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    How, in 2007, are Jane Austen and a possible English head of a Mafia empire connected to a famous 17th century beneficiary of an unsuperlative bit of furniture?

    Question #77036. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 10 07 8:46 PM)


    looby_lucifer

    		anne hathaway received a second-hand bed from shakespeare when he died: ann hathaway is the wife of mafioso boss Antonio Rinzivillo: anne hathaway (the actress) plays jane austen in the film 'becoming jane'

    Mar 10 07, 10:44 PM
    linkan

    		Here's a little bit about the movie, "Becoming Jane".

    http://search.hp.netscape.com/hp/boomframe.jsp?query=imdb.com&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D805abd2e6ff7203e%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3Dimdb.com%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.imdb.com%252F%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DHPPAV1Top%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2F



    Mar 10 07, 11:24 PM
    gmackematix

    		A definite "yay" for that answer.
    Will's will actually said "second best bed" hence I said "unsuperlative".
    It appears that the actress Anne Hathaway, who was named after Shakespeare's wife, has been staying in an English village recently to practice her voice and manners.
    Ann Hathaway, the wife of former Mafia number two, Rinzivillo, has been accused of running some of his business from her house in Manchester while he was in prison:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6240139.stm

    Mar 10 07, 11:48 PM

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