Today is the 93rd birthday of the Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers. He paid the ultimate price for his conviction. He was memorialized by prominent
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Happy 90th Birthday Rosemary Clooney
Today is the 90th birthday of the actress and singer Rosemary Clooney. She had a big bold voice, a quick wit, a longevity envied by
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 95th Birthday Richard Avedon
Today is the 95th birthday of famed photographer Richard Avedon. His iconic images capture the beauty, fragility, vulnerability, and life of his subjects that very few
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 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 95th Birthday Diane Arbus
Today is the 95th birthday of the famed mid-century New York photographer Diane Arbus. Her work captures a vulnerability in a her subject’s expressions, a
Happy 92nd Birthday Elaine Stritch
Today is the 92nd birthday of the phenomenal Elaine Stritch. Her career and life are inspirational in every way. The world is a better place
Happy 72nd Birthday David Lynch
Today is the 71st birthday of David Lynch. He is the only living director that I will see everything he makes. He makes films that are
Happy 90th Birthday Dovima
Today is the 90th birthday of the woman you didn’t know you knew, Dovima. Her iconic images from the 50’s help set the stylized tone
Happy 53rd Birthday David Rakoff
Today is David Rakoff‘s 53rd birthday. He is quite possibly the wittiest writer we have seen this century. The 2oth century had Dorothy Parker and
Happy 134th Birthday José Clemente Orozco
Today is the 134th birthday of the revolutionary Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco. How can your not immediately love a muralist? So much narrative, and
