Photo from Biography via YouTube October 17, 1918 - Rita Hayworth was born in Brooklyn 101 years ago today as Margarita Carmen Cansino. The press used the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth when she had become the most glamorous star of the 1940s. She was the … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Margot Kidder in 1973’s “Sisters”
Margot Kidder (1948-1918): "I'm not choosy at all! I'll do practically anything. I'm the biggest whore on the block. I live in a little town in Montana, and you have to drag me out of here to get to LA, so I'm not readily available. Unless it's something sexist or cruel, I just … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Angela Lansbury (on the Occasion of Her 95th Birthday)
In Mame, photo via YouTube "Actors are not made, they are born." In a seven decade-long career, playing ingénues, dowagers, elegant leading ladies and depraved villains, Lansbury has proven her durability and versatility. An American-Irish-British hybrid, she is a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Ultimate Gay Icon, Oscar Wilde
Photograph by Napoleon Sarony, public domain October 16, 1854– Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde: "Give a man a mask and he will tell you the truth." Do we need a #BornThisDay post about the Gay Icon, Oscar Wilde? Is there anything that I could share with … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Oscar-Winning Actor, Jane Darwell
Fox publicity still, Wikimedia Commons October 15, 1879 – Jane Darwell: "I've played Henry Fonda's mother so often that, whenever we run into each other, I call him 'son' and he calls me 'Ma', just to save time." Jane Darwell enjoyed a long career, admirable, especially … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1979, The National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights
October 14, 1979– The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Harvey Milk dreamed of a gay march on the nation's Capital and he spoke of it many times before he was murdered in 1978. He believed that gay visibility would lead to the end of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Lillian Gish
1921, public domain October 14, 1896 – Lillian Gish: ''I'm so glad I didn't ruin a man's life by marrying him.'' According to director Lindsay Anderson, while filming The Whales Of August (1987) he said to Lillian Gish: "Miss Gish, you have just given me a perfect … [Read more...]
#MenWeLove: Actor / Chanteur, Yves Montand
I will shamefully admit, I had no idea who he was until as a 16-year-old musical theatre queer, I saw On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) in the theatre and lost my shit. In case you may have missed it, or you were born after 1990, the film stars Barbra … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Comic, Lenny Bruce
Bring arrested in 1961, photo: public domain October 13, 1930 - Lenny Bruce: "Take away the right to say 'fuck' and you take away the right to say 'fuck the government'." He was one of the first outspoken straight allies of the LGBTQ community. Bruce was a standup … [Read more...]
Dispatches from Portland: Amy Coney Barrett, People of Praise, and Me
Fox News Via YouTube Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett is affiliated with a rather obscure Catholic group People of Praise, which is a subject sure to come up during senate confirmation hearings that start today, especially because of the organization's ultraconservative … [Read more...]
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