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| Michael Noakes was extraordinarily helpful when I was writing Margaret Rutherford’s biography. She was the subject of one of his paintings for the National Portrait Gallery. When visiting her in 1970, he indicated the Oscar statue on her mantelpiece which she had received for her performance in The VIPs seven years previously. | Michael Noakes was extraordinarily helpful when I was writing Margaret Rutherford’s biography. She was the subject of one of his paintings for the National Portrait Gallery. When visiting her in 1970, he indicated the Oscar statue on her mantelpiece which she had received for her performance in The VIPs seven years previously. |
| Michael asked her, “When did you acquire that?” “Oh, I don’t know dear,” Rutherford replied. “Thursday, I think.” | Michael asked her, “When did you acquire that?” “Oh, I don’t know dear,” Rutherford replied. “Thursday, I think.” |
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