#RIP: Earl Cameron, Britain’s First Black Movie Star, 102
Earl Cameron – whose 60+ year film career included roles in a couple of Tarzan movies, '60s-era Dr Who, the James Bond flick Thunderball, and Inception – has died. He was 102. It was his first movie role in 1951's Pool of London, as a Black sailor who falls in love with a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Frida Kahlo
July 6, 1907 - Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón: "I paint myself because I am often alone, and I am the subject I know best." The Portland Art Museum (PAM) was to have been having sold-out crowds for Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism this summer, and as a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, Ken Russell
1968, BBC via YouTube July 3, 1927– Ken Russell: "This is not the age of manners. This is the age of kicking people in the crotch and telling them something and getting a reaction. I want to shock people into awareness. I don’t believe there is any virtue in … [Read more...]
Horror Icon Jason Voorhees Stars in COVID-19 PSA: “Wearing a Mask Can Be Scary. Not Wearing One Is Deadly”
In a funny new PSA by Ogilvy Health, a character resembling horror icon Jason Voorees from the Friday the 13th franchise, admits that 'a mask kind of makes people uncomfortable' ... but then ends up putting a medical mask over his hockey mask after getting one from a kindly … [Read more...]
Formula One Billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, 89, Is a Father Again! Wife Fabiana, 44, Gave Birth to a Son!
High five to the new mommy, daddy, and billionaire baby! TMZ is reporting that Formula 1 racing billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, 89, is a father again -- 65 years after … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Activist, Sylvia Rivera
Rivera leads an ACT-UP march on June 26, 1994, via YouTube July 2, 1951- Sylvia Rivera: "I was a radical, a revolutionist. I am still a revolutionist…I am glad I was in the Stonewall Riot. I remember when someone threw a Molotov cocktail, I thought, 'My god, the revolution … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Golden Age Star, Olivia de Havilland
At 100, via YouTube July 1, 1916- Dame Olivia de Havilland: "I would prefer to live forever. but if I must leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of Champagne." At 104 years … [Read more...]
Damian Hurley Thanks Well-Wishers After the Suicide of His Father, Steve Bing
Model Damian Hurley took to Instagram to express gratitude for the outpouring of condolences following the suicide of his father, Steve Bing. “I’d like to thank you all again for your overwhelming kindness over the past few days,” wrote “The Royals” actor on his Instagram … [Read more...]
Carl Reiner (RIP) Wanted to Live Until 2020 So He Could Vote Trump Out of Office
Photo via YouTube He loved Twitter and in October 2018, just before the mid-term elections, the late comedy legend tweeted: "We can vote for elected officials who will hold this president accountable. And after we’ve done that, my personal goal will be to stick around until … [Read more...]
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