Today is the 131st birthday of the photographer Edward Weston. His images are hauntingly beautiful. The world is a better place because he was in it
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Happy 103rd Birthday Jimmy Dorsey
Today is the 103rd birthday of the musician Jimmy Dorsey. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss
Happy Birthday Abe Vigoda
Today is the 96th birthday of the actor Abe Vigoda. He was on one of my grandfather’s very favorite shows: Barney Miller. The world is
Happy 126th Birthday Grant Wood
Today is the 126th birthday of probably the most famous American artist that you cannot name. Yes, exactly, he painted that painting. He is a
Happy 123rd Birthday Norman Rockwell
Today is the 123rd birthday of the artist Norman Rockwell. His paintings are immediately recognizable, comforting, and a part of the American experience. He is the
Happy 91st Birthday Vivian Dorothy Maier
Today is the 91st birthday of the photographer Vivian Dorothy Maier. I have long expressed my fondness for street photography and it’s unplanned, un-staged captured moments. I
Happy 113th Birthday George Balanchine
Today is the 113th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we think
Happy 262nd Birthday Alexander Hamilton
Today is the 262nd of a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, a founding father and the subject with one of the most
Happy 94th Birthday Stan Lee
Today is the 94th birthday of Stan Lee. The world is a better place because he is in it. NAME: Stan Lee OCCUPATION: Publisher, Author,
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 Birthday Kitty Carlisle
Today is the 116th birthday of the socialite extraordinaire Kitty Carlisle. NAME: Kitty Carlisle OCCUPATION: Theater Actress, Film Actress, Singer, Television Personality BIRTH DATE: September
Happy 112th Birthday Willem de Kooning
Today is the 112th birthday of the artist Willem de Kooning. He is one of the major influencers of abstract expressionism. The world is a better
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