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Connecting Steph McGovern and Carroll Shelby



Steph McGovern English journalist and TV presenter
In October 2018, McGovern stated that she found Donald Trump "creepy" after he referred to her as "beautiful" during an interview in 2012.

Donald Trump
From 2017 to 2019, the pardons included former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio; former Navy sailor Kristian Saucier, who was convicted of taking classified photographs of classified areas inside a submarine; and right-wing commentator Dinesh D'Souza.

Dinesh D'Souza
These incidents caused US Representative Jack Kemp, then a prominent Republican leader and member of the ''Review'''s advisory board, to resign from the board.

Jack Kemp
In 1961, ''San Diego Union'' editor Jack Murphy convinced Barron Hilton to move the Chargers from Los Angeles to San Diego.

Barron Hilton American hotelier (1927–2019)
They include entertainers John Denver and Cliff Robertson; astronauts Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Bill Anders, and Ulf Merbold; and test pilots and record-holders Johnny Myers, Clay Lacy, Bruno Gantenbrink, Bob Hoover, Carroll Shelby, Sully Sullenberger, and air, sea and land adventurer, Steve Fossett.


Steph McGovern English journalist and TV presenter
She also co-presented ''Can Britain Have a Pay Rise?'' for BBC Two alongside James O'Brien and has been both a panellist and host on '' Have I Got News for You''.

James O'Brien (broadcaster)
The first guest to appear on the show was former Prime MinisterTony Blair. Other guests included David Mitchell, Nicky Campbell, Margaret Atwood and Michael Morpurgo.

David Mitchell (comedian)
Mitchell has revealed that he once attended a Shirley Bassey concert and that he owns just two CDs: Phil Collins's ''... But Seriously'' and Susan Boyle's ''I Dreamed a Dream''.

Phil Collins English musician and record producer
Collins's music is featured in the satiricalblack comedy film '' American Psycho'', with psychotic lead character Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) portrayed as an obsessive fan who reads deep meaning into his work, especially with Genesis, while describing his solo music as "...more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way." Bateman delivers a monologue praising Collins and Genesis during a sequence in which he engages the services of two prostitutes while playing "In Too Deep" and "Sussudio".

Christian Bale English actor (born 1974)
Directed by James Mangold, the film follows Miles and automotive designer Carroll Shelby, played by Matt Damon, in events surrounding the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race.


Steph McGovern English journalist and TV presenter
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Simon Jack
Jack lives in Notting Hill and is married to Suzy Barry, and is a son-in-law of the composer John Barry.

John Barry (composer)
The theme "Stalking", for the teaser sequence of ''From Russia with Love'', was covered by colleague Marvin Hamlisch for '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977).

Marvin Hamlisch American composer and conductor (1944–2012)
He also worked on the score for '' The Informant!'' (2009), starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Prior to his death, he completed his first children's book ''Marvin Makes Music,'' which included the original music "The Music in My Mind" with words by Rupert Holmes, and the score for the HBO film '' Behind the Candelabra'' (2013), also directed by Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas as Liberace.

Matt Damon American actor, screenwriter and film producer
He came to prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in '' Good Will Hunting'', which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay, continuing to garner praise from critics for his roles as the title character in ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), the titular antihero in '' The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), the fallen angelLoki in the View Askewniverse films ''Dogma'' (1999) and ''Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'' (2019), and as a Loki actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films ''Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017) and ''Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022), an energy analyst in ''Syriana'' (2005), a corrupt Irish-American policeman in '' The Departed'' (2006), and racecar driverCarroll Shelby in '' Ford v Ferrari'' (2019).
In 2019, Damon portrayed Carroll Shelby in the action biographical drama '' Ford v Ferrari'', directed by James Mangold.


Steph McGovern English journalist and TV presenter
Since March 2016, she has co-presented the consumer series ''Shop Well for Less'' with Alex Jones for BBC One.

Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)
From 7–11 March 2016, Jones took part in her second challenge for Sport Relief, called 'Hell on High Seas', in which she, along with five other celebrities: Suzi Perry, Doon Mackichan, Angellica Bell, Hal Cruttenden and Ore Oduba sailed 1,000 miles from Belfast to London.

Suzi Perry British television presenter (born 1970)
David Coulthard British racing driver
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Benito Guerra Jr.
Until then Pedro Rodríguez(†) was the only one who had achieved in 1970 and 1971 at the World Sportscar Championship with JW-Porsche.

John Wyer
His first victory came in the 1959 edition, in his tenth anniversary as Aston Martin team manager, along with Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby, win with the DBR1.





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