1950s silver screen heartthrob Richard Todd, star of the 1962 war film The Longest Day, was born in Ireland but moved to Devon at an early age and subsequently boarded at Shrewsbury School. A talented rugby player, Todd went on to serve as a paratrooper during WW2 before embarking on a successful stage career. His big break came in 1949 when he appeared in The Hasty Heart, which earned him an Academy Award Nomination. He since starred in The Dam Busters and played Heathcliffe in the 1953 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. He’s pictured above receiving an award with Jean Simmons in 1950.
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Oh great Nick Owen, - in all his glory and ineptitude of being able to pronounce Shrewsbury corectly …
ShrEWSbury not Shr0wsbury
am i missing something here, perhaps i am wrong, but i thought a salopian was born within the county of shropshire, and those who attended shrewsbury school were old salopians. was michael palin born in shropshire? if we are discussing old salopians then how about lord michael heseltine, the late julian critchley mp, he loved shropshire as his mother and grand parents came from wistanstow. i also present as old salopians, the late great william rushton amongst other celebrities
oops - devon salopian i think you might want to actually read the article before commenting!
if you scroll through you’ll see both michael heseltine and willie rushton ARE already in there! along with many others.
sorry julie i forgot to look up the numbers
Oopps Julie, i think you might want to read what DevonSalopian said before commenting …
He is saying, a “true” salopian, is someone born in Shropshire, not someone who attended to snobbish Shrewsbury School…
that ok for you love?
I thought this was about famous people from Shropshire, not famous people, from out of the area, who went to school in Shrewsbury?
the definitions are i am sure, a salopian,is someone born in shropshire. a proud salopian, someone born in shrewsbury within the isthmus of the river severn. an old salopian is someone who went to shrewsbury schools.any body else who was not born in shropshire but who may live in shropshire are most welcome but are not and never will be a salopian. i count myself as being very honoured to have been born within the isthmus of the river severn.