Today is Grace Kelly’s 90th birthday. When you realize that and that she died 37 years ago, you should feel robbed. Robbed of having her around
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Happy 148th Birthday Maxfield Parrish
Today is the 148th birthday of the artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish. I think that I was first ‘introduced’ to him through going to junk
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 96th Birthday Nancy Walker
Today is the 96th birthday of Nancy Walker. My natural draw to 70’s mystery detective TV dramas made it natural that I loved her on McMillan &
Happy 277th Birthday Charles Willson Peale
Today is the 277th birthday of the American portrait artist Charles Willson Peale. You have seen his art and may not have known the name
Happy 89th Birthday Bill Cunningham
Today is the 89th birthday of the photographer Bill Cunningham. He photographed street style for decades, so long he became a celebrity himself. Watch his
Happy 46th Birthday Pedro Zamora
Today is the 46th birthday of the AIDS activist Pedro Zamora. Until researching and writing this profile, I had not completely realized that he was
Happy 110th Birthday Ethel Merman
Today is the 110th birthday of Ethel Merman. I first learned of her when she was on The Muppet Show, it is strange to say that, but
Happy 122nd Birthday John Dos Passos
Today is the 122nd birthday of the author John Dos Passos. I got to know his work through Hemingway and Fitzgerald. His membership in the
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 88th Birthday Grace Kelly
Today is Grace Kelly’s 88th birthday. When you realize that and that she died 34 years ago, you should feel robbed. Robbed of having her around for
Happy 93rd Birthday Truman Capote
Today is the 93rd birthday of the author Truman Capote. I had read Breakfast At Tiffany’s years ago, long before I got a job at
