Fifty-five years ago today, the film Boom! premiered. Take Elizabeth Taylor, add Richard Burton and Noel Coward, mix in a screenplay written by Tennessee Williams
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Happy 88th Birthday Jean-Paul Belmondo
Today is the 88th birthday of the crown prince of the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) film movement: Jean-Paul Belmondo. Eschewing the popular subject matters
Happy 102nd Birthday Alan Hale Jr.
Today is the 102nd birthday of the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island: Alan Hale Jr. He was a film and theatre actor before landing that role,
Happy 96th Birthday Harry Belafonte
Today is the 96th birthday of the American singer, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte. The world is a better place because he is in it.
Happy 93rd Birthday Joanne Woodward
Today is the 93rd birthday of the actor Joanne Woodward. Have you seen The Three Faces of Eve or The Long, Hot Summer? You must.
Happy 110th Birthday Jim Backus
Today is the 110th birthday of Jim Backus, everyone’s favorite millionaire shipwreck survivor. Was I the only one that had the take away thought from
Happy 96th Birthday Sidney Poitier
Today is the 96th birthday of the actor Sidney Poitier. Read his book, watch Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. The world is a better place
Happy 116th Birthday Cesar Romero
Today is the 116th birthday of Cesar Romero. There is a scene in “The Thin Man” where he (who’s character is Chris Jorgensen, I guess
Happy 98th Birthday Jack Lemmon
Today is Jack Lemmon’s 98th birthday. Throughout his career, he turned in consistently top notch performances and made his “every man” persona so desirable. Watch
Happy 54th Birthday Christy Turlington
Today is the 54th birthday of Christy Turlington. She has taken her luck of the gene pool and used it to make the world a
Music Monday – After The Fire – “Der Kommissar” (1982)
After The Fire – “Der Kommissar” (1982) Originally cut by Austrian singer Falco, “Der Kommissar” was also made famous when the British band After The
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
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