Today is the 66th birthday of the singer Pat Benatar. She is a badass rebel and her songs were an important part of the soundtrack
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Happy 133rd Birthday Ezra Pound
Today is the birthday of Ezra Pound, born 133 years ago in Hailey, Idaho . He was known as “the poet’s poet” because he was
Happy 112th Birthday Billy Wilder
Today is the 112th birthday of the film director Billy Wilder. Do yourself a favor and throw a few of his films on your Netflix
Happy 92nd Birthday Christine Jorgensen
Today is the 92nd birthday of Christine Jorgensen. When confronted with people’s opinions about the gender identities of others, I often claim that they are
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 84th Birthday Shirley MacLaine
Today is the 84th birthday of the legend Shirley MacLaine. I cannot even create a short list of my favorite films of hers. I have
Happy 86th Birthday Halston
Today is the 86th birthday of Halston. He is one of the first luxury designers to produce a mainstream main street line that let everyone woman
Happy 85th Birthday Jayne Mansfield
Today is the 85th birthday of the woman who has as much drive and determination as she did talent and it showed: Jayne Mansfield. She created
Happy 111th Birthday Irving Paul “Swifty” Lazar
Today is the 111th birthday of Swifty Lazar. I am a sucker for a person in a pair of gigantic glasses (think of Iris Apfel and
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’
Happy 132nd Birthday Edward Weston
Today is the 132nd birthday of the photographer Edward Weston. His images are hauntingly beautiful. The world is a better place because he was in
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