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
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Happy 114th Birthday Cary Grant
Today is Cary Grant’s 114th birthday. It is no secret I love Cary Grant. I long to have a mid-century mid-atlantic accent, to have effortless style,
Happy 166th Birthday Melvil Dewey
Today is the 166th birthday of Melvil Dewey. We all know him from his categorizing of books in libraries using his namesake system. I spent
Happy 75th Birthday Bob Ross
Today is the 75th birthday of the artist and public television personality Bob Ross. There is a generation of people that watched The Joy of Painting
Happy 100th Birthday Joan Fontaine
Today is Joan Fontaine‘s 100th birthday. If nothing else, watch The Women (1939) (and Rebecca and Suspicion and and and…), it is one of the best
Happy 117th Birthday Jean Arthur
Today is the 117th birthday of the actress Jean Arthur. I love her in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can’t Take It with
Happy 109th Birthday Milton Berle
Today is the 109th birthday of the comedian Milton Berle. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the
Happy 118th Birthday George Cukor
Today is the 118th birthday of George Cukor. He is responsible for almost all of my favorite classic films: Holiday, The Women, Gone With The
Happy 110th Birthday Rosalind Russell
Today is the 110th birthday of Rosalind Russell. Suggesting any one of her films to watch is in no way discounting any of the others.
Happy 109th Birthday Jimmy Stewart
Today is the 109th birthday of Jimmy Stewart. Chances are that one of your favorite classic movies also happens to be one of his. Some of
Happy 113th Birthday Cary Grant
Today is Cary Grant’s 113th birthday. It is no secret I love Cary Grant. I long to have a mid-century mid-atlantic accent, to have effortless style,
Happy 165th Birthday Melvil Dewey
Today is the 165th birthday of Melvil Dewey. We all know him from his categorizing of books in libraries using his namesake system. I spent
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