Marius Goring

I am not good at remembering names.    When I was young I used to get embarrassed because I would confuse one person with another.  Now I am old I just say I'm sorry I don't remember.  I remember walking down the church steps
 with my friend who helped me run the Sunday School.  She walked between me and another lady.  She suddenly said  "I don't remember your names.  You will have to introduce yourselves to each other".
My biggest problem is remembering actors' names.  My husband could name them all.  He could  even  always name the actor in voice overs in TV advertisements which I thought was clever.  There is one actor I particularly admired who was always popping up in films, usually as a German.  My very favourite role of his was as the German General who was captured by partisans in Crete in the film  "Ill met by Moonlight"  This is a true story of the adventures of Patrick Leigh Fermor.  I have seen it many times and each time I struggle to remember his name.  Now I think I have nailed it! Today's entry in the Dictionary of National Biography is MARIUS GORING.  Now I shan't forget it!