Julie Wallace

[Archaic]

John Lennon & Menlove Avenue

Am I right in thinking that John Lennon lived in one of the 'Menloves'?

Hi Louisa, Stan, and all.

John Lennon's childhood home was at 251 Menlove Avenue, and an album of his (released posthumously) was called 'Menlove Avenue'.

Best regards,
Archaic

[sdreid]

It played on PBS here; maybe Masterpiece Theater.

[Hatchett]

Hi Louisa,

I have only seen it once. That was when it was first broadcasted. It was very impressive. I am not too sure though that the book would be as valuable in complete detail as the other books that have been written on the case. But clearly the acting skills and the dramatisations were superb.

Best wishes.

[louisa]

Thanks Stan.

I've just ordered a copy of 'The Man From The Pru' on the strength of the comments that I've been reading here.

I don't know how many times it's been shown on British TV but I've managed to miss it each time.

[sdreid]

Yes, I believe Menlove Avenue was where John Lennon once lived.

I think a policeman who Wallace asked for directions actually told him to look at Menlove Avenue as a possible substitute for Menlove Gardens East.

[louisa]

Am I right in thinking that John Lennon lived in one of the 'Menloves'?

[sdreid]

That must have been quite an experience Jason.

[Jason]

When they made "man from the pru", they used Wolverton Street for filming. My uncle and all the neighbours were paid a bit of money for the inconvenience of the filming on their lives. Many props were brought in for the filming and i think they had make themselves scarce for the filming itself.

[Hatchett]

Hi Penny,

I think the thing about Wallace was that he considered himself a free thinker. He was a very dedicated stoic. I don't thing what the convectional thinking at the time concerning the difference in Julia and his ages would have mattered to him.

I think the stoicism explains his actions whilst within prison.

It is clear that when he was being interviewed by the Police that he did try and implicate Parry as a possible suspect, along with others.

On the issue of Wallace and his sister in law, it has always been known that they were very close friends.

Best wishes.

David.

[Marko]

Yes Stan. Susannah York and Pete Postlethwaite both died back in January. As you know Susannah York played Amy Wallace in The Man from the Pru and Pete Postlethwaite played the part of WHW in the 1981 radio programme Who Killed Julia?

[sdreid]

Regarding The Man From the Pru, Anna Massey just died last month.

[louisa]

Well it it isn't accurate then there doesn't seem much point in it.

[Marko]

I've always quite fancied doing the Ripper tour but I've heard that it's just a glorified pub crawl.

The ones I have been on weren't Louisa. Yes, they usually ended up at the 'Ten Bells' pub but that was the only pub to round the evening off so to speak. I was more bothered about some of the inconsistencies on the tours though - some of the locations were contradicted in some places - where the exact location of the actual murder of Mary Kelly was committed (Miller's Court) was contradicted by two different guided tours (yet the same company) and also the exact Goulston Street grafitti location was given in two different parts of the street. I'm a stickler for actuality!!

[louisa]

I've always quite fancied doing the Ripper tour but I've heard that it's just a glorified pub crawl.

[Marko]

Stan I think I remember reading that the Gein farm in Plainfield WI was burned down (much to the relief of the locals who didn't want it to become a haven for curiosity seekers). I'm sure I saw a photo of a carny that included the car that Gein supposedly owned being paraded for publicity as well...
There will always be the morbid curiosity regarding crime and criminals (I myself am guilty of this, having been on several Ripper tours in the East End of London...)