Today is Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright Arthur Miller’s 103rd birthday. You have seen “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible.” How could you have not seen some
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Happy 131st Birthday Marc Chagall
Today is the 131st birthday of the French artist Marc Chagall. His work is imaginative and etherial, like he is painting one of his dreams
Happy 90th Birthday Vidal Sassoon
Today is the 90th Birthday of Vidal Sassoon. He is an incredible example of a self-made man who found inspiration around him and adapted it to
Happy 99th Birthday Sister Corita Kent
Today is the 99th birthday of the artist and nun Corita Kent. Her work combines two of my very favorite things: pop art and typography.
Happy 130th Birthday Georgia O’Keeffe
Today is the 130th birthday of the artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The scale of her painting has always astounded me, the detail and the vibrancy are
Happy 95th Birthday Madeleine Sherwood
Today is the 95th birthday of the actress Madeleine Sherwood. You recognize her, you know her face. I love the life stories of character actors
Happy 92nd Birthday Johnny Carson
Today is the 92nd birthday of the talk show host and comedian Johnny Carson. His influence on The Tonight Show launched the careers of David
Happy 61st Birthday Carrie Fisher
Today is the 61st birthday of Carrie Fisher. She was a badass, a rebel, a clever wit, and a truth teller. Her iconic Star Wars
Happy 72nd Birthday Harris Glenn Milstead
Today is the 72nd birthday of Harris Glenn Milstead, known the world over as the drag queen/performance artist/actor/personality called “Divine.” I was first introduced to
Happy 102nd Birthday Arthur Miller
Today is Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright Arthur Miller’s 102nd birthday. You have seen “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible.” How could you have not seen some
Happy 115th Birthday Norma Shearer
Today was the 115th birthday of the stunningly beautiful actress Norma Shearer. I can never say enough about The Women as a film and as a must-watch for
Happy 74th Birthday Arthur Ashe
Today is the 74th birthday of the athlete and activist Arthur Ashe. He accomplished a lot of tennis firsts: first African American deleted for the
