Clerihews

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Just for starters here one on Maxwell Reed



Maxwell Reed

Ended up in Need.

When he'd had his day,

He drank it all away.

[batman]

Oliver Reed

His thirst he'd feed

When he was about to comeback

He went and had a heart attack

[kelp]

I can see pages and pages of this coming on.

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Norman Wisdom

Surveyed his Kingdom.

He thought - I've done it all

Then did a pratt fall.

[ProfMarcus]

I wouldn't serve Michael Winner

To my dog for his dinner.

A most unpleasant chap

And all his films are crap.

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Peter Sellers

Played some funny fellars.

In real life

He had trouble and strife.

[ProfMarcus]

Susanna York

Pops my cork.

I've never been known to frown

Watching her and Coral Browne.

[batman]

Ewan MacGregor

Is a lucky beggar

He might be a really nice chap

But in his films he is so crap

[batman]

A couple more ...



John Mills

Took some pills

Might be an explanation

For how he outlived his generation



Michael Powell

Threw in the towel

Some didn't like his nasty thriller

About a pervy psycho killer



... I also thought of one about Patricia Roc, but I'll keep it to myself

[ProfMarcus]

name='batman']

... I also thought of one about Patricia Roc, but I'll keep it to myself

Possibly similar to mine about Martita Hunt.



David Niven

Ran down the stairway to Heaven.

He'd have sat quite still

If they'd told him he'd end up in Prudence And The Pill

[batman]

Some more ...



Susan Shaw

Died very poor

The love of her life got himself killed

And left her life unfulfilled



Transformers

Are very noisy performers

Let's hope Megatron doesn't get the hots

For the leader of the Autobots

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name='batman']Ewan MacGregor

Is a lucky beggar

He might be a really nice chap

But in his films he is so crap

Ewan MacGregor

I think he's mega

Although he could never succeed

A talent like Maxwell Reed

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Brian Rix

Was always in a fix.

He was such a clown

When his trousers fell down.



Dennis Price

Had a poor throw of the dice.

It all began to fail

Because of blackmail.

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Stephen Fry

Left a play high and dry.

The author of Cell Mates

Was in dire straights.

[batman]

Diana Dors

I think broke no laws

But hubby was a bit of a fink

Who ended up in the clink

[batman]

Maxwell Reed

Did the deed

An honest woman of Joan he did make

Then tried to sell her to an Arab sheik

[batman]

Dirk Bogarde

Was not hard

People tried to pick on him

Turning him into a Victim

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Roger Moore

Was born poor

Then he played The Saint

And poor he ain't

[Joenoir]

Diana Dors

A heroine of these shores

She put up a fight

But had to Yield to the Night

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Patricia Roc

I would not knock

Her popularity never shifting

Pity about the shop lifting