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  John Gordon Sinclair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor most famous for playing Gregory in Gregory's Girl (1981), when he was 19 years old.
John played one of the main characters in the Tesco TV adverts from the late 90's, early 00's along side Prunella Scales and Jane Horrocks.
Sinclair was engaged to West End singing star Ruthie Henshall but the engagement did not come to fruition.
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 The Big Interview: John Gordon Sinclair | Official London Theatre Guide
Sinclair’s character Martin is a particularly interesting fellow: a world expert on London buses he is ever so slightly obsessed with them and has a penchant for planning everything he does to the very last detail.
Since getting his big break, Sinclair has been in the line of journalistic fire for two full decades and must have been asked almost everything there is to be asked - favourite film, favourite colour, favourite breed of fungi - but he still has no problem sitting down to chat about the same old things.
Sinclair is a grounded performer with very down to earth views on the world.
www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk /news/display/cm/contentId/78060   (1671 words)

  
 Clare, John - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Clare's work has influenced several contemporary poets, most notably John Ashbery.
John Clare and eighteenth-century poetry: Pomfret, Cunningham, Bloomfield.(poets John Pomfret, John Cunningham, and Robert Bloomfield)(Critical Essay)
The promiscuity of print: John Clare's "Don Juan" and the culture of Romantic celebrity.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-clarej.html   (379 words)

  
 Sinclair Broadcast Group - SourceWatch
Sinclair gained further notoriety by ordering its 62 local stations to preempt prime time programming to broadcast an anti-Kerry film just before the November 2, 2004 general election.
In their media release on the petition, the organization wrote, "Free Press alleges that Sinclair, working in concert with Cunningham Broadcasting, is operating illegal duopolies (two commonly owned and controlled stations in the same market) in Asheville and in Charleston.
Sinclair has fired local news staffs and consolidated 'local news' operations into its headquarters in Baltimore, MD under the name 'News Central.' Free Press claims this practice increases the profits of Sinclair at the expense of depriving each of the communities of genuine local news and coverage of community events." [32]
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Sinclair_Broadcast_Group   (3768 words)

  
 John I - HighBeam Encyclopedia
John I 1358-90, Spanish king of Castile and León (1379-90), son and successor of Henry II.
He tried unsuccessfully to unite the Portuguese and Castilian crowns but was twice defeated by the Portuguese, notably in the battle of Aljubarrota (1385).
He defended his crown against John of Gaunt and married his son Henry to John of Gaunt's daughter.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-John1Sp.html   (302 words)

  
 Gordon Sinclair (1900-1984)
This editorial was broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair on 5 June 1973 as the United States was withdrawing from Vietnam.
Gordon Sinclair was a loveable, hateable, curmudgeon, and an icon of Canadian radio, television and news for many, many years.
He was the first Honourary President of our Clan Sinclair Association here in Canada and was an aquaintance of my father, Edward G. Sinclair founder of C.S.A.C. There was a recording of this by Gordon himself with lottsa violins and schmalz but it was a big hit both here and south of the border.
sinclair.quarterman.org /who/gordon.html   (1002 words)

  
 "The Americans" Story
Gordon Sinclair could not have written a book that could have had a greater impact in the world than his two-page script for THE AMERICANS.
Sinclair's recording of his own work (to which Avco had added a stirring rendition of THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC) did finally reach record stores, and sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but the potential numbers were depressed by the sale of the infringing record.
Gordon Sinclair received invitations to attend and be honoured at many functions in the United States which, by number and due to family health problems at the time, he had to decline.
www.tysknews.com /Depts/Our_Culture/americans_story.htm   (1209 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Producers 'a dream' for Sinclair
Scottish actor John Gordon Sinclair says he is delighted to be taking over from comedian Lee Evans in hit West End musical The Producers.
Sinclair, last seen in the West End in Stephen Poliakoff's play Sweet Panic, said he actively lobbied to be considered for the role that Matthew Broderick played on Broadway.
Sinclair's last musical role was ten years ago, when he starred alongside former partner Ruthie Henshall in She Loves Me.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4468159.stm   (345 words)

  
 Fifth Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
John Sinclair Gordon was born on 15 Mar 1896.
John Sinclair Gordon and Elizabeth Vincent were married on 31 Jan 1916.
John Sinclair Gordon and Elizabeth Vincent had the following children:
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 John Gordon-Sinclair Photos - John Gordon-Sinclair News - John Gordon-Sinclair Information
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John Gordon Sinclair stars as Gavin Nelson, who is a journalist who works for the local rag (The Weekly Herald).
In early September, Rubbadubbers, a high-spirited new animated series which turns an everyday bathroom into a world of imagination and fantastic adventure, will premiere on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr....
www.tv.com /john-gordon-sinclair/person/94441/summary.html   (217 words)

  
 JOHN JARROLD - LITERARY AGENT AND SCRIPT DOCTOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
John Jarrold said, 'Adam Nevill is the best, most interesting new writer in the tradition of M R James I've seen in many years.
John Jarrold said: 'Zoran is the fourth author I've taken on as a literary agent, and it's stunning to work with a writer of such power and intelligence this early in the agency's life.
John Jarrold, ex-publisher of SF and fantasy imprints at Time Warner, Random House and Simon and Schuster, has taken on his first author client as a literary agent: Stephen Hunt.
www.sff.net /people/john-jarrold/press.html   (7091 words)

  
 G2G Production   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The original character was adolescent and awkward, almost in a pantomime way, and we might have made the mistake of going overboard in trying to ingratiate the new character with the audience.
He says, "Because John is quite unique as an actor he can walk the fine tightrope of the teacher having a crush on a pupil and at no stage do we condemn him because we can see how hard he's working to deal with his feelings for Frances.
In researching the film, John Gordon Sinclair met someone who works as an environmental activist - "a real Dimitri, whose life was about smuggling himself into arms conventions and getting information.
www.dougrayscottinfocus.com /g2g/g2g_production.htm   (2400 words)

  
 Gregory's Girl Movie -The 80s Rewind «
John Gordon Sinclair is great as Gregory, who highlights all of this awkwardness wonderfully.
Director Bill Forsyth had to ply actors Clare Grogan and John Gordon Sinclair with alcohol to improve their performance in the 'doorstep kissing' scene as the two were having trouble kissing due to them not being attracted to one another at all!
John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan, Chic Murray
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 Gordon Sinclair
Journalist, author, radio broadcaster and TV personality, Gordon Sinclair was a popular Canadian media figure for many years.
Gordon Sinclair's father Sandy (George) joined the Oddfellows while his uncle Malcolm belonged to both the Oddfellows and the Masons, and his mother for a time joined the Rebeccas.
John Ross Robertson Lodge No. 545, Toronto, Ontario.
freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/sinclair_g/sinclair_g.html   (150 words)

  
 Bill Forsyth
The main plot of the film centres around the title character (played by John Gordon Sinclair, in a role that would define his career) and his mad pursuit of Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), the new girl on the football team.
As John Hill notes, the film is structured around inversions and reversals: children act like adults, younger siblings act like older ones, etc. (3).
The script was by John Sayles and entitled Breaking In In the course of his routine safe-cracking job, veteran burglar Ernie Mullins (Burt Reynolds) happens upon Mike Lafeve (Casey Siemaszko), a much younger thief whose interest lies solely in raiding his victims' refrigerator and reading their mail.
www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/directors/04/forsyth.html   (4630 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Gregory's Girl [1980]: DVD: John Gordon Sinclair,Dee Hepburn,Jake D'Arcy,Clare Grogan,Robert Buchanan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
There is something so utterly captivating about this Bill Forsyth film--whether it's the quaintly authentic Scottish accents (they had to be softened for its US release) or the wholly universal story of young love.
It's curious that both Sinclair and Hepburn, seemingly poised on the brink of stardom here, either chose not to take advantage of the possible opportunity or weren't ever offered roles as wonderful as these.
The situations had me laughing within minutes and John Gordon Sinclair's portrayal of a gangling youth with an infatuation for a streetwise girl footballer is still a classic.
www.amazon.co.uk /Gregorys-Girl-John-Gordon-Sinclair/dp/B00004S8J6   (1160 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gregory's Girl: DVD: John Gordon Sinclair,Dee Hepburn,Jake D'Arcy,Clare Grogan,Robert Buchanan (II),Billy ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Released in 1982, this is a refreshing response to the smarmy American teen comedies that were in vogue then i.e virginal male get's seduced by hot teacher/tutor/maid etc. Director Bill Forsyth presents teenage puppy-love in all it's awkwardly hilarious glory.
Gordon John Sinclair as Gregory has an affable gawky charm.
Much in the same way as John Hughes set the standard in 80s America, Forsyth set the standard in the late 70s and early 80s in the UK, albiet on a smaller scale.
www.amazon.com /Gregorys-Girl-John-Gordon-Sinclair/dp/B00005O06T   (1724 words)

  
 Gregory's Girl - Movie Review
If ever proof was needed that vast quantities of cash and over-the-top special effects aren't always necessary to make a truly great film, it can be found in the delightful "Gregory's Girl".
Pieced together on a shoestring budget of just £300,000, the film's global success briefly made a star of gangly Scots youth John Gordon Sinclair and also placed the brilliant Bill Forsyth firmly on the map as one of the UK's finest contemporary directors.
Sinclair personifies the awkwardness of young love as Gregory, the mis-firing striker shunted into an uncomfortable goalkeeping role in the school football team by moustache-growing PE teacher Phil Menzies (Jake D'Arcy).
www.movie-gazette.com /cinereviews/106   (496 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Gregory's Girl : Main
John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Jake D'Arcy, Clare Grogan
The sophomore film of Scottish director Bill Forsyth was his first international hit, a typically quirky comedy set amongst colorful Scottish teenagers.
Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) is a normal, gangly, hormonally-challenged student who, like his pals, has begun to discover the charms of the opposite sex, particularly those of...
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/14432/moviemain.jhtml   (138 words)

  
 Applegate & Sinclair to Star as London's New Bialystock & Bloom, Broadway.com Buzz
Fred Applegate and John Gordon Sinclair will be the next Bialystock and Bloom in London.
Sinclair won an Olivier Award for his work in She Loves Me.
Sinclair first became known in the early 1980s for his lead role in the film Gregory's Girl.
www.broadway.com /Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=509772   (436 words)

  
 David A. Sinclair
Cohen, HY, Miller, C, Bitterman, KJ, Wall, NR, Hekking, B, Kessler, B, Howitz, KT, Gorospe, M, de Cabo, R and Sinclair, DA.
Sirtuin activators mimic calorie restriction and delay aging in metazoans.
Sinclair, DA and Guarente, L. The Secret of Longevity Genes.
www.hms.harvard.edu /dms/bbs/fac/sinclair.html   (376 words)

  
 Playbill News: John Gordon Sinclair to Bloom in London Producers Beginning April 25
Playbill News: John Gordon Sinclair to Bloom in London Producers Beginning April 25
John Gordon Sinclair to Bloom in London Producers Beginning April 25
While not as well known as Evans, Gordon Sinclair won enduring fame in the U.K. for his turn in the 1981 film “Gregory’s Girl.” Since then, his West End bows have included the lead in the musical She Loves Me, a performance that won him an Olivier Award.
www.playbill.com /news/article/91863.html   (470 words)

  
 John Gordon Sinclair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
John Gordon-Sinclair / Gordon John Sinclair / Gordon Sinclair
The Girl in the Picture (1986) (as John Gordon-Sinclair)....
Is he the chap in the Tesco advert?
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 A New Bloom For The Producers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
London, UK: Variety is reporting that John Gordon Sinclair will replace Lee Evans as Leo Bloom in the UK production of The Producers beginning April 25th.
Gordon Sinclair is most known for his role in the 1981 film Gregory's Girl.
He has appeared on the West End stage in She Loves Me for which he won an Olivier Award.
arts.monstersandcritics.com /news/printer_5396.php   (112 words)

  
 John Gordon Sinclair on Gregory's Girl - Channel 4 Film feature
Actor John Gordon Sinclair talks about the night Bill Forsyth turned up at his doorstep soaked in rain and offered him the lead part in Gregory's Girl.
Forsyth if he would be paid for the work.
John Gordon Sinclair found making the film fun because he acted in the movie with most of his best friends.
www.channel4.com /film/reviews/feature.jsp?id=112027   (161 words)

  
 Movie Info for Raspberry Ripple on MSN Movies
John Gordon Sinclair stars as a doleful young man confined to wheelchair.
Sinclair regularly escapes reality by dreaming about American gangster movies.
Figuring in his fantasies is a team of Bonnie and Clyde-like desperadoes.
entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=169711   (81 words)

  
 BBC America - Mim S1e4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
To the public and to the community that know him, Dr Collins is a hero.
John Gordon Sinclair plays a detective who investigates the death of Margaret Collins (Judy Parfitt), the wife of Dr Collins.
Dr Collins is invited on a popular talk show to discuss euthanasia and the death of his wife, while Detective Sergeant Bannister (John Gordon-Sinclair) watches on in deep contemplation...
www.bbcamerica.com /genre/drama_mysteries/murder_in_mind/mim_s1e4.jsp   (227 words)

  
 Charmaine Sinclair - Related Articles @ Funny.co.uk
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 John Gordon Sinclair News
News about John Gordon Sinclair continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Hotline the last time a game in Cumbernauld aroused so many talking...
THE last time a game in Cumbernauld aroused so many talking points Dee Hepburn was playing up front and John Gordon Sinclair was between the sticks.
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 dOc DVD Review: The Brylcreem Boys (1997) - Printable
Sentenced to wait out the war under the even-handed eye of camp commander O'Brien (Gabriel Byrne), the "prisoners" lead relatively comfortable lives, with day-pass leaves and other freedoms.
Chafing at his inability to participate in the ongoing conflict, Keogh enlists his friend Richard Lewis (John Gordon Sinclair) to engineer an escape, freeing all of the Allied soldiers as well as his honorable enemy von Stegenbek.
This is a low-budget, dialogue-oriented film, with few special effects or combat scenes, but it's attractively lit and the period sets, costumes, and Brylcreem-ed hairstyles are convincing if not completely accurate.
www.digitallyobsessed.com /showrevpdf.php3?ID=209   (533 words)

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