April 23, 1961– Judy Garland Plays Carnegie Hall "I know. I'll sing them all, and we'll stay all night." She was only 37 years old, yet near death, addicted to booze and pills. Judy Garland's acting and singing careers were considered finished. A year later, defying doctors' … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Fashion Icon, Halston
via YouTube April 23, 1932– Halston: "You are only as good as the people you dress." Roy Halston Frowick, or as I called him, Halston, was the iconic clothing designer of the 1970s and a friend to Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Martha … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Go Out in the World and F*ck it Up Beautifully.” – John Waters
Photo by Al from Edinburgh, Scotland via Wikimedia Commons John Waters is undoubtedly one of my favorite people on our pretty planet. One of my best reading experiences of the current decade was making my way through his memoir Role Models (2011), a collection of essays about … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Composer & Women’s Rights Activist, Ethel Smyth
Photo via Wikimedia Commons April 22, 1858 – Ethyl Smyth: “I feel I must fight for my music, because I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs; not just to go on hugging the shore, afraid to put out to sea.” Ethel Smyth was a pioneering English composer … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Adventurer & Paleontologist, Baron von Nopsca
1915, via Wikimedia Commons April 21, 1877 - Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás: "My Albania is dead." Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás was also known as Baron von Nopsca. A wild genius, the dandyish and dramatic Nopska was an explorer, spy with a working knowledge of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Figure Skater, Toller Cranston
Photo 1977 via YouTube April 20, 1949 - Toller Cranston: To be a genuine individualist requires a great deal of strength and courage. It is never easy to chart new territory, to cross new frontiers, or to introduce subtle shadings to an established color. Toller … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: “Bewitched” Actor, Dick Sargent
Via Wikimedia Commons April 19, 1930– Dick Sargent: "I wonder about Bewitched. But I guess we all wonder about something or other. Most working actors don't get a role where they become household faces. They may not know my name, I may be Darrin to people out there, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: American Writer, Henry James
James by John Singer Sargent (1913), National Portrait Gallery London April 18, 1843 - Henry James: “We work in the dark. We do what we can; we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” He was … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, Thornton Wilder
1920, Photograph by Roger Sherman, Public domain April 17, 1897 - Thornton Wilder: "Everybody has a right to their own troubles." Our Town Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He gave us Our Town, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. He was awarded … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “You, the People, Have the Power…” — Jewish Barber (Charlie Chaplin), “The Great Dictator”
Photograph from United Artists via YouTube In 1938, the world's most famous movie star began to prepare a film about the bigliest monster of the 20th century. Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) looked a little like Adolf Hitler. After all, Hitler had the same … [Read more...]
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