Today is the 99th birthday of the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island: Alan Hale Jr. He was a film and theatre actor before landing that role,
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Happy 97th Birthday Jack Kerouac
Today is the 97th birthday of the man who has provided us with one of my very favorite quotes that has become a personal mini-manifesto for
Happy 148th Birthday Maxfield Parrish
Today is the 148th birthday of the artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish. I think that I was first ‘introduced’ to him through going to junk
Happy 119th Birthday George Cukor
Today is the 119th birthday of George Cukor. He is responsible for almost all of my favorite classic films: Holiday, The Women, Gone With The
Happy 141st Birthday Isadora Duncan
Today is the 141st birthday of the woman widely recognized as the mother of Modern Dance: Isadora Duncan. The world is a better place because
Happy 95th Birthday Richard Avedon
Today is the 95th birthday of famed photographer Richard Avedon. His iconic images capture the beauty, fragility, vulnerability, and life of his subjects that very few
Happy 124th Birthday Martha Graham
Today is the 124th birthday of Martha Graham. Her contribution to dance is absolutely unparalleled, unmatched, and priceless. Without her, the entire art form would not resemble
Happy 5th Birthday Scraps
View this post on Instagram Today is my birthday! A year and a half ago, I got adopted by my dads and my paperwork said
Happy 101st Birthday I. M. Pei
Today is the 101st birthday of the architect I.M. Pei. I first witnessed his work in person with the I. Magnin on Pine, the store
Happy 75th Birthday Edie Sedgwick
Today is the 75th birthday of Edie Sedgwick. She died 45 years ago. Strange to think. She will always be young. I am not exactly sure
Happy 110th Birthday Bette Davis
Today is the 110th birthday of Bette Davis. You have seen All About Eve, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?, and maybe even Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Happy 129th Birthday Gerald Murphy
Today is the 129th birthday of one half of one of the most elegant couples of the Jazz-Age-Lost-Generation-Paris-in-the-1920s: Gerald Murphy. I think that I first ‘discovered’
