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Happy 112th Birthday Greta Garbo
Today is the 112th birthday of the actress Greta Garbo. If you haven’t seen Anna Karenina lately (or ever), please do yourself a favor and watch it. I just read a recount of a dinner party with...
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Happy 114th Birthday Diana Vreeland
Today is the 114th birthday of Diana Vreeland. She was and continues to be the arbiter of style, even after her death 20+ years ago. Do yourself a favor and read “D.V.”: her autobiography/manual of...
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Happy 127th Birthday Groucho Marx
Today is the 127th birthday of Groucho Marx. I think of him often, especially quotes of his. I try my best to live by this one: Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have...
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Happy 123rd Birthday E. E. Cummings
Today is the 123rd birthday of the poet that wrote Listen; there’s a hell of a good universe next door: let’s go.: e.e. cummings. His writing and his writing style including the architecture of his...
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Happy 99th Birthday Rita Hayworth
Today is Rita Hayworth’s 99th birthday. I recently watched Gilda and was reminded about how much I adored her. She is really just magnificent. The world is a better place because she was in it and...
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Happy 97th Birthday Montgomery Clift
Today is Montgomery Clift‘s 97th birthday. His life seemed to be full of super highs and super lows and I think that makes the best life story. It makes me root for them (even if I know the outcome)...
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Happy 61st Birthday Carrie Fisher
Today is the 61st birthday of Carrie Fisher. She was a badass, a rebel, a clever wit, and a truth teller. Her iconic Star Wars role solidified her place in the collective memory of the world. Her...
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Happy 92nd Birthday Johnny Carson
Today is the 92nd birthday of the talk show host and comedian Johnny Carson. His influence on The Tonight Show launched the careers of David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, Ellen...
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Happy 186th Birthday Edouard Manet
Today is the 186th birthday of the artist Edouard Manet. His works are immediately recognizable and frequently reproduced, making them part of our collective consciousness and human experience. The...
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Happy 144th Birthday W. Somerset Maugham
Today is the 144th birthday of the writer W. Somerset Maugham. I was given a copy of “The Razor’s Edge” quite a while ago by a former employer stating “this is one of my favorite books and novels.”...
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Happy 144th Birthday Gertrude Stein
Today is the 144th birthday of the eternal wit Gertrude Stein. She was an artist collector as much as she was an art collector, influencing, promoting, supporting and to some extent creating the art,...
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Happy 137th Birthday Fernand Léger
Today is the 137th birthday of the French artist Fernand Léger. His developed style of painting is distinctively his own. I see a combination of Picasso and Rivera cubism and the linear Art Deco...
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Happy 119th Birthday Ramón Novarro
Today is the 119th birthday of silent movie idol Ramon Novarro. I first discovered him back in the early 90s through an article in Architectural Digest about his Lloyd Wright house on Los Feliz....
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Happy 128th Birthday Boris Pasternak
Today is the 128th birthday of the Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak. It is always with a tinge of embarrassment when you say you first learned of a very important writer through a...
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Happy 137th Birthday Anna Pavlova
Today is the 137th birthday of the prima ballerina Anna Pavlova. She elevated the art of dance to celebrity status. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she...
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Happy 103rd Birthday Ann Sheridan
Today is the 103rd birthday of the prolific Hollywood actress Ann Sheridan. Her’s is the classic Hollywood story, right down to her final resting place. Do yourself a favor and watch one of her films...
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Happy 91st Birthday Hubert de Givenchy
Today is the 91st birthday of the fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy. His continuously classic modern style cannot be copied and his longevity is unmatched. The world is lucky that he is still in...
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Happy 86th Birthday Elizabeth Taylor
Today is the 86th birthday of Elizabeth Taylor. Everything has already been said and everything should be said about Elizabeth Taylor. Pick one of her films and watch it and re-fall in love with...
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Happy 107th Birthday Jean Harlow
Today is the 107th birthday of the original blonde bombshell: Jean Harlow. It is amazing to think that someone can die at 26 over 70 years ago and the world can still adore her. Watch a few of her...
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Happy 129th Birthday Pearl White
Today is the 129th birthday of the actress and activist Pearl While. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. NAME: Pearl White OCCUPATION: Women’s...
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