Research genealogy for Polly J. Fry of Thurman, Warren, New York, as well as other members of the Fry family, on Ancestry. [183], In 2021, he was made a Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou for his contribution in enhancing knowledge about Greece in the United Kingdom and reinforcing ties between the two countries. "[217] Fry's rendering, however, reads, "Progress is not achieved by preachers and guardians of morality, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and sceptics. After returning, he explained that he had left Twitter to "avoid being sympathised with or told about an article" he "would otherwise never have got wind of". QI has the highest viewing figures for any show on BBC Four and Dave (formerly UKTV G2). [163][164], He was made honorary president of the Cambridge University Quiz Society and honorary fellow of his alma mater Queens' College, Cambridge. [75], On Christmas Day 2013, Fry featured with adventurer Bear Grylls in an episode of Channel 4's Bear's Wild Weekends. [67], In May 2009, Fry unveiled The Dongle of Donald Trefusis, an audiobook series following Donald Trefusis (a fictional character from Fry's novel The Liar and from the BBC Radio 4 series Loose Ends), set over 12 episodes. He may also have been related to the Quaker Frys who founded the chocolate 1 on the UK Album Chart list. Forty-four years later, in 2004, Polly contacted Tony. He was her godfather and had been a much-loved uncle-figure to all five Fry children as they grew up. But ever since she was 18, Polly had heard rumours from family friends that Tony, not Jeremy, was her father. "[252] Fry claims to have been expelled from Salt Lake City, Utah, because of a joke made about doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His short was based on a story from his childhood at school. [26] He took his O-Levels in 1972 at the age of 14 and passed all except physics,[27] but was expelled from Uppingham half a term into the sixth form. A lifelong fan of "the Canaries" and a regular visitor to Carrow Road, he said, on being appointed, "Truly this is one of the most exciting days of my life, and I am as proud and pleased as I could be. How dare you? In 1984, Fry adapted the hugely successful 1930s musical Me and My Girl for the West End, where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2010, Fry took part in a Christmas series of short films called Little Crackers. Related: Why Craig Ferguson Completely Changed His Show For Stephen Fry Matthew Goode as Antony Armstrong-Jones and Vanessa Kirby as Princess MargaretArmstrong-Jones became Lord Snowdon after he married Princess Margaret. "[249], Fry has repeatedly expressed opposition to organised religion, and has identified himself as an atheist and humanist, while declaring some sympathy for the ancient Greek belief in capricious gods. Meet Polly Fry, the photographer's love child. "[260] Within days, the video was viewed over five million times. [205], On 30 April 2008, Fry signed an open letter, published in The Guardian newspaper by a number of Jewish personalities, stating their opposition to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. "[262] "Because the God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac. He later recalled the incident as a hypomanic episode in his documentary about bipolar disorder, The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. [244] Fry also has prosopagnosia ("face blindness"). Frequent radio appearances have ensued, notably on panel games Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. The resulting vulnerability to his radial nerve which affects use of the arm was not diagnosed until he saw a consultant in the UK. In 2007, Fry wrote a Christmas pantomime, Cinderella, which ran at London's Old Vic Theatre. [247][248], In March 2021, Fry hailed the "wonderful moment" at receiving the OxfordAstraZeneca COVID vaccine at Westminster Abbey. [104] He was also cast in a lead role in Simon Gray's 1995 play Cell Mates, which he left three days into the West End run, pleading stage fright. [50], Fry narrated the first two seasons of the English-language version of the Spanish children's animated series Pocoyo. He was best man at Laurie's wedding and is godfather to all three of his children. He also narrates a section of Bungie's Destiny 2 expansion Warmind as the "Concierge"; an AI that, when interacted with at certain points, will give the player background information on Bray Exoscience. He is also known for his voice-over work; he read all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings,[5] narrated Paddington Bear audiobooks,[6] narrated the video game series LittleBigPlanet and Birds of Steel, narrated an animated series of explanations of the laws of cricket[7] and narrated a series of animations about humanism for Humanists UK. [47], He reprised his role as (a descendant of) Lord Melchett for The Big Night In, a 20 April 2020 telethon held during the COVID-19 pandemic, for a skit in which he held a video call with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, who made a surprise appearance. [240] Fry is between 6feet 4inches (1.93m) and 6feet 5inches (1.96m) in height. [198] When asked when he first acknowledged his sexuality, Fry quipped: "I suppose it all began when I came out of the womb. [64], On 7 May 2008, Fry gave a speech as part of a series of BBC lectures on the future of public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom,[65] which he later recorded for a podcast. [126], In 2010, Fry became an investor in Pushnote,[127] a UK tech startup. Polly Fry, a member of the Fry's chocolate dynasty, has claimed that a DNA test proved that she was the illegitimate half-sister of Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto, the [215][216] During the debate, Fry paraphrased a famous sentence from the 1923 essay I Am Afraid, in which Old Bolshevik-turned-Soviet dissident Yevgeny Zamyatin denounced censorship in the Soviet Union. [122], Fry is the patron of the audiobook charity Listening Books. Stephen Frys paternal ancestors are thought to have come from Dorset. Both Pushnote and Sidewiki were discontinued the following year. and "It detracted from and devalued my argument, such as it was, and it outraged and offended a large group of people for no very good reason. He is related to English sportsman, politician and polymath C. B. Fry. He was a massive lover of cricket and used to play cricket. [32] He was arrested in Swindon and, as a result, spent three months in Pucklechurch Prison on remand. [91], Fry came to the attention of radio listeners with the 1986 creation of his alter-ego, Donald Trefusis, whose "wireless essays" were broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 programme Loose Ends. The Independent on Sunday Pink List named Fry the second most influential gay person in Britain in May 2007; he had taken the twenty-third position on the list the previous year. "[123], Fry's voice has been featured in a number of video games, including an appearance as Reaver, an amoral supporting character in Lionhead Studios games Fable II and Fable III, and as the narrator of the LittleBigPlanet series. The Hippopotamus (1994) is about Edward (Ted/Tedward) Wallace and his stay at his old friend Lord Logan's country manor in Norfolk. Love you all. [188], A fan of cricket, Fry has stated that he is related to former England cricketer C. B. Fry,[189] and was interviewed for the Ashes Fever DVD, reporting on England's victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series. Possibly he was related to John Fry, a Dorset man who signed the death warrant for Charles I in 1648. Season 2 of The Crown is currently streaming on Netflix. Stephen Fry has told how he attempted to take his own life as a teenager in a candid new interview. Fry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film Wilde (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery Gosford Park (2001); and Mr. Johnson in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship (2016). [239], Appearing on the BBC's Top Gear in 2009, Fry had lost a significant amount of weight, and explained that he had shed a total of 6 stone (84lb; 38kg). [67] In the same year, he narrated the nature documentaries Spectacled Bears: Shadow of the Forest for the BBC Natural World series. Gutting IRS Will Help Wealthy Avoid More Taxes | Opinion, Eliminating Income Tax Means More Money for Americans | Opinion, 'The Crown' Tackles Duke of Windsor's Nazi Collusion, 'The Crown' Adapts Princess Margaret's Queer Love. [46] The show was cancelled after one season. or Tobacco and Boys for the 1980 Edinburgh Festival, where it won the Fringe First prize. The University of Cambridge alumnus joked that he would have to "put petty rivalries behind [him]. [96], Since August 2008, he has presented Fry's English Delight, a series on BBC Radio 4 about the English language. [180] As recognition of his public support for LGBT+ rights and for the Union's report, the Union of UEA Students awarded him, on 18 October 2012, Honorary Life Membership of the Union. [153] In some quarters, the general methods Fry uses on Twitter have been criticised. According to The Daily Mail, she attended Lord Snowdon's funeral in 2017, Fry moved to Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, where, after two years in the sixth form studying English, French, and History of Art,[29] he ultimately failed his A-Levels, not turning up for his English and French papers. His favourite piece was the String Quartet No. Portraying his idol Oscar Wilde (of whom he had been an ardent admirer since the age of 13) in the 1997 film Wilde, he fulfilled the role to critical acclaim. [59][60], Fry's first documentary was the Emmy Award-winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive in 2006. Polly Fry At 23-years-old Daughter Of Millionare Jeremy Fry. Genealogy profile for Polly Fry Polly Fry (McGee) (1812 - 1884) - Genealogy Genealogy for Polly Fry (McGee) (1812 - 1884) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. In October 2015, it was announced that Fry would retire as the host of QI after the "M" series, and he was replaced by Sandi Toksvig.[79]. [17] In his autobiographical writings and elsewhere, Fry has claimed relationship to the Fry family that founded the eponymous chocolate company, John Fry (one of the signatories to the death warrant for Charles I),[18][19][20] and the cricketer C. B. [146][147], In November 2009, Fry's Twitter account reached one million followers. [273] He has been the President of the Great Fen Project since 2006[274] and Vice-president of international NGO Fauna and Flora International since 2009. [138], Fry wields a considerable amount of influence through his use of Twitter. Making History (1996) is partly set in an alternative universe in which Adolf Hitler's father is made infertile and his replacement proves a more effective Fhrer. He is also a friend of Rowan Atkinson and was best man at Atkinson's wedding to Sunetra Sastry at the Russian Tea Room in New York City. A second series, retitled Alfresco, was broadcast in 1983, and a third in 1984; it established Fry and Laurie's reputation as a comedy double act. [129] He has since appeared in adverts for products and companies such as Marks & Spencer, Twinings, Kenco, Vauxhall Motors, Honda, Calpol, Heineken, Alliance & Leicester (a series of adverts which also featured Hugh Laurie),[130] After Eight mints, Direct Line insurance (with Paul Merton), Trebor mints, Virgin Media, Walkers potato crisps (fronting a new flavour),[131] and Sainsbury's supermarket. She married Philip Fry. I looked back up at my mother and thought to myself, 'That's the last time I'm going up one of those'. He is also highly interested in Internet production. [279] In the lighthearted sketch, Fry reprises his Blackadder character Lord Melchett, who is on a Zoom call with the Duke of Cambridge as they talk about television shows such as EastEnders and Tiger King as well as homeschooling. The first night, comprising programmes featuring Fry, began with a sixty-minute documentary entitled Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out. [13][23][24] His mother's aunt and cousins were sent to Auschwitz and Stutthof and never seen again.[13]. Over the course of two days, in the Italian Dolomites, Fry travelled on the skids of a helicopter, climbed down a raging 500-foot waterfall, slept in a First World War trench and abseiled down a towering cliff face. But Stephen Fry is more than just a popular British comedian. I take this opportunity to apologise now." The show transferred to Broadway and Fry was nominated for a Tony Award for his adaptation. : 1) 7 2) Miss Piggy 3) Chucky 4) Chucky 3) Who created the TV show "30 Rock"? "[218], On 1 February 2021, Fry supported the petition of two Holocaust survivors, Dorit Oliver-Wolff and Ruth Barnett who were asking to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding the 'genocide amendment' to the trade bill; this amendment would allow an independent parliamentary judicial committee to examine evidence of genocide. Both have a sense of injustice. In 2017, Fry also released his own audio book on Audible, titled Mythos,[120] which he both wrote and narrated. Polly PerryFry Birth 12 Apr 1895 Dunlow, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA Death 29 Jan 1988 (aged 92) Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Burial Community Memorial Gardens Wayne, Wayne County, Eugene Onegin), This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 23:15. On 13 July 2010, he was made an honorary fellow of Cardiff University,[165] and on 28 January 2011, he was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Sussex, for his work campaigning for people suffering from mental health problems, bipolar disorder and HIV. Actually, I'm going to. [124][125] He also narrated the first four Harry Potter games: Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire. "[256] Later that year, Fry joined 54 other public figures in signing an open letter published in The Guardian stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom being a state visit. When writing a book review for Tatler, Fry wrote under a pen name, Williver Hendry, editor of A Most Peculiar Friendship: The Correspondence of Lord Alfred Douglas and Jack Dempsey, a field close to his heart as an Oscar Wilde enthusiast. Rosa's parents, who originally lived in Vienna, were sent to a concentration camp in Riga. Fry is also a prolific writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines and has written four novels and three autobiographies: Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. He did not leave any money to Polly, but she attended his funeral at Westminster Abbey, Town and Country magazine noted. [103], Fry was cast in Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit for its first staging in the West End on 7 April 1988, with Rik Mayall, John Sessions, Sarah Berger, Paul Mooney and John Gordon Sinclair, directed by Simon Gray. Ultimately however only three episodes were released, the rest with the note 'exact release date pending'. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. Yes even YOU. He jokes that he has never encountered a smartphone that he has not purchased. [109][110] In August 2013, he lent his voice to the title role in Benjamin Britten's operetta Paul Bunyan at the Wales Millennium Centre with the Welsh National Youth Opera. Fry's book The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within is a guide to writing poetry. [168] In 2017, Fry became the latest patron of the Norwich Film Festival, and said he was "Very proud now to be a patron of a festival that encourages people from Norfolk, Norwich and beyond to be enchanted, beguiled and entranced by all kinds of film that might not otherwise reach them. : 1) Stephen Fry 2) 1957 3) Miss Piggy 4) Muhammad Ali 4) Who played the role of Kenneth Parcell on the TV [255], In 2010, Fry was made a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association, stating: "it is essential to nail one's colours to the mast as a humanist. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (19891995) and Jeeves and Wooster (19901993). A. Milne, Anthony Buckeridge, Eleanor Updale, George Orwell, and Alexander Pushkin. [51][52] From 2007 to 2009, Fry played the lead role in (and was executive producer for) the legal drama Kingdom, which ran for three series on ITV1. [95] In July 2008, he appeared as himself in I Love Stephen Fry, an Afternoon Play for Radio 4 written by former Fry and Laurie script editor Jon Canter. [123] Fry said of his patronage, "Im proud and delighted to be patron of the first audiobook charity to offer downloads to its members and excited about what this will mean for all print impaired people who can now listen on-the-go. In 2011, Fry portrayed Professor Mildeye in the BBC adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 novel The Borrowers. [270], In 2008, Fry appeared in a film made by the Free Software Foundation to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the GNU Project to create a completely free operating system. "Eugene Onegin Alexander Pushkin Audiobook" (Stephen Fry Reads James E. Fallen, trans. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. "[141] He uses his influence to recommend underexposed musicians and authors (who often see large increases in web hits and sales)[142][143] and to raise awareness of contemporary issues in the world of media and politics, notably the dropping of an injunction against The Guardian[144][145] and public anger over Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir's article on the death of Boyzone member Stephen Gately. [86], Fry was offered a role in Valkyrie, but was unable to participate. [271] In the film, Fry explains the principles of software freedom central to the development of the Linux and GNU software projects. He appears frequently on other panel games, such as the radio programmes Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. He later said that he would have killed himself if he had not had "the option of disappearing". [42] In 1986 and 1987, Fry and Laurie performed sketches on the LWT/Channel 4 show Saturday Live. In the same year, he also appeared in the Dutch film The Discovery of Heaven, directed by Jeroen Krabb and based on the novel by Harry Mulisch. He was a friend of John Mills. [37][38] Fry also met his future comedy collaborator Hugh Laurie (through their mutual friend Emma Thompson) at Cambridge and starred alongside him in the Footlights.[39]. [132] He filmed a 2016 advertisement where he explains the essence of British culture to foreigners arriving at London's Heathrow Airport.[133]. [115] In September 2020, Fry was among the stars to mark the 100th anniversary of Sir Nol Cowards West End debut with a stage celebration titled "A Marvellous Party". Following his release, he resumed his education at City College Norwich, promising administrators that he would study rigorously and sit the Cambridge entrance exams. Polly Fry (she Is Now Married To Barnaby Higson)the Now 44 Year Old Society Heiress Who Claims She Is The Society Love Lisa McLoughlin. He said that he took a "huge number of pills and a huge [amount] of vodka" and had to be brought back to the UK to be "looked after". It's utterly, utterly evil. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. 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"It captures the feeling of the times.". [116], Fry has been the reader for the British versions of all of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of audiobooks. [44] He appeared as the Christian God in 2011's Holy Flying Circus. Polly currently resides at 509 Hoover Aven, San Jose, CA 95126-2408. In 2004 Miss Fry persuaded Lord Snowdon to take a DNA test after persistent rumours that he - not his friend Jeremy Fry who had brought Polly up as his own - was her biological father. [236] In an interview with Richard Herring in 2013, Fry revealed that he had attempted suicide the previous year while filming abroad. In 2001, he began hosting the BAFTA Film Awards, a role from which he stepped down in 2006. Polly never knew her biological father, and in a way that makes her as much a "victim" of his womanizing as Margaret. [112] On 17 September 2015, Fry shared the role of the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show which was staged at London's Playhouse Theatre and broadcast as the Rocky Horror Show Live. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957)[1] is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. In 2000, he began starring as Charles Prentiss in the Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power, reprising the role for three further series on radio, and two on television. After her love affair with Peter Townsend, Margaret moved on with her first husband, who later became known as Lord Snowdon. [193] When in London, he drives a dark green TX4 London cab. Polly Fry. As The Crown series reveals in Episode 7 "Matrimonial," Camilla became pregnant with Armstrong-Jones's child during his engagement to Princess Margaret. Fry captioned one image with the words: 'On Saturday afternoon we did have cake. Fry was born in Hampstead, London, on 24 August 1957, the son of Marianne Eve Fry (ne Newman) and Alan John Fry, who was an English physicist and inventor. When interviewed in 2015 by the Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne, Fry was asked what he would say if he came face-to-face with God, to which he replied: "Bone cancer in children: what's that about? Fry attacked the Catholic Church's teachings on sexuality and denounced its wealth. The Hippopotamus was later adapted into a 2017 film. He discussed this project in an interview with Rowling in 2005. [128], Fry has appeared in numerous advertisements, predominantly on UK television either on-screen or in voice-over starting with an appearance as "Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar" in a 1982 advert for Whitbread Best Bitter. In August 2010, Fry joined the board of directors at Norwich City Football Club. He attended the then-Prince's wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. [134] The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000) is a modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. In January 2016, it was announced that Fry would be appearing as the character "Cuddly Dick" in Series 3 of the Sky One family comedy Yonderland. Season 2 of The Crown dives into the personal life of Princess Margaret, exploring her marriage to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones. Regarding football, he is a supporter of Norwich City FC, and is a regular visitor to their home ground at Carrow Road. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain? The actor, 65, admitted that he felt lost and adrift during his disastrous childhood after he was expelled from multiple schools. [107][108] The production transferred to Broadway, with Opening Night on 10 November 2013. When Juliet Amelia "Polly" Fry was born on 28 January 1862, in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, United States, her father, Benjamin James Fry, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann "[251] He has stated that religion can have positive effects: "Sometimes belief means credulity, sometimes an expression of faith and hope which even the most sceptical atheist such as myself cannot but find inspiring. Having successfully passed the entrance exams in autumn 1977, Fry was offered a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge, for matriculation in autumn 1978, briefly teaching at Cundall Manor School,[34] a preparatory school in North Yorkshire, before taking his place. Fry's use of the word "luvvie" (spelled "lovie" by Fry), in The Guardian on 2 April 1988, is given by the Oxford English Dictionary as the earliest recorded use of the word as a humorous synonym for "actor". [253], In 2009, The Guardian published a letter from Fry addressing his younger self, explaining how his future is soon to unfold, reflecting on the positive progression towards gay acceptance and openness around him, and yet not everywhere, while warning on how "the cruel, hypocritical and loveless hand of religion and absolutism has fallen on the world once more. [43], Towards the end of 2003, Fry starred alongside John Bird in the television adaptation of Absolute Power, previously a radio series on BBC Radio 4. Polly Fry asserted that a DNA test in 2004 proved Snowdon's paternity. Jeremy Fry rejected her claim, and Snowdon denied having taken a DNA test. However, four years later, after Fry had died, Snowdon admitted that this account was true. In 2008, Fry's narration for Bond's Paddington Bear story More About Paddington (1959) saw him receive the Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title from the Audio Publishers Association in the U.S.[6] In June 2015, Fry backed children's fairy tale app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF together with other British celebrities Sir Roger Moore, Ewan McGregor, Joanna Lumley, Michael Caine, David Walliams, Dame Joan Collins, Charlotte Rampling, Paul McKenna and Michael Ball. He has also made appearances in the films Chariots of Fire (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Having made his film dbut in the 1985 film The Good Father, Fry had a brief appearance in A Fish Called Wanda (in which he is knocked out by Kevin Kline, who is posing as an airport security man), and then appeared as the eponymous Peter in Kenneth Branagh's Peter's Friends in 1992. [117] He has also read for Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy film tie-in edition and has made recordings of his own books, such as The Stars' Tennis Balls and Moab Is My Washpot, and of works by Roald Dahl, Michael Bond, A. The award was given for his BBC2 programme Stephen Fry: Out There. [238] While climbing aboard a boat, he slipped between it and the dock, and, stopping himself from falling into the water, his body weight snapped his right humerus. The numbers currently linked to Polly are (408) 275-8855 (Pacific Bell), (408) 569-6447 (Sprint Spectrum LPPacific Bell). The following is the most up-to-date information related to Stephen Fry with Morgan Freeman in America - BBC One.flv. Fry grew up in the village of Booton, Norfolk, having moved at an early age from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, where he had attended Chesham Preparatory School. 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