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Eric Thompson (November 9, 1929 - December 1, 1982) was a British actor, producer and television presenter. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television programmes. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ...


He was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire and grew up Rudgwick, Sussex. He trained to be an actor at the Old Vic acting school in London and joined the Old Vic theatre company in 1952. Location within the British Isles Sleaford is a town in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ... The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


He worked mostly for the BBC, and was a presenter of the children's television programme Play School in the 1960s. He was best known as the narrator of The Magic Roundabout, for which he wrote the English scripts, using the visuals from the French Le Manège Enchanté. These were transmitted between October 1965 and January 1977. Thompson rarely worked on television after his voice became well-known, but occasionally appeared in programmes such as Doctor Who in 1966. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... Play School is an educational television programme for pre-school aged children. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Le Manège Enchanté (known in English as The Magic Roundabout) was a childrens television programme created in France in 1963 by Serge Danot. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television on November 23, 1963. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...


He was married to Scottish actress Phyllida Law, who he met while at the Old Vic, and was the father of Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson. Phyllida Law (born May 8, 1932) is a British actress, born in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London) is an Academy Award-winning British actress. ... Sophie Thompson (b. ...

See also J. Eric S. Thompson for the archeologist who was also sometimes known as "Eric Thompson". John Eric Sidney Thompson (31 December 1898 - 9 September 1975) was an English archeologist and epigrapher, perhaps the most eminent student of pre-Columbian Maya civilization of the mid 20th century. ...


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Eric Thompson (592 words)
Eric Thompson took up the guitar as a teenager in Palo Alto, California in the early 1960's, at a time when very few folk guitarists were playing more than basic rhythm guitar.
Eric's first solo LP, "Bluegrass Guitar", featured an all-star band including David Grisman and Tony Rice, and was released in 1979 on Kicking Mule; it was recently reissued, with additional duet tracks with David Grisman, as "Thompson's Real".
Eric is a knowledgeable and patient teacher, who has been a staff member at Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Bluff Country Gathering, Augusta Heritage Old-Time and Cajun-Creole Weeks, Port Townsend Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camp, and Lark In the Morning.
J. Eric S. Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (527 words)
Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (31 December 1898–9 September 1975) was an English archeologist and Mayanist epigrapher, regarded as the pre-eminent mid-20th century scholar of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.
Thompson was born in London and studied anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
Thompson was, as he himself noted, of the last generation of "generalist" archeologists in the field, engaging in activities from finding and mapping new sites, excavation, study of Maya ceramics, art and iconography, Maya hieroglyphics, some ethnology on the side, and writing books for both technical and lay audiences.
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