MGM publicity shot via Wikimedia Commons September 16, 1930 – Anne Francis: "Of course, I don't like being the vamp, but sexy roles are the plums these days." Honey West is a television series that aired on ABC in 1965–1966 with 30 episodes in its single season. Based … [Read more...]
Lisa E! The Rolling Stones! WOWlebrity Kate Flannery Joins Us for the WOW Report for Radio Andy!
World of Wonder Co-Founder Fenton Bailey, Chief Creative Officer Tom Campbell, and WOW Report Editor James St. … [Read more...]
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Must Pay $100K to Gay Couple for Denying Marriage License
Kim Davis went to jail in 2016 rather than issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Davis just got hit with a $100,000 judgment in a civil case brought by one couple. Ouch! Via [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Star With a Scream, Fay Wray
1942 Studio Publicity Shot, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain September 15, 1907 – Fay Wray: “I was known as the queen of the Bs. If only I’d been a little more selective.” I had a work-study job in college archiving Fay Wray's papers; working with her, … [Read more...]
#Remembering Amy Winehouse
For me, there are only a few albums that seem to be absolutely perfect; every element from cover design to arrangements to the engineering, to the songwriting and vocals come together to make a transcendent listening experience. For me, Back To Black is one of … [Read more...]
Remembering “LOVE” Artist, Robert Indiana
”I was out to some but not to others. I certainly didn’t flaunt that aspect of my life. There were a few gay artists I knew socially, Warhol, and Rauschenberg, for instance, who was a neighbor near Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan, where my first New York studio was located. But … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Claudette Colbert
Colbert in Tonight Is Ours (1933) publicity still, public domain Claudette Colbert was born in Paris in 1903 as Emilie Chauchoin. Her family moved to Manhattan when she was three years old, making her French, yet thoroughly American. She began acting professionally when she … [Read more...]
Remembering Actor / Singer, Leslie Cheung
Album cover for Summer Romance, 1987 Leslie Cheung (1956 - 2004) : "Why am I depressed? I have money and so many people love me." Today would have been, should have been Cheung's 67th birthday; his dramatic death brought as much speculation as the life he led. He leapt … [Read more...]
#Condragulations: ‘GMA’ Co-Anchor Robin Roberts Married Amber Laign
Robin Roberts came through on her January announcement that she planned to marry longtime partner Amber Laign. The couple got hitched in … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Entertainer, Lola Falana
1972, CBS Television via Wikimedia Commons September 11, 1942 - Lola Falana: "One day I'm going to be a middle-aged lady and I don't want people to think I committed a crime or that I've got some strange disease. I don't believe in time. The past you can't account for and … [Read more...]
