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<div>'''Gloria Carter Spann''' ([[October 22]],[[1926]] in [[Plains, Georgia|Plains]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]&ndash;[[March 5]],[[1990]] in [[Americus, Georgia]]) was a sister of former [[President of the United States]] [[Jimmy Carter]].<br />
<br />
==Early years==<br />
Spann was the second of four children born to [[James Earl Carter, Sr.]] and [[Lillian Gordy Carter]]. As children competing for the affections of their parents, the relationship between Spann and the future President was somewhat strained but the two grew extremely close in their later years.<br />
<br />
Spann graduated from [[high school]] and was married in [[1945]] to a [[war]] [[hero]] named William Everett from [[Americus]]. The Carters disapproved the match as the [[groom]] was a former [[drug store]] [[clerk]]. This was not a suitable job for the well-to-do families at the time. The [[marriage]] produced a son, [[William Carter Spann|William Everett (Spann)]] (b. 1946). Gloria returned to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in [[1949]] from [[Texas]] and Earl Carter was upset by the brutal beatings Gloria suffered at the hands of her husband. With the help of her father, Earl Carter, Gloria had her marriage [[annulled]] in [[1949]]. In [[1950]], Gloria married Walter Spann, a farmer from [[Webster County, Georgia]] and he adopted the son from her first marriage. Walter and Gloria Spann produced no children of their own together.<br />
<br />
== 1977-1981 ==<br />
<br />
Although she had some level of fame of her own before Jimmy's election, she was not forced into the spotlight until her brother was elected [[President]]. Gloria was probably the sibling who shunned the spotlight most during her brothers' years in office. Mrs. Spann maintained a relatively low profile as she and her husband, Walter participated in cross-country motorcycling across the country on their [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycles. <br />
<br />
Mrs. Spann's son caused her great distress. He became a [[nocturnal]] wanderer and often stayed gone for three or four days at a time, leaving Mrs. Spann frantic. Since her husband made good money, Gloria was not required to work but since her son was continually [[expelled]] from schools, Gloria Spann began work as a secretary in order to send her son to a private school. This in turn caused Gloria to discuss her trouble with her [[evangelist]] sister, [[Ruth Carter Stapleton|Ruth Stapleton]] and then found a solution. After being assigned to Ruth's cabin in the mountains, Gloria picked up material that encourages the reader to give his or her problems to [[God]]. Spann expected to be bored to sleep by the material but saw that it was something she could use and finally took her sisters' advice on turning this situation over to [[God]].<br />
<br />
William Carter Spann moved to [[California]] in [[1969]] and Gloria turned her interests in other directions. William Spann often said that his mother rejected him and used this as a means to justify his unconventional behavior. Gloria Carter Spann did not see her son even once during the last twenty-one years of her life.<br />
<br />
Though William had moved out to California and severed contact with his family, this did not keep him out of the spotlight. During [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[1976]] [[Presidential Campaign]], the media's intense scrutiny found them at William's jail cell out in California. When interviewed about his uncle's success, he stated: "He's in the [[White House]], I'm in the big house." Gloria also received a phone call threatening to reveal that "Jimmy Carter's got a nephew in jail" if she did not pay a sum of money to keep the caller quiet.<br />
<br />
During their years as motorcyclists, Gloria and her husband became "den mother" and father to the younger riders. The Spann's planted a large garden for the bikers each year and canned the vegetables to serve as they often had unexpected guests. Their [[farmhouse]] was arranged for multiple cots or sleeping bags. Walter constructed a four-hole [[outhouse]] to accommodate bikers who were cruising through the [[South]] or headed down to the races at [[Daytona]].<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
<br />
Gloria is a former [[contestant]] on the game show [[The Price is Right]] but she didn't win. In [[1977]], Mrs. Spann, along with her mother, published "Away from Home, Letters to my Family" that discusses events surrounding [[Lillian Gordy Carter|Miss Lillian]]'s trip to [[India]] with the [[Peace Corps]].<br />
<br />
Mrs. Spann was once [[arrested]] for playing a [[harmonica]] in a [[café]] in [[Plains, Georgia]].<br />
<br />
== Pancreatic Cancer and Death ==<br />
<br />
In the fall of [[1989]], Mrs. Spann learned that she had [[pancreatic cancer]]. The news had come somewhat as a surprise considering she had survived her two younger siblings who also died of the disease. The Spann's, both approaching 70, were looking forward to retiring to their [[farmhouse]] and continuing their interest in motorcycles. The disease as usual, was detected in its late stages when aside from [[painkillers]], nothing can be done about the cancer itself. Spann had been a [[smoker]] but had broken the habit in the years prior to her death. Like her siblings, she declined [[life-extending]] treatment. Family and friends accommodated very well for Gloria during this time. On [[March 5]], [[1990]], Mrs. Gloria Carter Spann, 63, died of the disease. She is survived by [[Jimmy Carter]], her husband Walter and her son who has since died. Gloria's parents and her sister, [[Ruth Carter Stapleton|Ruth Stapleton]] and brother, [[Billy Carter]] had also died from this disease. On Gloria's [[tombstone]] reads, "She rides in [[Harley-Davidson|Harley]] [[Heaven]]." Spann is buried in the [[Lebanon Church]] [[Cemetery]] near [[Plains]], Ga where her parents and brother, [[Billy Carter]] are also buried.<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
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*http://www.bikerrogue.com/Articles/Bros_Events/goodbye_gloria.htm<br />
*http://www.bassharp.com/bspress.htm<br />
*http://www.hdfoundation.org/testread/family.html<br />
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[[Category:1926 births|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:1990 deaths|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:Jimmy Carter|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:Presidential siblings|Spann, Gloria]]</div>68.90.129.101https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Houston_Johnson&diff=60749622Sam Houston Johnson2006-06-27T00:04:24Z<p>68.90.129.101: </p>
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<div>'''Sam Houston Johnson''' ([[January 31]],[[1914]]-[[December 11]],[[1978]]) was the younger brother of President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<br />
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He was notorious for getting [[drunk]] and then talking to the press. Eventually, the [[Secret Service]] put him under surveillance. He died of [[lung cancer]] at 64, ironically at the same age his brother was at his death.<br />
Sam wrote the book ''My Brother Lyndon'' after LBJ left the White House.<br />
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[[Category:Presidential siblings|Johnson, Sam Houston]]</div>68.90.129.101https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloria_Carter_Spann&diff=60749435Gloria Carter Spann2006-06-27T00:03:00Z<p>68.90.129.101: /* 1977-1981 */</p>
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<div>'''Gloria Carter Spann''' ([[October 22]],[[1926]] in [[Plains, Georgia|Plains]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]&ndash;[[March 5]],[[1990]] in [[Americus, Georgia]]) was a sister of former [[President of the United States]] [[Jimmy Carter]].<br />
<br />
==Early years==<br />
Spann was the second of four children born to [[James Earl Carter, Sr.]] and [[Lillian Gordy Carter]]. As children competing for the affections of their parents, the relationship between Spann and the future President was somewhat strained but the two grew extremely close in their later years.<br />
<br />
Spann graduated from [[high school]] and was married in [[1945]] to a [[war]] [[hero]] named William Everett from [[Americus]]. The Carters disapproved the match as the [[groom]] was a former [[drug store]] [[clerk]]. This was not a suitable job for the well-to-do families at the time. The [[marriage]] produced a son, [[William Carter Spann|William Everett (Spann)]] (b. 1946). Gloria returned to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in [[1949]] from [[Texas]] and Earl Carter was upset by the brutal beatings Gloria suffered at the hands of her husband. With the help of her father, Earl Carter, Gloria had her marriage [[annulled]] in [[1949]]. In [[1950]], Gloria married Walter Spann, a farmer from [[Webster County, Georgia]] and he adopted the son from her first marriage. Walter and Gloria Spann produced no children of their own together.<br />
<br />
== 1977-1981 ==<br />
<br />
Although she had some level of fame of her own before Jimmy's election, she was not forced into the spotlight until her brother was elected [[President]]. Gloria was probably the sibling who shunned the spotlight most during her brothers' years in office. Mrs. Spann maintained a relatively low profile as she and her husband, Walter participated in cross-country motorcycling across the country on their [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycles. <br />
<br />
Mrs. Spann's son caused her great distress. He became a [[nocturnal]] wanderer and often stayed gone for three or four days at a time, leaving Mrs. Spann frantic. Since her husband made good money, Gloria was not required to work but since her son was continually [[expelled]] from schools, Gloria Spann began work as a secretary in order to send her son to a private school. This in turn caused Gloria to discuss her trouble with her [[evangelist]] sister, [[Ruth Carter Stapleton|Ruth Stapleton]] and then found a solution. After being assigned to Ruth's cabin in the mountains, Gloria picked up material that encourages the reader to give his or her problems to [[God]]. Spann expected to be bored to sleep by the material but saw that it was something she could use and finally took her sisters' advice on turning this situation over to [[God]].<br />
<br />
William Carter Spann moved to [[California]] in [[1969]] and Gloria turned her interests in other directions. William Spann often said that his mother rejected him and used this as a means to justify his unconventional behavior. Gloria Carter Spann did not see her son even once during the last twenty-one years of her life.<br />
<br />
Though William had moved out to California and severed contact with his family, this did not keep him out of the spotlight. During [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[1976]] [[Presidential Campaign]], the media's intense scrutiny found them at William's jail cell out in California. When interviewed about his uncle's success, he stated: "He's in the [[White House]], I'm in the big house." Gloria also received a phone call threatening to reveal that "Jimmy Carter's got a nephew in jail" if she did not pay a sum of money to keep the caller quiet.<br />
<br />
During their years as motorcyclists, Gloria and her husband became "den mother" and father to the younger riders. The Spann's planted a large garden for the bikers each year and canned the vegetables to serve as they often had unexpected guests. Their [[farmhouse]] was arranged for multiple cots or sleeping bags. Walter constructed a four-hole [[outhouse]] to accommodate bikers who were cruising through the [[South]] or headed down to the races at [[Daytona]].<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
<br />
Gloria is a former [[contestant]] on the game show [[The Price is Right]] but she didn't win. In [[1977]], Mrs. Spann, along with her mother, published "Away from Home, Letters to my Family" that discusses events surrounding [[Lillian Gordy Carter|Miss Lillian]]'s trip to [[India]] with the [[Peace Corps]].<br />
<br />
Mrs. Spann was once [[arrested]] for playing a [[harmonica]] in a [[café]] in [[Plains, Georgia]].<br />
<br />
== Pancreatic Cancer and Death ==<br />
<br />
In the fall of [[1989]], Mrs. Spann learned that she had [[pancreatic cancer]]. The news had come somewhat as a surprise considering she had survived her two younger siblings who also died of the disease. The Spann's, both approaching 70, were looking forward to retiring to their [[farmhouse]] and continuing their interest in motorcycles. The disease as usual, was detected in its late stages when aside from [[painkillers]], nothing can be done about the cancer itself. Spann had been a [[smoker]] but had broken the habit in the years prior to her death. Like her siblings, she declined [[life-extending]] treatment. Family and friends accommodated very well for Gloria during this time. On [[March 5]], [[1990]], Mrs. Gloria Carter Spann, 63, died of the disease. She is survived by [[Jimmy Carter]], her husband Walter and her son who has since died. Gloria's parents and her sister, [[Ruth Carter Stapleton]] and brother, [[Billy Carter]] had also died from this disease. On Gloria's [[tombstone]] reads, "She rides in [[Harley-Davidson|Harley]] [[Heaven]]." Spann is buried in the [[Lebanon Church]] [[Cemetery]] near [[Plains]], Ga where her parents and brother, [[Billy Carter]] are also buried.<br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<br />
*http://www.bikerrogue.com/Articles/Bros_Events/goodbye_gloria.htm<br />
*http://www.bassharp.com/bspress.htm<br />
*http://www.hdfoundation.org/testread/family.html<br />
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[[Category:1926 births|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:1990 deaths|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:Jimmy Carter|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:Presidential siblings|Spann, Gloria]]</div>68.90.129.101https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloria_Carter_Spann&diff=60749341Gloria Carter Spann2006-06-27T00:02:20Z<p>68.90.129.101: </p>
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<div>'''Gloria Carter Spann''' ([[October 22]],[[1926]] in [[Plains, Georgia|Plains]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]&ndash;[[March 5]],[[1990]] in [[Americus, Georgia]]) was a sister of former [[President of the United States]] [[Jimmy Carter]].<br />
<br />
==Early years==<br />
Spann was the second of four children born to [[James Earl Carter, Sr.]] and [[Lillian Gordy Carter]]. As children competing for the affections of their parents, the relationship between Spann and the future President was somewhat strained but the two grew extremely close in their later years.<br />
<br />
Spann graduated from [[high school]] and was married in [[1945]] to a [[war]] [[hero]] named William Everett from [[Americus]]. The Carters disapproved the match as the [[groom]] was a former [[drug store]] [[clerk]]. This was not a suitable job for the well-to-do families at the time. The [[marriage]] produced a son, [[William Carter Spann|William Everett (Spann)]] (b. 1946). Gloria returned to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in [[1949]] from [[Texas]] and Earl Carter was upset by the brutal beatings Gloria suffered at the hands of her husband. With the help of her father, Earl Carter, Gloria had her marriage [[annulled]] in [[1949]]. In [[1950]], Gloria married Walter Spann, a farmer from [[Webster County, Georgia]] and he adopted the son from her first marriage. Walter and Gloria Spann produced no children of their own together.<br />
<br />
== 1977-1981 ==<br />
<br />
Although she had some level of fame of her own before Jimmy's election, she was not forced into the spotlight until her brother was elected [[President]]. Gloria was probably the sibling who shunned the spotlight most during her brothers' years in office. Mrs. Spann maintained a relatively low profile as she and her husband, Walter participated in cross-country motorcycling across the country on their [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycles. <br />
<br />
Mrs. Spann's son caused her great distress. He became a [[nocturnal]] wanderer and often stayed gone for three or four days at a time, leaving Mrs. Spann frantic. Since her husband made good money, Gloria was not required to work but since her son was continually [[expelled]] from schools, Gloria Spann began work as a secretary in order to send her son to a private school. This in turn caused Gloria to discuss her trouble with her [[evangelist]] sister, [[Ruth Carter Stapleton]] and then found a solution. After being assigned to Ruth's cabin in the mountains, Gloria picked up material that encourages the reader to give his or her problems to [[God]]. Spann expected to be bored to sleep by the material but saw that it was something she could use and finally took her sisters' advice on turning this situation over to [[God]].<br />
<br />
William Carter Spann moved to [[California]] in [[1969]] and Gloria turned her interests in other directions. William Spann often said that his mother rejected him and used this as a means to justify his unconventional behavior. Gloria Carter Spann did not see her son even once during the last twenty-one years of her life.<br />
<br />
Though William had moved out to California and severed contact with his family, this did not keep him out of the spotlight. During [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[1976]] [[Presidential Campaign]], the media's intense scrutiny found them at William's jail cell out in California. When interviewed about his uncle's success, he stated: "He's in the [[White House]], I'm in the big house." Gloria also received a phone call threatening to reveal that "Jimmy Carter's got a nephew in jail" if she did not pay a sum of money to keep the caller quiet.<br />
<br />
During their years as motorcyclists, Gloria and her husband became "den mother" and father to the younger riders. The Spann's planted a large garden for the bikers each year and canned the vegetables to serve as they often had unexpected guests. Their [[farmhouse]] was arranged for multiple cots or sleeping bags. Walter constructed a four-hole [[outhouse]] to accommodate bikers who were cruising through the [[South]] or headed down to the races at [[Daytona]].<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
<br />
Gloria is a former [[contestant]] on the game show [[The Price is Right]] but she didn't win. In [[1977]], Mrs. Spann, along with her mother, published "Away from Home, Letters to my Family" that discusses events surrounding [[Lillian Gordy Carter|Miss Lillian]]'s trip to [[India]] with the [[Peace Corps]].<br />
<br />
Mrs. Spann was once [[arrested]] for playing a [[harmonica]] in a [[café]] in [[Plains, Georgia]].<br />
<br />
== Pancreatic Cancer and Death ==<br />
<br />
In the fall of [[1989]], Mrs. Spann learned that she had [[pancreatic cancer]]. The news had come somewhat as a surprise considering she had survived her two younger siblings who also died of the disease. The Spann's, both approaching 70, were looking forward to retiring to their [[farmhouse]] and continuing their interest in motorcycles. The disease as usual, was detected in its late stages when aside from [[painkillers]], nothing can be done about the cancer itself. Spann had been a [[smoker]] but had broken the habit in the years prior to her death. Like her siblings, she declined [[life-extending]] treatment. Family and friends accommodated very well for Gloria during this time. On [[March 5]], [[1990]], Mrs. Gloria Carter Spann, 63, died of the disease. She is survived by [[Jimmy Carter]], her husband Walter and her son who has since died. Gloria's parents and her sister, [[Ruth Carter Stapleton]] and brother, [[Billy Carter]] had also died from this disease. On Gloria's [[tombstone]] reads, "She rides in [[Harley-Davidson|Harley]] [[Heaven]]." Spann is buried in the [[Lebanon Church]] [[Cemetery]] near [[Plains]], Ga where her parents and brother, [[Billy Carter]] are also buried.<br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<br />
*http://www.bikerrogue.com/Articles/Bros_Events/goodbye_gloria.htm<br />
*http://www.bassharp.com/bspress.htm<br />
*http://www.hdfoundation.org/testread/family.html<br />
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[[Category:1926 births|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:1990 deaths|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:Jimmy Carter|Spann, Gloria Carter]]<br />
[[Category:Presidential siblings|Spann, Gloria]]</div>68.90.129.101https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clement_Freud&diff=60567926Clement Freud2006-06-25T23:48:58Z<p>68.90.129.101: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Clement Freud.jpg|thumb|Sir Clement Freud]]<br />
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'''Sir Clement Raphael Freud''' (born [[April 24]], [[1924]]) is a British writer, broadcaster and politician. <br />
<br />
Freud was born in [[Berlin]], the son of Jewish parents Ernst Ludwig Freud, an architect, and Lucie nee Brasch. He is the grandson of psychoanalyst [[Sigmund Freud]] and brother of artist [[Lucian Freud]]. He fled to [[England]] with his family. Sir Clement married his wife [[June Flewett]] ([[Jill Freud|Jill]]) in [[1950]], with whom he has five children including broadcaster [[Emma Freud]]. He attended [[St Paul's School]]. During the [[Second World War]] he was an aide to Field Marshal [[Bernard Montgomery|Montgomery]].<br />
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Clement Freud was [[The Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Ely]] (later [[North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Cambridgeshire]]) from [[1973]] to [[1987]]. On his election, he was hailed as the first Jewish Liberal MP for decades. His departure from Parliament was marked by a knighthood.<br />
<br />
During his time as a Member of Parliament, he visited [[China]] with a delegation of other MPs including [[Winston Churchill (grandson)|Winston S Churchill]], a grandson of the wartime leader of the same name. Freud noticed that the Communist Chinese hosts regularly gave Churchill larger, or higher status, accommodation than him. Tactfully he enquired why and was told it was because of the status of Churchill's namesake. Freud observed that this was the first time ever that he had been 'out-grandfathered'.<br />
<br />
He was already a celebrity before he went into politics, and was a well-known face from dog food adverts, in which he co-starred with a [[bloodhound]] called Lucy (though played by a number of dogs) which shared his trademark "hangdog" expression. Freud performed a small monologue for the [[Wings (band)|Wings]] album ''[[Band on the Run]]'', and appears on the album's cover. He is now best known as a panellist on the radio programme ''[[Just a Minute]]'', where his deadpan delivery is popular with audiences. In [[2002]], he was elected [[Rector]] of the [[University of St Andrews]], beating feminist and academic [[Germaine Greer]] and local challenger Barry Joss.<br />
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His son [[Matthew Freud]], co-owner of the [[Press Gazette]] with [[Piers Morgan]], is married to [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s daughter [[Elisabeth Murdoch]]. His daughter [[Emma Freud]] is married to [[Richard Curtis]], scriptwriter of [[Blackadder]] and [[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]. His nieces are [[Bella Freud]] and [[Esther Freud]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/rams/jam_clement.ram Clement Freud talking about ''Just a Minute'' (RealPlayer video)]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Clement Freud.jpg|thumb|Sir Clement Freud]]<br />
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'''Sir Clement Raphael Freud''' (born [[April 24]], [[1924]]) is a British writer, broadcaster and politician. <br />
<br />
Freud was born in [[Berlin]], the son of Jewish parents Ernst Ludwig Freud, an architect, and Lucie nee Brasch. He is the grandson of psychoanalyst [[Sigmund Freud]] and brother of artist [[Lucian Freud]]. He fled to [[England]] with his family. Sir Clement married his wife [[June Flewett]] ([[Jill Freud|Jill]]) in [[1950]], with whom he has five children including broadcaster [[Emma Freud]]. He attended [[St Paul's School]]. During the [[Second World War]] he was an aide to Field Marshal [[Bernard Montgomery|Montgomery]].<br />
<br />
Clement Freud was [[The Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Ely]] (later [[North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Cambridgeshire]]) from [[1973]] to [[1987]]. On his election, he was hailed as the first Jewish Liberal MP for decades. His departure from Parliament was marked by a knighthood.<br />
<br />
During his time as a Member of Parliament, he visited [[China]] with a delegation of other MPs including [[Winston Churchill (grandson)|Winston S Churchill]], a grandson of the wartime leader of the same name. Freud noticed that the Communist Chinese hosts regularly gave Churchill larger, or higher status, accommodation than him. Tactfully he enquired why and was told it was because of the status of Churchill's namesake. Freud observed that this was the first time ever that he had been 'out-grandfathered'.<br />
<br />
He was already a celebrity before he went into politics, and was a well-known face from dog food adverts, in which he co-starred with a [[bloodhound]] called Lucy (though played by a number of dogs) which shared his trademark "hangdog" expression. Freud performed a small monologue for the [[Wings (band)|Wings]] album ''[[Band on the Run]]'', and appears on the album's cover. He is now best known as a panellist on the radio programme ''[[Just a Minute]]'', where his deadpan delivery is popular with audiences. In [[2002]], he was elected [[Rector]] of the [[University of St Andrews]], beating feminist and academic [[Germaine Greer]] and local challenger Barry Joss.<br />
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His son [[Matthew Freud]], co-owner of the [[Press Gazette]] with [[Piers Morgan]], is married to [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s daughter [[Elisabeth Murdoch]]. His daughter [[Emma Freud]] is married to [[Richard Curtis]], scriptwriter of [[Blackadder]] and [[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]. His niece is [[Bella Freud]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/rams/jam_clement.ram Clement Freud talking about ''Just a Minute'' (RealPlayer video)]<br />
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