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Happy 137th Birthday André Derain

June 10, 2019 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 137th birthday of the fauvist painter André Derain. The progression of his work through his lifetime is beautiful, I love looking at them

Happy 57th Birthday Barack Obama

August 4, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 57th birthday of the 44th president. He is a Nobel, Grammy, and two time Time Person of the Year winner. We really

Happy 115th Birthday George Orwell

July 25, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 115th birthday of the little boy who’s first word was “beastly” and became George Orwell. For some reason, they showed the animated version

Happy 130th Birthday Raymond Chandler

July 23, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 130th birthday of the writer Raymond Chandler. If you are a fan of film noir and/or crime dramas set in Los Angeles

Happy 119th Birthday Ernest Hemingway

July 21, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 119th birthday of the writer Ernest Hemingway. Nobel Prize winner, war correspondent, sustained a shrapnel injury, was in two plane crashes (2

Happy 132nd Birthday James Van Der Zee

June 29, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 132nd birthday of the photographer James Van Der Zee. His most popular and famous works are his portraits of the residents of

Happy 115th Birthday George Orwell

June 25, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 115th birthday of the little boy who’s first word was “beastly” and became George Orwell. For some reason, they showed the animated version

Happy 108th Birthday Jacques Cousteau

June 11, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 108th birthday of the modern-day explorer Jacques Cousteau. I remember watching reruns of his TV show The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau when I was

Happy 112th Birthday Josephine Baker

June 3, 2018 Scott Parker-Anderson

Today is the 112th birthday of the one and only Josephine Baker. Her iconic everything has cemented her in a time and place forever: Paris between the