Today is the 118th birthday of Alfred Hitchcock. My mother first introduced my sister and me to Alfred Hitchcock via the movies Psycho and Rear
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Happy 66th Birthday Randall Shilts
Today is the 66th birthday of Randy Shilts, the author of the Harvey Milk biography and the book And The Band Played On, of which I
Happy 116th Birthday Waldina Maria Asplund Anderson Swanbeck
Today is the 116th birthday of the namesake of this website: Waldina! She is my mother’s mother’s mother. On my 18th birthday, I received a
Happy 100th Birthday Phyllis Diller
Today is the 100th birthday of the comedian Phyllis Diller. She was more hilarious and brilliant and lovely than we will ever know. The world is
Happy 152nd Birthday Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Today is the 152nd birthday of the first Native American physician, activist, and today’s Google Doodle Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte. Her story should inspire
Happy 140th Birthday Isadora Duncan
Today is the 140th birthday of the woman widely recognized as the mother of Modern Dance: Isadora Duncan. The world is a better place because she
Happy Birthday 126th Birthday Max Ernst
Today is the 126th birthday of the artist Max Ernst. I love his work. I believe that I first ‘discovered’ it in a large old volume
Happy 164th Birthday Vincent van Gogh
Today is the 164th birthday of the artist Vincent van Gogh. My first exposure to him was through a monthly calendar that my mom gave me
Happy 339th Birthday Antonio Vivaldi
Today is the 339th birthday of the composer Antonio Vivaldi. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the
Happy 170th Birthday Alexander Graham Bell
Today is the 170th birthday of Alexander Graham Bell. Your life today is different and better because of his inventions. The world is a better place because
Happy 117th Birthday Humphrey Bogart
Today is the 117th birthday of the actor Humphrey Bogart. The Maltese Falcon remains one of my all-time favorite films and To Have and To
Happy 120th Birthday Ira Gershwin
NAME: Ira Gershwin OCCUPATION: Songwriter BIRTH DATE: December 6, 1896 DEATH DATE: August 17, 1983 EDUCATION: City College of New York PLACE OF BIRTH: New
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