August 23, 1899– Louise Nevelson: "I think all great innovations are built on rejections." Nevelson is famous for having constructed abstract expressionist "crates" grouped together to form new creations. She used found objects and everyday discarded objects in her … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Rocker, Joan Jett
September 22, 1958– Joan Jett: "I am all-inclusive. These days, everybody writes about everything. They feel they have the right to know. It goes back to that thing about not being bullied, not being told what to do. In fact, if you tell me what to do, I'm gonna put … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Poet and Songwriter, Leonard Cohen
September 21, 1934 - Leonard Cohen: "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." When I first heard Cohen's anthem Hallelujah, the original version, from his album Various Positions (1984), I never would have thought that it would become one of pop … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Sex Appeal is Fifty Percent What You’ve Got and Fifty Percent What People Think You’ve Got.” – Sophia Loren
She is Italy's Greatest Cinema Icon, an eternal Diva, and she certainly deserves the status of LGBTQ Icon. See if you agree. Sophia Loren's exciting life has taken her from being a street kid to becoming one of the planet's most glamorous film stars. She had the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Anne Meara
September 20, 1929 – Anne Meara: "If you can't hurt the other person at least once a day, then you've got no relationship." Almost from the moment they met, the comedy duo of Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller combusted with their special chemistry. In 20th century … [Read more...]
John Lennon & Same-Sex Affairs: Myth or Mystery?
Hey, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away. One of the mightiest myths and mysteries in John Lennon's legacy is whether he had same-sex encounters. In an interview in GQ last week, Paul McCartney talked about just how close he and his band mate John Lennon really were. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Singer, Cass Elliot
September 19, 1941 - Ellen Naomi Cohen: "My role in the Mamas & Papas was basically just to sing" On a late summer night in 1974, Cass Elliot finished one of her stunning sold-out concerts of her two-week gig at the London Palladium, when she was found dead in Flat 12, 9 … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I Want To Be Let Alone.” – Greta Garbo, “Grand Hotel”
Greta Garbo's first talkie was Anna Christie (1930), based on the 1922 Eugene O’Neill play. MGM's market campaign came up with the catchphrase "Garbo Talks!". At the 16 minute mark, she famously utters her first spoken line on film: "Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Dancer / Director / Choreographer, Agnes de Mille
September 19, 1905 - Agnes de Mille "The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie." Agnes de Mille changed the worlds of American Dance and Musical Theatre, plus she was as gifted a writer as she was a choreographer and dancer. … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “A Good Bad Movie, You Must Admit, Is Great.” – Roddy McDowall
I ran into Roddy McDowall (1928-1998) on two occasions. The first time was at the 50th Anniversary of MGM Gala at the Beverley Wilshire Hotel in 1973, which I had successfully crashed. He was there as Elizabeth Taylor's date. He was gracious and warm. He … [Read more...]
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