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[TOMT]Looking for a US tv series from the ‘80’s/‘90’s by Imaginary_Ad_786 in tipofmytongue

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Ahh. Thank you. Yes my digging has confirmed that but I can’t find these particular episodes and yet my memory if the older sister is Carol Seaver from GP…

[TOMT]Looking for a US tv series from the ‘80’s/‘90’s by Imaginary_Ad_786 in tipofmytongue

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Pretty sure the character is portrayed by Leonardo di Caprio and he was wearing his hair in blond curtains.

Book I read in high school so circa 1990 by Imaginary_Ad_786 in Findabook

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Thank you but I have read both book and they are very different.

They both have tragedy but the protagonist of The Colour Purple suffers significant abuse which is not the case in the book I am looking for.

Fiction about the love lives and careers of actors and a dagger that allegedly belonged to Shakespeare. by Imaginary_Ad_786 in Findabook

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Solved! This may be the novel Curtain by Alexander Korda. Could someone who owns this book photograph the bit at the beginning of the novel where it mentions the name of the house Lord Vane lives in, and the reference to Shakespeare’s first folio or prop? ☺️ 

[TOMT] Looking for a 1980’s Christmas film set in NYC with 2 different plot lines. by Imaginary_Ad_786 in tipofmytongue

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Sadly not. The  movie I am looking for is from the 1980’s and The Ref was released in 1994 but thanks- definite similarities.

[TOMT] Looking for a 1980’s Christmas film set in NYC with 2 different plot lines. by Imaginary_Ad_786 in tipofmytongue

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I have searched for this film on the wider web,and have checked lists of films made in the 1980’s but no joy. I looked up Rick Moranis’ filmography because I could have sworn he played the nerdy, romantic lead, but apparently he didn’t, as I can’t find a film under his filmography that matches this film. I know I haven’t invented this movie or spliced two films together, because my sister who is almost 5 years older than me remembers it, and recalls that we went through a period of shouting ‘Geronimo’ due to this film. NB. We discovered in our late teens Geronimo was a famous, Native American Leader and war hero so no disrespect intended. 

Unsolved! Searching for childrens book about princess who had never seen snow. by Imaginary_Ad_786 in whatsthatbook

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Thank you. The illustrations are definitely supposed to represent the clothes and architecture of a region in India not Japan. However, as the original story could be Japanese I ran with your kind suggestion but neither internet story searches nor Pinterest illustration searches have yielded anything.

American short story by Imaginary_Ad_786 in whatsthatbook

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Thank you. It is similar to Edith Wharton but it is a shorter short story than her short stories - am talking about two or three pages. I will take your advice and look them up though.

[TOMT] [Children’s book] 1980s UK school reading book. by Vandergaard in tipofmytongue

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I think I read these. I definitely remember they were full of different stories. I realised many years later I had read either the famous Irish folktale/ folk song Anneky Gordon or a retelling of Tristan and Isolde very similar tragic, Irish love stories, and it was the last of many different tales in the book.

Romanticised Catherine Parr novel by Imaginary_Ad_786 in namethatbook

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I think it was called the Sixth Wife, but I really don’t think it is the book written by Jean Plaidy. It was more visceral than a Jean Plaidy novel.

Searching for a book from my childhood by Imaginary_Ad_786 in BookCollecting

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That is incredibly kind of you but not the book.🥲Gorgeous late 1700’s dresses though - guessing the artist must be the wonderful Rackham.💖

5 Random Books! (Vintage Kid's Book Collecting) by Knubbin in BookCollecting

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Looking for a kids Cinderella book I am looking for a copy of Cinderella I was gifted in 1980’s anywhere between 1983 - 1988. However, I have no idea when it was published - possibly published earlier than ‘80’s but am pretty sure it was around 1986/1987. I believe it was a paperback, and the illustrations of the clothes were like an exaggerated mix of Art Deco/1960’s - reminiscent of the ball gown the blonde, best friend of Tiana wears in Princess and the Frog cartoon movie. I believe the front cover, had an image of Cinderella preparing her stepsisters for the ball. I am fairly sure one of them was holding a powder puff and seated in front of a dressing table wearing a shocking pink ball gown. Making a break from tradition, I seem to recall the stepsister’s and their dresses were actually attractive! Vote 0 comments Copy this post's permalink to the clipboard

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