September 26, 1898– George Gershwin He would have celebrated his 118th birthday today. I can only imagine the musical riches that Brooklyn’s own Gershwin would have produced if had not checked out when he was just 38 years old. In his short lifetime Gershwin produced a huge … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, Pedro Almodóvar
September 25, 1949– Pedro Almodóvar is one of cinema’s considerably celebrated contemporary filmmakers. He has Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay for the comedy All About My Mother (1999) and the drama Talk To Her (2002), plus five BAFTA … [Read more...]
