Today is the 81st birthday of the man that once said: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
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Happy 107th Birthday Ginger Rogers
Today is the 107th birthday of the actress and dancer Ginger Rogers. I love Gold Diggers of 1933, The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat, Roxie Hart,
Happy 119th Birthday George Cukor
Today is the 119th birthday of George Cukor. He is responsible for almost all of my favorite classic films: Holiday, The Women, Gone With The
Happy 99th Birthday Liberace
Today is the 99th birthday of the showman with the most showmanship there ever was: Liberace. He got people listening to classical piano music, perhaps
Happy 111th Birthday Katharine Hepburn
Today is Katharine Hepburn’s 111th birthday. I tried to narrow down my favorite film of hers, but I couldn’t. If you haven’t seen “A Delicate
Happy 113th Birthday Joan Crawford
Today is the 113th birthday of the woman who started life as Lucille Fay LeSueur and created Joan Crawford. Through reinvention, resilience, five husbands and four
Happy 115th Birthday Lawrence Welk
Today is the 115th birthday of Lawrence Welk. I remember him from my childhood and every once in a while, I come across his show and
Happy 96th Birthday Helen Gurley Brown
Today is the 96th birthday of the woman who is quoted as saying “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” Helen Gurley Brown
Happy 116th Birthday Tallulah Bankhead
Today is the 116th birthday of Tallulah Bankhead. She was a hard-drinking, chain-smoking, foul-mouthed broad who’s brilliance may very well have been in being Tallulah Bankhead. She
Happy 117th Birthday William Haines
Today is the 117th birthday of the Hollywood heartthrob turned interior designer to the stars William Haines. The world is a better place because he
Happy 95th Birthday Ava Gardner
Today is the 95th birthday of the actress Ava Gardner. Have you seen The Killers? The world is a better place because she is in
Happy 111th Birthday Louise Brooks
Today is the 111th birthday of the original “It Girl” Louise Brooks. Her style is often copied or emulated or desired, but never improved.Louise Brooks changed
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