July 26, 1909– Vivian Vance: "When I die, there will be people who send Ethel Mertz flowers." Vances's most famous character, Ethel Mertz, was a less-than-prosperous landlady of an East 68th Street Manhattan brownstone, owned along with husband Fred Mertz. Fred was … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: American Artist, Thomas Eakins
July 25, 1844– Thomas Cowperthaite Eakins: "I have never discovered that the nude could be studied in any way except the way I have adopted. All the muscles must be pointed out. To do this all the drapery must be removed." He is one of the American painters that I admire the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, Gus Van Sant
July 24, 1952– Gus Van Sant‘s own words, spoken by Matt Dillon as Bob in the film Drugstore Cowboy (1989) "Fate sucks. I swear." In early spring 1989, if I had been somewhat clairvoyant while on the set of the film Drugstore Cowboy, I would have realized that in the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, Gavin Lambert
July 23, 1924– Gavin Lambert I met Gavin Lambert in autumn 1973 at a coke fueled, debauched, all-male party at the Hollywood Hills home of a famed Academy Award nominated, Tony Award winning producer. I won’t give up the name of the host, but I will tell you kids that I held … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Film Director, James Whale
June 22, 1889– James Whale: "Boris Karloff’s face fascinated me. I made drawings of his head, adding sharp bony ridges where I imagined the skull might have joined. But, that queer, penetrating personality was more important than his shape, which could be easily … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: American Poet, Hart Crane
July 21, 1899– Hart Crane: "One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment." Crane was a quintessentially American poet, born and raised in Ohio. His father was the inventor of Life … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Dame Diana Rigg
July 20, 1938- Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg: "The older you get, the funnier you find life." When fans of the phenomenally popular Game Of Thrones on HBO consider Diana Rigg, they think of her witty, outspoken political operative Olenna Tyrell. In real life Rigg is just as … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Florence Foster Jenkins
July 19, 1868– Florence Foster Jenkins: "Some may say that I couldn’t sing, but no one can say that I didn’t sing." I admire anyone who, by sure force of will, can remake themselves into something fabulous. Jenkins was a 20th Century American socialite … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Gay Porn Filmmaker, Fred Halsted
July 18, 1941– Fred Halsted was the son of a construction worker and a farm laborer. Even though he grew up in Long Beach, not all that far from the movie studios in Los Angeles, the idea of becoming a filmmaker was probably not on his mind while he was a youth. He … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, Berenice Abbott
July 17, 1898– Berenice Abbott: "Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." I have a passion for Photography, whether it is formal portraiture, commercial work, art photography, or just found snapshots. I have a sizable … [Read more...]
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