London was located in the East Midlands dialect zone, but because of its status as the capital, its East Midlands dialect was influenced by southern (Saxon) and southeastern (Kentish) dialects. The normal East Midlands development of (Ã¼) was (oÍo), spelled u.
The million-dollar leg club has come a long way since film icon and poster girl Betty Grable starred in the 1939 classic, âMillion Dollar Legs.â. Since then, a host of celebrities and athletes have followed suit and had their famous legs â and feet â insured by Lloydâs of London for $1 million or more.
The Original Million Dollar Mermaid The Annette Kellerman Story by Emily Gibson and Barbara Firth. In the early 20th century a young Australian woman named Annette Kellerman became one of the worldâs biggest stars in vaudeville and the movies. The story begins with a little girl with her skinny legs in iron braces, suffering from rickets.