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Happy Birthday Dovima
Today is the 87th birthday of the woman you didn’t know you knew, Dovima. Her iconic images from the 50’s help set the stylized tone that it is remembered for today. Her story is truly American:...
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Happy Birthday Frank Sinatra
Today is the 99th birthday of Frank Sinatra. For some reason, I have always been fond of his version of “Stormy Weather” above all others. It is from the decade he was with Columbia Records in 40’s...
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Happy Birthday Soupy Sales
Yesterday was the 89th birthday of Soupy Sales. NAME: Soupy Sales OCCUPATION: Television Personality BIRTH DATE: January 8, 1926 DEATH DATE: October 22, 2009 EDUCATION: Marshall University PLACE OF...
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Happy Birthday Desi Arnaz
Today is the 98th birthday of Desi Arnaz. His talent and comedic timing often are overshadowed by Lucy’s loudness, I believe by design. To say that without him there would not have been a Lucy is an...
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Happy 69th Birthday Liza Minnelli
Yesterday was Liza Minnelli’s 69th 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...
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Happy 92nd Birthday Diane Arbus
Today is the 92nd birthday of the famed mid-century New York photographer Diane Arbus. Her work captures a vulnerability in a her subject’s expressions, a celebration, a authenticity. It could be...
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Born Yesterday – Required Viewing
You absolutely have to watch Born Yesterday. I have said it before that choosing a favorite Judy Holliday film is near impossible, each one is loved for slightly different reasons and quantifying that...
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My Science Project – Not So Secret Obsession
I have decided to file My Science Project under the Not So Secret Obsession tag instead of the Required Viewing tag for personal reasons. I really like the movie for what I am reluctant to admit are...
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Happy 92nd Birthday Richard Avedon
Today is the 92nd birthday of famed photographer Richard Avedon. His iconic images capture the beauty, fragility, vulnerability, and life of his subjects that very few other photographers have the...
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Happy 98th Birthday John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Today is the 98th birthday of the 35th president: JFK. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. NAME: John F. Kennedy OCCUPATION: Civil Rights...
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Happy 116th Birthday George Cukor
Today is the 116th birthday of George Cukor. He is responsible for almost all of my favorite classic films: Holiday, The Women, Gone With The Wind, The Philadelphia Story, Adam’s Rib, Born Yesterday,...
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Happy 81st Birthday Michael Graves
Today is the 81st birthday of the architect and designer Michael Graves. You know his products, you love his products. I am lucky enough to see them every day. The world is a better place because he...
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Happy 108th Birthday Barbara Stanwyck
Today is the 108th birthday of Barbara Stanwyck. Born Ruby Stevens, reinvented herself into an internationally-known actress, and stayed in the public eye for 60 years. Absolutely amazing. The world...
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Happy 106th Birthday Vivian Vance
Today is the 106th 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 91st Birthday James Baldwin
Today is the 91st 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 55th Birthday Jean-Michel Basquiat
Today is the 55th birthday of Jean-Michel Basquait. I became fascinated with him while I was in high school, having been ‘introduced’ to him through my fascination of Andy Warhol. I immediately...
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Happy 122nd Birthday Dorothy Parker
Today is the 122nd birthday of Dorothy Parker. Her poem “Telephone” is something everyone has felt, if they want to admit it or not. She had the wit of three people and the alcohol tolerance to match....
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Happy 136th Birthday Margaret Sanger
Tomorrow is the 136th birthday of Margaret Sanger. We all owe her a great deal of gratitude for the her perseverance for a cause we all but take for granted today. The world is a better place because...
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Happy 93rd Birthday Veronica Lake
Today is Veronica Lake’s 93rd birthday. Have you seen The Blue Dahlia? It is amazing. Her live story is as heartbreaking as she is beautiful. The world is a better place because she was in it and...
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Happy 90th Birthday Robert F. Kennedy
Today is the the 90th birthday of Robert Kennedy. His Indianapolis speech is one of the most important speeches of the 20th century. Celebrate his life today by reading or listening to it. The world...
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