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Happy 100th Birthday Susan Hayward
Today is the 100th birthday of the actress Susan Hayward. I love her story, her drive, and her determination. I know it is a bit kitsch to point out that she is in Valley of the Dolls, but she is...
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Happy 112th Birthday Clara Bow
Today is the 112th birthday of the original It Girl: Clara Bow. She is still seen as and and example of empowerment and strength for women and appreciated by all. The world is a better place because...
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Happy 58th Birthday Michael Stipe
Today is the 58th birthday of Michael Stipe. He and his band play a major role in the soundtrack of my life, I may have forgotten that a bit, but writing this and looking through the videos caused a...
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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 children, she survived Hollywood...
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Happy 101st Birthday I. M. Pei
Today is the 101st birthday of the architect I.M. Pei. I first witnessed his work in person with the I. Magnin on Pine, the store is long gone and windows have been chopped into the previously clean...
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Happy 119th Birthday Duke Ellington
Today is the 119th birthday of the musician Duke Ellington. His music is the soundtrack to the American experience. You know more Duke Ellington songs than you know. The world is a better place because...
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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 years old and his parents ran rooming houses....
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Happy 93rd Birthday Malcolm X
Today is the 93rd birthday of the Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X. He is quoted as saying: The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. and You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you...
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Happy 136th Birthday Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Today is the 136th birthday of the composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky. He was one of the collection of vibrant artists, dancers, writers, composers, musicians from all over the world that gravitated...
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Happy 101st Birthday Susan Hayward
Today is the 101st birthday of the actress Susan Hayward. I love her story, her drive, and her determination. I know it is a bit kitsch to point out that she is in Valley of the Dolls, but she is...
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Film Friday: Doctor Zhivago
Dr Zhivago is just one of those breath-taking epically beautiful films that draw you in and even after three hours, you are not ready for the end. Omar Sharif and Julie Christie are at their height of...
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Happy 135th Birthday Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Today is the 135th birthday of the composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky. He was one of the collection of vibrant artists, dancers, writers, composers, musicians from all over the world that gravitated...
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