Today is the 73rd birthday of Patty Duke. There are so many films of hers that are incredible, so many very different films. The world
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Happy 97th Birthday Jack Kerouac
Today is the 97th birthday of the man who has provided us with one of my very favorite quotes that has become a personal mini-manifesto for
Happy 86th Birthday Sylvia Plath
Today is the 86th birthday of Sylvia Plath. I have a handful of favorite poems that became my favorites because they perfectly encapsulated a feeling I
Happy 120th Birthday Bernice Abbott
Today is the 120th birthday of photographer Bernice Abbot. Her photos of which I am especially drawn to those of New York City are everything a
Happy 92nd Birthday Fred Gwynne
Today is the 92nd birthday of the actor Fred Gwynne. He was so much more than Herman Munster and I love coming across other characters
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 88th Birthday Lorraine Hansberry
Today is the 88th birthday of the playwright Lorraine Hansberry. She wrote one of the most significant plays of the 20th century. Her contribution to
Happy 70th Birthday Grace Jones
Today is the 70th birthday of the absolutely ageless Grace Jones. I first experienced her when she and Adam Ant made a Honda Elite Scooter commercial.
Happy 106th Birthday Studs Terkel
Today is the 106th birthday of writer and broadcaster Louis “Studs” Terkel, born in the Bronx, New York . His family moved to Chicago when Terkel was 10
Happy 96th Birthday Jack Kerouac
Today is the 96th birthday of the man who has provided us with one of my very favorite quotes that has become a personal mini-manifesto for
Happy 111th Birthday Cesar Romero
Today is the 111th birthday of Cesar Romero. There is a scene in “The Thin Man” where he (who’s character is Chris Jorgensen, I guess foreign
Happy 91st Birthday Leontyne Price
Today is the 91st birthday of the singer Leontyne Price. The world is a better place because she is in it. NAME: Leontyne Price OCCUPATION: Singer
