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Jean Kent
Jean Kent (29 June 1921 − 30 November 2013) was a British film and television actress.
Biography
Born Joan Mildred Summerfield in Brixton, London, the only child of variety performers Norman Field (né Summerfield) and Nina Norre, she started her theatrical career in 1931 as a dancer. She used the stage name Jean Carr when she appeared as a chorus girl in the Windmill Theatre in London. She signed to Gainsborough Pictures during the Second World War. The turning point in her career came when she was given a dramatic part in 1945 film Fanny by Gaslight. She appeared in several British films during the 1940s and 1950s before turning to television probably best remembered for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the TV historical adventure series Sir Francis Drake (TV series) filmed in 1961-62.
Personal life
Kent was married to Austrian actor Josef Ramart from 1946 until his death in 1989. They met on the set of Caravan. Actor Stewart Granger was the best man at their wedding. They appeared together in the films Caravan and Trottie True. She was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1974 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the Strand Theatre.
Jean Kent (poet)
Jean Kent (born 30 August 1951) is an Australian poet.
Education
Jean Kent was educated at the Glennie Memorial School in Toowoomba graduated from University of Queensland with Bachelor of Arts majoring in psychology. She has worked in vocational guidance, educational guidance of disabled children, counselling of students and staff in TAFE colleges and, most recently, teaching creative writing. Jean now lives on the New South Wales north coast, which is a feature in her verse, as well the memories and experiences formed in youth and childhood in South East Queensland.
Literary career
Kent has published stories in many of Australia's quality literary magazines such as Overland, Westerly, Outrider, Imago, Australian Short Stories and Meanjin as well as in the American-based Antiopodes. She has published five poetry collections. The most recent Travelling with the Wrong Phrasebooks included poems about her travels in Paris and Lithuania and was published by Pitt Street Poetry in 2012.
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You Think You're Hot Stuff
by: Jean KnightYou think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough)
I know you think you're out of sight
'Cause all of the girls really like you
And just because of that build you got,
You think no girl can refuse you
I'll bet you do, oh yes you do,
But I've got some news for you now
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough now
You think you're hot stuff
But I'm the one who's gonna cool you off
When the other girls looked at you,
I know how they got fooled
Their mistake was they got carried away
And they didn't know what to do now
Baby, baby, I know what you're after
But I know what you're not gonna get
You just need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough now
You think you're hot stuff
But I'm the one who's gonna cool you off
Yes I am now
(You think you're hot stuff)
Many girls have been fooled
By too many men like you
And it's about time you got put in your place
And it's just what I'm gonna do now
I know I've got to give my love to some man
But you can bet it won't be you
'Cause you need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You just need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough now
You think you're hot stuff
But I'm the one who's gonna cool you off