Coral Browne
This goo was worth a point in May 2025.
publication date: Friday, May 30, 2025 (part of May 2025)
category: 
Theater
clue: She was a walking contradiction: An Australian famous for An Englishman Abroad, named after two different colors, who spoke like a fucking lady.
explanation: Browne was a stage and screen actress who was so widely known for swearing that she became the subject of the biographical play This Fucking Lady. She won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the 1963 production of An Englishman Abroad. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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