Today is the 92nd birthday of the activist and humanitarian who said “It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to
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Happy 112th Birthday Jimmy Stewart
Today is the 112th birthday of Jimmy Stewart. Chances are that one of your favorite classic movies also happens to be one of his. Some
Happy 76th Birthday Cher
Today is the 76th birthday of Cher. Love her or love her, there are any number of reasons you love her more, any decade that
Happy 81st Birthday Nora Ephron
Today is the 81st birthday of the undeniably brilliant Nora Ephron. Her list of things she will and won’t miss after she dies is heartbreaking,
Happy 110th Birthday Maureen O’Sullivan
Today is the 110th birthday of the beautiful actress Maureen O’Sullivan. The first film I saw her in was also one of my favorite all-time
Happy 110th Birthday Studs Terkel
Today is the 110th birthday of writer and broadcaster Louis “Studs” Terkel, born in the Bronx, New York . His family moved to Chicago when
Happy 104th Birthday Liberace
Today is the 104th birthday of the showman with the most showmanship there ever was: Liberace. He got people listening to classical piano music, perhaps
Happy 92nd Birthday Jasper Johns
Today is the 92nd birthday of the the best American Abstract Expressionist artist alive, maybe the best American Abstract Expressionist artist, maybe the best Abstract
Happy 115th Birthday Katharine Hepburn
Today is Katharine Hepburn’s 115th birthday. I tried to narrow down my favorite film of hers, but I couldn’t. If you haven’t seen “A Delicate
Happy 128th Birthday Martha Graham
Today is the 128th birthday of Martha Graham. Her contribution to dance is absolutely unparalleled, unmatched, and priceless. Without her, the entire art form would
Happy 119th Birthday Salvador Dalí
Today is the 119th birthday of the artist Salvador Dali. My very favorite description of one of his pieces is that of the 1940 Painting “Daddy
Happy 100th Birthday Nancy Walker
Today is the 100th birthday of Nancy Walker. My natural draw to 70’s mystery detective TV dramas made it natural that I loved her on
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