William Powell riding an MGM Property bicycle in 1934, MGM Archives via YouTube William Powell (1893-1984): "I have to work hard in pictures. I’m not one of those handsome dogs who can stand around and people look at my profile and get by with that. I have to dig for what … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “To Be Good is to Be Forgotten. I’m Going to be So Bad I’ll Always Be Remembered.” – Theda Bara
Born Theodosia Burr Goodman, she became Theda Bara (1885-1955), one of the most popular screen actors of her era and one of filmdom's original sex symbols. She earned the nickname "The Vamp", short for vampire, figuratively meaning that she sucked the life out of every male. Soon … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Via YouTube July 28, 1929– Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: "There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed." Except for that one brief moment with Pat Nixon, Melanie's is the only First Lady vulva I have ever … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “None of Us Are Free, If One of Us is Chained. If You Don’t Say It’s Wrong Then That Says It’s Right” – Mann, Weil, Russell
NowThis via YouTube None Of Us Are Free was written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Brenda Russell in 1993. Mann and his wife, Weil, have written 98 Top 10 Hits on the USA charts. They have composed songs for many artists, winning 11 Grammy Awards and receiving five Academy … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Television Pioneer & Activist, Norman Lear
July 27, 1922: Norman Lear: "Donald Trump Is the Middle Finger of the American Right Hand." Lear started his career writing gags and sketches for comics including Danny Thomas, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. In the 1960s he worked as a writer on sitcoms and variety shows, then a … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “One Believes Things Because One Has Been Conditioned to Believe Them.”” ― Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”
Via Wikimedia Commons Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was a British writer. He was known for his novels, but especially his fifth one, Brave New World (1932). Huxley was born into a family of renowned scientists. Two of his three brothers, Julian Huxley and Andrew Huxley were … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “If You Want to Tell People the Truth, Make Them Laugh, Otherwise They’ll Kill You.” – George Bernard Shaw
1881 via Wikimedia Commons George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) is one of my favorite figures in history. He was a man of Theatre and Film, a vegetarian, a Socialist, and a rabble rouser. My first impression of Shaw as an important person was from my parent’s original Broadway … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Funny Lady, Gracie Allen
Via YouTube July 26, 1895 - Grace Ellen Rosalie Allen They laughed at Joan of Arc, but she went right ahead and built it. Gracie Allen made her stage debut in vaudeville as a singer and dancer when she was 3 years old. Along with her husband George Burns, she was half of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Illustrator, Maxfield Parrish
1910, photo via Wikimedia Commons July 25, 1870 – Maxfield Parrish: "I'm done with girls on rocks." I have long held a keen interest in illustration, and I collected prints of Parrish's work when I was in high school. For me, his work made a lot more sense in the 1960s. … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Women Will Run the 21st Century. This is Going To Be the Women’s Century and Young People Are Going To Be Its leaders. – Bella Abzug
Photo by Diana Mara Henry via Bella Abzug Institute One of my earliest political heroes, was the Congressperson from New York, Bella Abzug (1920-1998), one of the first members of Congress to support Gay Rights, introducing the very first Federal Gay Rights bill. She was a … [Read more...]
