(Pictured: Sir Maurice Micklewhite provoking a good webbing from a large pugilist, recently)
I was intrigued to read in Private Eye, issue 1284, of Sir Maurice Micklewhite's rebuttal of his use of the oft-quoted phrase "not many people know that" via the iCorrect website.
In addition to the cornucopia of literary work which bears both his name and the said phrase ("Not Many People Know That: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information" (Coronet Books, 1984); "Not Many People Know This Is 1988; Michael Caine's File of Facts" (Coronet Books, 1988)), there is also the small matter of a film entitled "Educating Rita", in which Sir Maurice (playing Dr. Frank Bryant) quite clearly utters the words in a drunken scene as something of an "in-joke". I believe Sir Maurice was nominated for an Academy Award for this role, which makes it all the more surprising that it appears to have slipped his mind.
In addition to the cornucopia of literary work which bears both his name and the said phrase ("Not Many People Know That: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information" (Coronet Books, 1984); "Not Many People Know This Is 1988; Michael Caine's File of Facts" (Coronet Books, 1988)), there is also the small matter of a film entitled "Educating Rita", in which Sir Maurice (playing Dr. Frank Bryant) quite clearly utters the words in a drunken scene as something of an "in-joke". I believe Sir Maurice was nominated for an Academy Award for this role, which makes it all the more surprising that it appears to have slipped his mind.
Still, if he wishes to disassociate himself from his more memorable quotations, then I would be most happy to be credited with them in his stead. After all, I am a big man, but I'm out of shape.
What do others think?
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