It is a humorous biopic of the scottish poet william mcgonagall that includes several of mcgonagalls actual poems, his appearing in the title role of macbeth and his improvement of the bards plot. Apr 15, 20 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. It is a humorous biopic of the scottish poet william mcgonagall that includes several of mcgonagall s actual poems, his appearing in the title role of macbeth and his improvement of the bards plot. In 1877, mcgonagall suddenly discovered himself to be a poet. Poor spike, illserved by the cinema, here an attempt to get the lunacy of the q series on celluloid goes awry. Buy the complete mcgonagall new impression by mcgonagall, william isbn. Wands made from the fir tree work very well for transfiguration, which is where mcgonagall excelled and was the class she eventually taught at hogwarts. William topaz mcgonagall march 1825 29 september 1902 was an irish weaver, poet and actor who lived in scotland. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. William mcgonagall the little match girl poem animation duration.
I am very sorry to say that ninety lives have been taken away on the last sabbath day of 1879. Mcgonagall makes it sound like she is going to reprimand harry, but, instead, she throws everyone in a loop and offers him a biscuit instead. Later, as a mill worker, he used to read books in the evening, taking great interest in shakespeares plays. Hello, professor mcgonagall, said moody calmly, bouncing.
William mcgonagall simple english wikipedia, the free. The great mcgonagall 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. William topaz mcgonagall poems poems of william topaz. The great mcgonagall 1974 an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. Who are the celebrities and what does nude mean, you. When she was 4 years old, her family moved to oxford, where her father worked as a. With spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal. A few moments of inspired milligan, but mostly something of a drag. The very best of peter sellers 1 episode 2014 the greats 1 episode 2009. Shes firm to a fault like the way she refuses to let harry go to hogsmeade. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. Buy poetic gems to enjoy mcgonagall, and buy the wrong box and the party and dr. Minerva mcgonagall is a fictional character in the harry potter books written by j. She is also head of gryffindor house and deputy headmistress.
Falling in love with queen victoria played by peter sellers he donates his major poetic works to her and, despite many rejections, dreams of. Twelve times that professor mcgonagall proved to us all that she is. The story concerns indigent scotsman william mcgonagall, who aspires to become poet laureate of great britain. Search, discover and share your favorite professor mcgonagall gifs. Fields juggling routine in the 1934 film the old fashioned way. Greece transliterated title mcgonagall, o tromeros. Mcgonagall had ultimately owing the great crowd to take shelter in a shop nearby. Sep 23, 2009 worst poet ever the amazing true story of sir william topaz mcgonagall teaser duration. After moving about a bit in scotland, looking for work, the family settled in dundee, sometime in the late thirties. Jan 25, 2008 from harry potter and the philosophers stone the firsyears, professor mcgonagall, said hagrid. Quotes by and about minerva mcgonagall the harry potter. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of seven, and received no further formal education. Harry witnessed professor mcgonagall walking right past peeves who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth, it unscrews the other way. From harry potter and the philosophers stone the firsyears, professor mcgonagall, said hagrid.
What are the best quotes of professor minerva mcgonagall. Siblings malcolm mcgonagall brother and robert mcgonagall jr. She teaches transfiguration, a type of magic where you change objects or animals into other objects and animals. It would be a close duel, but mcgonagall would emerge victorious. William mcgonagall s parents, charles and margaret, were irish. Worst poet ever the amazing true story of sir william topaz mcgonagall teaser duration. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Biography of obscure scottish poet, william mcgonagall. Spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal, victor spinetti, valentine dyall, julian chagrin, clifton jones, charlie young atom, luie caballero, joseph mcgrath, spike milligan, peter. Snape could sense mcgonagall was getting royally pissed off from all the failed attempts of hurting him. Aug 26, 2015 master minerva mcgonagall owner minerva mcgonagall additional details mcgonagalls wand was particularly well suited to her magical abilities. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Duration 95 minutes release date 1974 laugh track none broadcast details last repeat. I love peter sellers and william mcgonagall and i was really looking forward to the movie, but it was surreally bad, lame, weird, dumb, and almost entirely unfunny.
Though mcgonagall s solicitations are rejected by the queen, it doesnt stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as. His irish surname is a variation on mag congail, a popular name in county donegal. Love and pain and the whole damn thing lila fisher 1973. The mcgonagall family name was found in the usa, and scotland between 1861 and 1901. Mcgonagall also has the distinction of being one of the seven licensed animagi of the 20th century, being able to transform at will into a tabby cat with distinctive markings around its eyes, similar to the squareshaped. Falling in love with queen victoria played by peter sellers he donates his major poetic works to her and, despite many rejections, dreams of one day becoming poet laureate. Mcgonagall was born in edinburgh and spent his childhood until the age of 11 in orkney. Some of the greatest teachers arent nice what professor.
The general impression of the audience seemed to be that they never in their lives were so thoroughly entertained as they were by the celebrated mcgonagall. It was here that the young mcgonagall was sent to work, as a handloom weaver his fathers trade. The great mcgonagall 1974 nude scenes free to close the website. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The great mcgonagall was the seventh in a string of flops for sellers, whose career improved with his next film the return of the pink panther 1975. He is widely celebrated as the worst poet to have written in the english language, or quite possibly in any other. William topaz mcgonagall lived from 1825 to 29 september 1902. Shes stern, loyal, encouraging, yet unwavering, and my only sadness is. The great mcgonagall william topaz mcgonagall spike milligan is an unemployed scottish weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. He thought he was good at writing poetry, but his poetry was often considered to be the worst poetry in the english language. Apr 18, 2016 of the realistic and amazingly developed characters in harry potter, professor mcgonagall is by far one of my favorites.
In 1880 there was 1 mcgonagall family living in new york. Who would win a duel between severus snape and minerva. He chose not to fight back this time, only protecting himself. The great mcgonagall is a 1974 british comedy film directed by joseph mcgrath and starring spike milligan in the title role, peter sellers as queen victoria and julia foster as mrs mcgonagall.
The series focuses much more on severus snapes magical prowess and his mastery of occlumency which is amazing, but very little information is av. His talent made him a sort of victorian chris evans but without the cash. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersminerva mcgonagall. Milligan plays reallife, failed scottish poet william mcgonagall, a misunderstood genius in his own mind, rightlyderided by all for his terrible poetry, convinced that if he can just trudge to balmoral, queen victoria herself peter sellers in this casewill give him an audience and probably a knighthood. William topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet. Minerva mcgonagall is the transfiguration professor at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
Of the realistic and amazingly developed characters in harry potter, professor mcgonagall is by far one of my favorites. Jun 25, 2019 maggie smith was born margaret natalie smith in ilford, essex, england, to margaret hutton and nathaniel smith. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Free new harry potter game hogwarts mystery out now on mobile. I am very sorry to say that ninety lives have been taken away. She teaches transfiguration, a type of magic where you change objects or animals into. The excitement although not so intense continued to prevail for a considerable time afterwards.
William mcgonagall born edinburgh, march 1825 died edinburgh, 29 september 1902 was a scottish poet. Maggie smith was born margaret natalie smith in ilford, essex, england, to margaret hutton and nathaniel smith. Hogwarts mystery is set years before the events of the main novels. Free new harry potter game hogwarts mystery out now on. This character is a teacher at the school hogwarts, and a good character in the series.
His baistkent poem wis aboot the tay brig disaster. The most mcgonagall families were found in and scotland in 1861and scotland in 1871and scotland in 1901. Ps7 welcome to hogwarts, said professor mcgonagall. Lord george gordon sir thomas urqhart, the knight of cromarty the great mcgonagall james hogg, the ettrick shepherd christopher north professor john wilson the strange case of william berry thomas davidson, and the fellowship of the new life elspeth buchan, friend mother in the lord james burnett, lord monboddo ossian macpherson and william lauder epilogue. Quotes by and about minerva mcgonagall the harry potter lexicon.
He considered mcgonagall a great threat, maybe even a greater threat than him. He is aften thocht on as the warst poet in the inglis leid. He won notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers opinions of his work he wrote about 200 poems, including the tay bridge disaster and the famous tay whale, which are widely regarded as some of the worst in english. See more ideas about jk rowling name, burns supper and spike milligan. Peter sellers list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Mcgonagall was born in 1830 in edinburgh, of irish emigre parents. Minerva mcgonagall simple english wikipedia, the free. She helps harry potter, the main character, many times in the series.
This was 100% of all the recorded mcgonagall s in the usa. Twelve times that professor mcgonagall proved to us all that she is the greatest character in the harry potter series. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter love and hogwarts. Also known as aka original title the great mcgonagall. Hogwarts mystery, a new free toplay game, is out now on ios and android devices. Though mcgonagalls solicitations are rejected by the queen, it doesnt stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as. Sir thomas urqhart, the knight of cromarty the great mcgonagall james hogg. The great mcgonagall 1974 cast and crew an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. That matchless british farceur spike milligan stars in the great mcgonagall. In the new york times, richard eder wrote the great mcgonagall, which opened yesterday at the cinema village, is endearing, and parts of it are lovely and hilarious. This is a selection of items from the national library of scotland, which is an information treasure trove of scotlands knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts and maps covering every subject. The startofterm banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the great hall, you will be sorted into your houses.
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