Dust in the Wind. StuRat (talk) 23:32, 18 June 2011 (UTC)


 * The Album is Point of Know Return, one of the first I ever owned, and you'll quite like it if you liked "Carry On". μηδείς (talk) 22:51, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * "Lay your weary head to rest." is the line though. I can't read it without hearing the rhythm and the lack of a syllable is jarring. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 13:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)