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January 6

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Can anyone explain this to me? Is his last name / surname Webber or Lloyd Webber ... and why? Whatever I have read about him only confuses me more. What I have read includes: that his father was named Lloyd Webber ... that his mother was named Lloyd-Webber ... that his surname is Lloyd Webber ... that his knighted name is Lloyd-Webber ... that he changed his surname in grade school because another child had the same surname ... etc. Can anyone explain this all to me? And ... would he correctly be alphabetized under "L" for Lloyd or "W" for Webber? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 03:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC))

From here, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a native Londoner, born in South Kensington in 1948. His father is the composer William Lloyd Webber, his mother the pianist and educator Jean Johnstone Lloyd Webber, his younger brother the world-renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber." Another site names his father as "William Southcombe Lloyd Webber". This indicates that his surname is Lloyd Webber, which should be alphabetised under L, and that his mother was Jean Johnson before she married. SaundersW (talk) 10:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:26, 6 January 2008 (UTC))

I've heard that he was a bit miffed that his peerage title (Baron Lloyd-Webber) adds a hyphen. —Tamfang (talk) 00:04, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Just a note - Lloyd Webber, in common with almost all British people, never attended a grade-school. DuncanHill (talk) 14:22, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Ratsnrab for the Most Mystifying Comment of the Day! Are you saying, Duncan, that very few British people go to grade-school? If so, where are they educated? If this has anything to do with the spelling of his name, it has so far eluded me.  :) -- JackofOz (talk) 20:04, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

The British educational system does not have 'grade-school'. Hence, Andrew Lloyd-Webber never attended grade school, and hence he did not change his surname in grade school. He attended Westminster School, which is not a grade school. He also, oddly, owns much of the actual Watership Down, which is rather random. 86.141.89.83 (talk) 02:25, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Our article does not state where he was educated before Westminster- which he would not have attended until he was 12 (ish). DuncanHill (talk) 02:29, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

He could have attended from about 7, but either way the school he attended before would not have been a grade school. Skittle (talk) 23:43, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Maman Last Call and Quebec-Montreal

Hi there, I like to know what are the themes of French-Canadian films "Maman Last Call" and "Quebec-Montreal"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.53.27 (talk) 04:38, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Synopses of Maman Last Call and Quebec-Montreal. SaundersW (talk) 15:05, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Grey's Anatomy Series 3

When will Grey's Anatomy Series 3 be released in the UK (Region 2)? -- Stacey _{talk to me} 15:46, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

You can get it on DVD at amazon.com, series 3 was released ages ago. Series 4 is starting 1/10/08 in the US. --'n1yaNt 18:50, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

The DVD on Amazon.com is a region 1 disc, and while most players can be region unlocked, the question does specifically ask about region 2. Oddly, Amazon UK only have season 3 as a US (region 1) import, but some other sites (CDwow.com, play.com) do seem to have a region 2 DVD of season 3. -- AJR | Talk 00:31, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

The S3 boxset on play.com is region 1. The release date hasn't been announced, I guess. :( -- Stacey _{talk to me} 21:11, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Odd, I'm sure I saw an R2 disc there. Maybe I'm just going mad. -- AJR | Talk 01:01, 9 January 2008 (UTC)