Lame Excuse to Rob Todd of Honour ; Letters

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RICHARD Todd - one of our biggest post-war film stars, who died recently, was, I believe, left off the Bafta roll of honour of prominent members of the cinema industry because he was irritated that "Nigger" - the name of his character's dog in the marvellous film The Dam Busters - is now mostly deleted from the soundtrack of the film.

Todd gave a great performance as Wing Commander Guy Gibson and was always seen accompanied by that much-loved dog.

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Lame Excuse to Rob Todd of Honour ; Letters

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