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Happy 134th Birthday Louis B. Mayer
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Happy 111th Birthday Barbara Stanwyck
Today is the 111th birthday of Barbara Stanwyck. Born Ruby Stevens, reinvented herself into an internationally-known actress, and stayed in the public eye for 60 years. You know by now, I am a sucker...
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Happy 109th Birthday Vivian Vance
Today is the 108th birthday of the actress Vivian Vance. She didn’t make Lucy funny, she made her funnier. She was the point of reference, the voice of reason, the control group with which we were...
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Happy 94th Birthday James Baldwin
Today is the 94th birthday of the poet James Baldwin. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. NAME: James Baldwin OCCUPATION: Writer BIRTH DATE:...
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Happy 123rd Birthday Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
Today is the 123rd birthday of the eccentric socialite and documentary film subject Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Big Edie). It’s no exaggeration to state that the documentary film Grey Gardens changed my...
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Happy 73rd Birthday Liza Minnelli
Today is Liza Minnelli’s 73rd birthday. She is entertainment royalty and phoenix. Just when you think she is out, from the ashes, she comes back better, stronger, and more entertaining. The world is...
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Happy 131st Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff’s 131st birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of Terror Castle.” They are a series of books a lot...
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XTC – “Living Through Another Cuba” (1980)
XTC – “Living Through Another Cuba” (1980) Like “Enola Gay,” XTC’s “Living Through Another Cuba” is another ’80s track that looks to past atomic era events to illuminate their current moment, this time...
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Happy 134th Birthday Boris Karloff
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XTC – “Living Through Another Cuba” (1980) Like “Enola Gay,” XTC’s “Living Through Another Cuba” is another ’80s track that looks to past atomic era events to illuminate their current moment, this...
View ArticleMusic Monday –“Living Through Another Cuba” – XTC (1980)
XTC – “Living Through Another Cuba” (1980) Like “Enola Gay,” XTC’s “Living Through Another Cuba” is another ’80s track that looks to past atomic era events to illuminate their current moment, this...
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Happy 135th Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff’s 135th birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of Terror Castle.” They are a series of books a lot...
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