Today is the 78th birthday of the music producer Giorgio Moroder. One word: LONGEVITY. He worked with Donna Summer in the 70s and Kylie Minogue two
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Happy 112th Birthday Samuel Beckett
Today is the 112th birthday of the playwright Samuel Beckett. Waiting for Godot was a big read one summer at Interlochen, it went around my group
Happy 91st Birthday Erma Bombeck
Today is the 91st birthday of the writer Erma Bombeck. She once said (or wrote) “He who laughs … lasts.” It may be the hardest
Happy 137th Birthday Fernand Léger
Today is the 137th birthday of the French artist Fernand Léger. His developed style of painting is distinctively his own. I see a combination of Picasso
Happy 144th Birthday W. Somerset Maugham
Today is the 144th birthday of the writer W. Somerset Maugham. I was given a copy of “The Razor’s Edge” quite a while ago by
Happy 186th Birthday Edouard Manet
Today is the 186th birthday of the artist Edouard Manet. His works are immediately recognizable and frequently reproduced, making them part of our collective consciousness
Happy 109th Birthday Porfirio Rubirosa
Today is the 109th birthday of Porfirio Rubirosa. I am not sure if The Smiths wrote the song about him, but I would like to think
Happy 98th Birthday Federico Fellini
Today is the 98th birthday of the film director Federico Fellini. His films will stay with you and you will have memories of them throughout your life
Happy 177th Birthday Berthe Morisot
Today is the 177th birthday of the artist Berthe Morisot. There are so very few female French Impressionist painters that she deserves note. You recognize her
Happy 121st Birthday André Masson
Today is the 121st birthday of the artist André Masson. I was first introduced to his work through one called Kitchen Maids, a mention in
Happy 296th Birthday Madame de Pompadour
Today is the 296th birthday of Madame de Pompador, arguably one of the first fashion icons and one of the most influential women of the 18th
Happy 126th Birthday Henry Miller
Today is the 126th birthday of the author Henry Miller. I first was introduced to him through Arthur Miller, they were practically next to each other
