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  Anne Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26, 1944 in Crosby, Merseyside, England) is a British television presenter and TV host who is most famous for hosting the BBC game show The Weakest Link.
Robinson is of Irish Catholic descent, and attended a Roman Catholic Girls School in Merseyside.
Anne also was a guest presenter on the British children's magazine show Blue Peter during the 1970s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anne_Robinson   (506 words)

  
 Anne Durrum Robinson, 1913-2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Anne Durrum Robinson, 1913-2005 Intuition coach, writer and creative Austinite was working week before she died.
Robinson was an intuition guru with a worldwide reputation and the disposition of a fairy godmother.
Robinson is survived by her husband of 60 years, Harold; daughter and son-in-law Lear and Scott Weaver of Columbia Falls, Mont.; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one niece and two nephews.
www.statesman.com /metrostate/content/metro/obits/9robinson.html   (564 words)

  
 Anne Robinson
Robinson, who began her career as a serious journalist, says, “I wanted to be famous.
Robinson tells “Extra” she fell “into a sea of alcohol” and destroyed her first career, her first marriage, and her first eight years of being a mother to daughter Emma.
Robinson has written a new book called "Memoirs of an Unfit Mother" and few fans were aware of her painful journey.
extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/11_01/11_06c.html   (310 words)

  
 Ann Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ann Robinson (born May 25, 1939) is an American actress.
She was born in Hollywood, California and began her professional life as a stunt woman.
Robinson makes frequent guest appearances at autograph shows and science fiction conventions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ann_Robinson   (203 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Anne Robinson: TV's rudest woman?
NBC's decision to air the show in the United States and to retain Ms Robinson as the host, is part of a vogue beloved by many Hollywood producers, of casting an ice-cold Brit as the baddie.
Anne Robinson had honed her Rottweiler approach to journalism through years of writing columns in a variety of British tabloid newspapers.
But the child was less than a year old when the marriage broke down, and Anne Robinson began propping up the bars of Fleet Street as she descended into alcoholism.
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 Mirror.co.uk - News - EXCLUSIVE: ANNE ROBINSON ON THE FEARS THAT MADE HER GO UNDER THE KNIFE
Anne looks stunningly youthful as she reclines on the sofa at the elegant London home she shares with her husband of 25 years and manager John Penrose.
Anne later stunned the nation by appearing on the same Wogan's now-defunct daytime C5 chat show while apparently suggesting her dramatic new appearance was all down to a skilful make-up artist.
Anne quit boozing the day she popped into the off-licence for yet another bottle of vodka and her little daughter Emma promptly burst into tears.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Memoirs of an Unfit Mother: Books: Anne Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Anne Robinson's mother was a cross between Robert Maxwell and Mother Teresa.
Anne Robinson makes no bones about her previous life, she lays it all bare for the world to see.
Anybody whose perception of Robinson is based on the dominatrix she plays in The Weakest Link may be in for a shock.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0751532681   (1337 words)

  
 BBC News | WALES | Expats plan trouble for 'racist' Anne
Mr Lloyd believes Ms Robinson has offended the Welsh just as much by her comments, and she should now be forced to apologise in a similar way - or face losing her visa.
And Ms Robinson, 57, has been told she could also be called by MPs to appear before the Welsh Select Committee to explain her comments.
Mr Jones said Robinson would only argue she was joking if called before the committee and that would give her more credibility than she deserves.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/1216455.stm   (887 words)

  
 Memoirs of an Unfit Mother by Anne Robinson: ThePost.ie
Part schoolmistress, part harridan, and all dominatrix, Robinson flits from London to Los Angeles, reducing grown men to quivering jellies on both sides of the Atlantic with her catchphrase, "You are the weakest link, goodbye," for millions of pounds a year.
Anne Robinson remembers watching her mother dealing with traders early in the morning, swaying and stinking of drink already on the outside of a bottle of whisky, and swearing that she would never touch a drop.
Robinson does not make clear how she progressed in a few short years from drinking only pineapple juice to carrying a bottle of alcohol around in her handbag.
archives.tcm.ie /businesspost/2001/11/11/story390682828.asp   (1301 words)

  
 NPR : Here's to You, Ms. Bancroft
Anne Bancroft and her husband Mel Brooks arrive for the 1986 Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Morning Edition, June 8, 2005 ·; Anne Bancroft was one of the few performers to win all three major acting awards: the Oscar, two Tonys and an Emmy.
Before she was Anne Bancroft, she was Anna Maria Louisa Italiano, a girl from the Bronx whose parents had immigrated to the United States from Italy.
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 Amazon.com: Memoirs of an Unfit Mother: Books: Anne Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In her 20s, Robinson became a Fleet Street journalist; in 1968, she married Charlie Wilson, who worked for the same publication, but he was on the male fast track to becoming an editor.
Ann Robinson's memoirs is an honest description of her own roller-coaster experience of motherhood.
Robinson does just that, pointing out that obviously her mother contributed to her life in negative ways as in positive ways, but her mother did not make her a drunk and her mother did not get her dry.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590070690?v=glance   (1849 words)

  
 Anne Margaret Robinson
For a change, the younger crowd, with the men comfortably attired in lounge suits, were in the majority in the large ballroom, which was beautifully decorated with masses of potted poinsettia.
Anne Margaret was positively glowing and, no longer the shy young woman of two or three years ago, managed to chat with everyone of her guests, at the same time making sure in her very own quiet style that everybody was enjoying themselves.
I was truly happy for this young woman who very few people would realise has given the last five years of her life to the country.
www.sputnick.com /angela/anne_margaret_robinson.htm   (243 words)

  
 Anne Durrum Robinson
Anne made no secret of her belief in intuition, in the power of hunches, and in trusting that.
In recent years, as Anne's mobility was impaired but in no way halted by her wheel chair, she made her home in Austin near the University of Texas into a sort of brain salon, open to anyone who wanted to learn how to boost the mind's ability to recognize and use unconscious thought.
Anne was survived by her husband of 60 years, Harold, daughter and son-in-law Lear and Scott Weaver of Columbia Falls, Montana; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one niece and two nephews; and by students, admirers, and appreciative friends.
www.intuition.org /ADR.htm   (1670 words)

  
 Anne Robinson, Antique furniture & artifacts from The Orient   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Anne Robinson, Antique furniture and artifacts from The Orient
"A useful contact is Anne Robinson, who has long been a collector of Chinese antique furniture and artifacts from the early Ming and Qing dynasties of the Orient.
Anne Robinson Ltd, whose new showroom in West Sussex is filled with original Chinese pieces".
www.anne-robinson.biz /press.htm   (120 words)

  
 The Anne Robinson Picture Pages
Anne Robinson is one of the country?s most distinguished broadcasters and journalists.
Anne was born in Liverpool and says her most formative education was gleaned not only from convent boarding school or college but working on her mother?s market stall.
Anne is known for her red hair, her Giorgio Armani suits, her impatience with organisations that give customers a raw deal and, of course, her wink...
www.superiorpics.com /anne_robinson   (290 words)

  
 Is this Anne Robinson's weakest link? Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
WHEN I fetch up in Anne Robinson's Kensington home at three in the afternoon, the first thing she says is, "So, an evening tuxedo".
Anne Robinson is aloof and friendly, world-weary and freakishly young.
Anne and her husband, John Penrose, whom she married in 1980, are selling their Cotswold home and planning to buy a house in America.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20050620/ai_n14675336   (860 words)

  
 Anne Robinson of The Weakest Link, Watchdog Anne Robinson
Her mother owned a market stall and Robinson was employed as a chicken gutter during the holidays before taking up a clerical post at a law firm.
In 1973, Robinson and Wilson divorced and Wilson was granted custody of Emma.The battle to give up alcohol was not easy for Robinson.
It's hard to tell how many prospective readers know much of her life before the consumer TV programme Watchdog, so the author's decision to lay down hard facts about her alcoholism, the demise of a troubled marriage, blind ambition and the subsequent loss of custodial rights to her daughter Emma is risky.
www.tv-celebrity.co.uk /game-show/anne-robinson.htm   (315 words)

  
 Anne Robinson - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
Her mother, also named Anne Josephine Robinson, was a successful...
Anne Robinson has just been voted the rudest woman on TV for her role on The Weakest Link.
Anne Robinson - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Anne Robinson Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/anne-robinson/342777/main   (95 words)

  
 Anne Robinson Ordered to Apologize Over Homophobic Insult
TV presenter ANNE ROBINSON has been ordered to apologize for claiming all women prison officers are lesbians, during her British quiz THE WEAKEST LINK on Friday (01APR05).
Robinson, dubbed the Queen Of Mean, told contestant LOUISE BAKER she must be a homosexual because she's a prison officer and has short hair and no make-up.
Robinson has previously sparked controversy on the show by insisting all Liverpudlians are thieves and the Welsh are ignorant and annoying.
www.celebrityspider.com /news/april05/article040405-22.html   (227 words)

  
 E! Online - Celebs - Who the Hell Is This? - Anne Robinson
She might remind you of the meanest teacher you had in grade school, but Anne Robinson's fans would do anything to get a verbal whipping from her.
Robinson is the host of Weakest Link, the wildly popular British game show making its way across the pond to join NBC's Monday-night lineup.
Robinson, who cultivated her taste for blood on the consumer-advocate series Watch Dog, has turned Weakest Link into a cult hit with her dry wit and the infectious delivery of the line she tells all losers: "You are the weakest link.
www.eonline.com /Celebs/Who/ar.html   (573 words)

  
 Redhead of the Year 2001 Anne Robinson
Robinson was the unanimous choice of the Red and Proud judges, winning the title by a landslide.
During the first months of the new millennium Anne Robinson has become a worldwide household name, winning the hearts and minds of all who have seen her in action on BBC TV's "The Weakest Link".
Copycat Anne Robinsons have been used by TV companies in Australia and South Africa, spreading the word of the Redhead worldwide.
www.redandproud.com /RedheadoftheYear2001AnneRobinson.htm   (629 words)

  
 King Encyclopedia
Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., the MIA was instrumental in guiding the Montgomery bus boycott, a successful campaign that focused national attention on racial segregation in the South and catapulted King into the national spotlight.
Following the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December for failing to vacate her seat for a white passenger on a Montgomery city bus, Jo Anne Robinson of the Women’s Political Council and E.
The MIA lost some vital momentum after King moved from Montgomery to Atlanta in 1960, but the organization continued campaigns throughout the 1960s, focusing on voter registration, local school integration, and the integration of Montgomery parks.
www.stanford.edu /group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/MIA.html   (662 words)

  
 Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Here's to you, Ms. Robinson
Regardless of what you think of Robinson, she is clearly a pioneer on at least one front.
Brought up in working-class Liverpool on a chicken farm, Robinson made herself a career in journalism and media, a feat that is infinitely more difficult in the stifling, class-conscious culture of England than in the United States.
Anne Robinson, host of NBC's hit "Weakest Link," takes all the fun out of watching TV game shows.
www.salon.com /ent/tv/feature/2001/04/25/robinson/index.html   (704 words)

  
 Anne Robinson Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
A Hands-On Resource for Meeting the Health Care Needs of All Patients A Mandarin speaking woman is rushed to the hospital emergency room with a high fever and chest pains—yet refuses to let the doctor examine her.
It is based on drawings prepared specially for this book and previously unpublished photographs and has been described as the "most rigorous and precise study so far attempted in the German language" Kurt W....
During the Civil War, Calvin L. Robinson was a successful businessman in Jacksonville, Florida, transplanted from his native state of Vermont.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Anne_Robinson   (924 words)

  
 eBay - anne robinson, Nonfiction Books, Autographs items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Anne Robinson - Memoirs of an Unfit Mother
Anne Robinson - Memoirs of an Unfit Mother - 1st PB
Robinson Crusoe by Anne Degraaf, Daniel Defoe (1991)
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 Game Shows :: Anne Robinson
British host Anne Robinson, host of the popular BBC daytime quiz show "The Weakest Link," is hoping to strike a cord with U.S. audiences on NBC's prime time version of the show.
Happy to see one of them lose, Robinson said for the first time, "You are the weakest link.
Robinson said she felt as if she was articulating what the audience was already thinking.
www.gameshowfame.com /people/robinson_anne.htm   (202 words)

  
 Nick Bakay - Bill Walton vs Anne Robinson
When it comes to hyper-critical redheads, a pair of twins tower over the rest: outspoken Bill Walton and chilly Anne Robinson.
He withered as a guest on "The Weakest Link," but was that because of a decided home-field advantage as Robinson took the opportunity to dish up the last, desperate swings of a fallen empire?
More celebrity portraits and caricatures from the genius illustrator behind the art in The Tale of The Tape.
www.nickbakay.com /archives/bill_walton_vs_anne_robinson   (326 words)

  
 Police spent 96 hours probing Anne's jibes | the Daily Mail
One of Britain's most controversial police forces spent nearly £4,000 on an inquiry into "anti-Welsh" comments made by Anne Robinson, it has emerged.
Four senior officers from North Wales Police were called on to investigate the remarks made by the TV presenter on the BBC show Room 101.
Weakest Link presenter Miss Robinson made her comments about the Welsh in 2001 on the Paul Merton-hosted show.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=362800&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=   (887 words)

  
 Room 101: Anne Robinson - TV.com
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Anne Robinson offended quite a lot of people when she had the entire country of Wales as one of her items for Room 101.
Tell the world what you think of Anne Robinson, write a review for this episode.
www.tv.com /room-101/anne-robinson/episode/122429/summary.html   (94 words)

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