Back in 1942, the trio of mcgonagall, pomfrey and hooch first walked the corridors together, forging friendships that would last for all their lives. William mcgonagall s parents, charles and margaret, were irish. Many are fascinated by the american who doesnt use a quill and has never heard of quidditch. Quotes by and about minerva mcgonagall the harry potter lexicon. The great mcgonagall was the seventh in a string of flops for sellers, whose career improved with his next film the return of the pink panther 1975.
William topaz mcgonagall lived from 1825 to 29 september 1902. In no circumstances did the great mcgonagall follow the practice of certain lesser writers among his countrymen and lapse into dialect. He thought he was good at writing poetry, but his poetry was often considered to be the worst poetry in the english language. In 1880 there was 1 mcgonagall family living in new york. William topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet. Any true harry potter fan would appreciate this cool hat. He is aften thocht on as the warst poet in the inglis leid. I found it best to set the text in a dark brown as black looked a little too strong but feel free to experiment. William mcgonagall born edinburgh, march 1825 died edinburgh, 29 september 1902 was a scottish poet. Dress up as the great transforming hogwarts teacher with this complete professor mcgonagall costume tutorial and overview for fans of harry potter. Professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the order.
For this reason the real mcgonagall is someone who only occasionally makes the briefest of appearances in a vast body of otherwise very ordinary broadside balladry. There are professional tailor, deviser and handwork. The story concerns indigent scotsman william mcgonagall, who aspires to become poet laureate of great britain. These were very popular, the people of dundee possibly recognising that mcgonagall was so giftedly bad he backed unwittingly into genius. Weve attached standard size chart of our product on the page. All videos that i dont understand why explain in song that albus and i would make a good couple. Mcgonagall also has the distinction of being one of the seven licensed animagi of the 20th century, being able to transform at will into a tabby cat with distinctive markings around its eyes, similar to the squareshaped. Even more intriguingly, lewis spence relates how mcgonagall was able to discourse intelligently on the likes of shakespeare. He is considered the worst poet ever, and spike milligan and peter sellers read his poems to one another frequently. Faced with misfired curses, dragon pox, quidditchrelated mayhem and slytherins monster, theyll need all of minervas quick intelligence, poppys incredible knowledge, and rolandas reckless.
The mcgonagall family name was found in the usa, and scotland between 1861 and 1901. Aug 26, 2015 master minerva mcgonagall owner minerva mcgonagall additional details mcgonagalls wand was particularly well suited to her magical abilities. This was 100% of all the recorded mcgonagall s in the usa. This font software is licensed under the sil open font license, version 1. William topaz mcgonagall march 1825 29 september 1902 was an irish weaver, poet and actor who lived in scotland. She is also head of gryffindor house and deputy headmistress. Be careful, you might have the intense urge to turn into a black cat. Born in edinburgh of irish parents, he settled in dundee. Professor mcgonagall harry potter hat a mighty girl. She helps harry potter, the main character, many times in the series. Minerva mcgonagall simple english wikipedia, the free. William topaz mcgonagall, poet and tragedian of dundee, has been widely hailed as the writer of the worst poetry in the english language. Theres a scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows chapter 31 where professor mcgonagalls words seem ambiguous to me. Professor minerva mcgonagall click the character infographic to download.
I am professer minerva mcgonagall, deputy headmistress, head of gryffindor house and transfiguration master at hogwarts school of. Biography of obscure scottish poet, william mcgonagall. Occasionally, however, he neglected tragedy and geography in order to touch upon a political or social topic. Mcgonagall was born in edinburgh and spent his childhood until the age of 11 in orkney. The hen it is a useful beast, and struts about the yard also. Apr 18, 2016 of the realistic and amazingly developed characters in harry potter, professor mcgonagall is by far one of my favorites.
Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. Professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. This character is a teacher at the school hogwarts, and a good character in the series. He campaigned vigorously against excessive drinking, appearing in pubs and bars to give edifying poems and speeches. I love peter sellers and william mcgonagall and i was really looking forward to the movie, but it was surreally bad, lame, weird, dumb, and almost entirely unfunny. Professor mcgonagall is the transfiguration teacher and head of gryffindor house. The scene is when most of the students are sent through a secret passage to leave hogwarts before the battle. Duration 95 minutes release date 1974 laugh track none broadcast details last repeat. That matchless british farceur spike milligan stars in the great mcgonagall. It is a humorous biopic of the scottish poet william mcgonagall that includes several of mcgonagalls actual poems, his appearing in the title role of macbeth and his improvement of the bards plot. It was here that the young mcgonagall was sent to work, as a handloom weaver his fathers trade. Professor mcgonagall has always had the power to make anyone. Ps7 welcome to hogwarts, said professor mcgonagall.
The great mcgonagall is a 1974 british comedy film directed by joseph mcgrath and starring spike milligan in the title role, peter sellers as queen victoria and julia foster as mrs mcgonagall. The great mcgonagall 1975 the great mcgonagall 1975 the great mcgonagall 1975 the image could not be loaded. An expert in transfiguration, head of gryffindor house, and deputy headmistress of hogwarts, the severelooking professor mcgonagall is a witch of great. The great mcgonagall is a 1974 british comedy film directed by joseph mcgrath and starring. Mcgonagall online a tribute to william mcgonagall, poet. The goals of the open font license ofl are to stimulate worldwide development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and open framework in which fonts may be shared and. His baistkent poem wis aboot the tay brig disaster. William topaz mcgonagall march 1825 29 september 1902 was an irish weaver, poet and. Mcgonagall was born in 1830 in edinburgh, of irish emigre parents. It is a humorous biopic of the scottish poet william mcgonagall that includes several of mcgonagall s actual poems, his appearing in the title role of macbeth and his improvement of the bards plot. After moving about a bit in scotland, looking for work, the family settled in dundee, sometime in the late thirties.
Thunderbird hylla orion from new york is the first to transfer. She teaches transfiguration, a type of magic where you change objects or animals into other objects and animals. Minerva mcgonagall is the transfiguration professor at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. In the new york times, richard eder wrote the great mcgonagall, which opened yesterday at the cinema village, is endearing, and parts of it are lovely and hilarious. Of the realistic and amazingly developed characters in harry potter, professor mcgonagall is by far one of my favorites. Harry mcgonagall chapter 7 surprises that night, filch decided to concentrate on cleaning only the great hall after hed tried unsuccessfully cleaning the other halls of the castle. It wont be an easy victory, but mcgonagall is way underrated snape was fighting for his life in the duel against her in deathly hallows pg 481 not only does mcgonagall move faster than harry. I am very sorry to say that ninety lives have been taken away. The most mcgonagall families were found in and scotland in 1861and scotland in 1871and scotland in 1901. In 1877, mcgonagall suddenly discovered himself to be a poet. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of seven, and received no further formal education. I have heard him speak, he has a strong proclivity for the elocution art department, a strong voice, and great enthusiasm. William mcgonagalls parents, charles and margaret, were irish. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos.
A 1974 movie called the great mcgonagall starred spike milligan as a fictionalised. Media in category minerva mcgonagall the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. His irish surname is a variation on mag congail, a popular name in county donegal. Social security administration public data, the first name mcgonagall was not present. William mcgonagall simple english wikipedia, the free. Minerva mcgonagall is a fictional character in the harry potter books written by j.
Wands made from the fir tree work very well for transfiguration, which is where mcgonagall excelled and was the class she eventually taught at hogwarts. His talent made him a sort of victorian chris evans but without the cash. The pottermore article for professor mcgonagall indicates that she was indeed an avid quidditch player during her school days minerva was also, like her mother, a gifted quidditch player, although a nasty fall in her final year a foul during the gryffindor versus slytherin game which would decide the cup winner left her with concussion, several broken ribs and a lifelong desire to see. Mcgonagall has been widely acclaimed as the worst poet in british history. As such, she is harrys immediate authority figure when he gets his repeated detentions from professor umbridge.
It sometimes lays an egg or two, or three or four or more or so. I certify that william mcgonagall has for some time been known to me. William topaz mcgonagall was, in fact, a real poet. A selfeducated hand loom weaver of irish descent, he discovered his discordant muse in 1877 and embarked upon a 25 year career as a working poet, delighting and appalling audiences across scotland and beyond. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. Poor spike, illserved by the cinema, here an attempt to get the lunacy of the q series on celluloid goes awry. Starring legendary goon heroes spike milligan and peter sellers, this cult british comedy is set in victorian britain and sees william topaz. Fields juggling routine in the 1934 film the old fashioned way. Students that are 17 years of age or older can choose to stay. Share with me the spiritual uplift that i felt, when glancing through a scottish rural newspaper, at coming upon this illuminating quotation. Later, as a mill worker, he used to read books in the evening, taking great interest in shakespeares plays. Shes stern, loyal, encouraging, yet unwavering, and my only sadness is. Watch the great mcgonagall, the british comedy by joseph. A few moments of inspired milligan, but mostly something of a drag.
William topaz mcgonagall wikisource, the free online library. This text beneath professor mcgonagalls name is set in lumos. Media in category william mcgonagall the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. He is widely celebrated as the worst poet to have written in the english language, or quite possibly in any other. Spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal, victor spinetti, valentine dyall, julian chagrin, clifton jones. Now you can become the head of hogwarts house and the best transfiguration professor there is when you don this mcgonagall hat. He has had a great deal of experience too, having addressed audiences, and acted parts here and elsewhere. Jan 25, 2008 from harry potter and the philosophers stone the firsyears, professor mcgonagall, said hagrid. The startofterm banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the great hall, you will be sorted into your houses. He won notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers opinions of his work he wrote about 200 poems, including the tay bridge disaster and the famous tay whale, which are widely regarded as some of the worst in english. Minerva mcgonagall has opened hogwarts to international students. The golden trio return to hogwarts for their 7th year.
For more products featuring hermione granger and other characters. But for the great mcgonagall the difference was that his disguise was not a costume that could be simply removed after the show. Harry potter minerva mcgonagall cosplay costume cloak. Tabletop harry potter miniature game minerva mcgonagalls bust. Posthumous works may be ed based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
Minerva mcgonagall wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. William topaz mcgonagall 1825 september 29, 1902 was a scottish weaver, actor, and poet. Minerva mcgonagall was the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress at hogwarts for over forty years, and a powerful witch and animagus ps1, ps4. Buy poetic gems to enjoy mcgonagall, and buy the wrong box and the party and dr.