Kenneth Williams' 81st Birthday.

Lots of cards which will go straight into the dustbin. (Feb 22nd 1975.)
The Kenneth Williams Diaries.

Today would have been Kenneth Williams' 81st birthday, so it is only fitting that I should pay him a small tribute. He may well have been a cantankerous old devil, but he still touched (and continues to touch) the lives of many people. His legacy is enormous and his 'Carry On' performances continue to delight people today. He is sadly missed in a world which is seemingly devoid of true comic talent. Where is the comedic delivery today? Where are the raconteurs of Kenneth's standard? Where have the manners and the courtesey gone? Why are the 'stars' who've built their careers on talent so relatively thin on the ground? (With the exception of the likes of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren etc...(who are all incidentally 'old school.')) Gone, all gone, that's the answer. I think it's unlikely that we will see the likes of Kenneth Wiliams again, and the world is a poorer place because of that. Happy Birthday Kenny. I hope that wherever you are is Fantabulosa!!!