Today is the 84th birthday of the exceptionally talented pianist Van Cliburn. The world is a better place because he was in it and still
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Happy 109th Birthday Benny Goodman
Today is the 109th birthday of the musician and band leader Benny Goodman. Whenever I hear his music, I think of my grandparents. The hight
Happy 95th Birthday Bettie Page
Today is the 95th birthday of Bettie Page. Finding a G-rated photograph of her is more difficult than I had originally thought, so I decided to
Happy 129th Birthday Thomas Hart Benton
Today is the 129th birthday of the artist Thomas Hart Benton. His work portrays full narratives that draw the viewer in and get them to
Happy 94th Birthday Marlon Brando
Today is the 94th birthday of Marlon Brando. He was brilliant and beautiful. Have you seen A Streetcar Named Desire or On The Waterfront lately?
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
Happy 174th Birthday Aaron Montgomery Ward
Today is the 174th birthday of the man with a vision to bring reasonably priced quality merchandise to rural America. Well before Sears created their
Happy 110th Birthday Peg Entwistle
Today is the 110th birthday of the woman who’s ghost is said to be seen around Griffith Park, specifically the Hollywood sign, recognized by her attractiveness,
Happy 144th Birthday Gertrude Stein
Today is the 144th birthday of the eternal wit Gertrude Stein. She was an artist collector as much as she was an art collector, influencing,
Happy 97th Birthday Carol Channing
Today is the 97th birthday of Seattle’s very own Carol Channing. Do yourself a favor and watch the 1967 version of “Thoroughly Modern Milly” sometime, it
Happy 136th Birthday Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today is the 136th birthday of the man that said “I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough
Happy 156th Birthday Edith Wharton
Today is the 156th birthday of the writer who said, “Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.” She wrote about
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