Friday, April 20, 2018
6word Portrait: Joan Miró
Catalan abstractionist created whimsically colorful canvases.
Born 120 years ago today (d. 1983)
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WikiArt
Thursday, April 19, 2018
6word Portrait: Ashley Judd
De-Lovely
actress frankly helped topple Weinstein.
Born 50 years ago today.
Wikipedia
AllMovie filmography
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
6word Portrait: Conan O'Brien
Late-night TBS host, after NBC nonsense.
Born 55 years ago today.
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Video
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
6word Portrait: William Holden
Starred in
Stalag, Sunset Blvd., Network
Born 100 years ago today (d. 1981)
Wikipedia
AllMovie filmography
Monday, April 16, 2018
6word Portrait: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
UCLA, Bucks, Lakers, sky hook,
Airplane.
Born this day in 1947.
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Video
Sunday, April 15, 2018
6word Portrait: Roy Clark
Hee Haw
host; country music legend.
Born 85 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Saturday, April 14, 2018
6word Portrait: Rod Steiger
Pawnbroker
;
Heat of Night
. WWII/Navy vet.
Born this day in 1925 (d. 2002)
Wikipedia
AllMovie filmography
Friday, April 13, 2018
6word Portrait: Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration; became third President.
Born 275 years ago today (d. 1826)
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Quotes
Thursday, April 12, 2018
6word Portrait: Herbie Hancock
Jazz pianist accompanied Miles. "Rockit" success.
Born this day in 1940.
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Video
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
6word Portrait: Ethel Kennedy
RFK's widow; mother of 11; humanitarian.
Born 90 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
6word Portrait: Omar Sharif
Bridge-playing Egyptian actor;
Lawrence of Arabia
.
Born this day in 1932 (d. 2015)
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AllMovie Filmography
Monday, April 9, 2018
6word Portrait: Jean-Paul Belmondo
Embodied outlaw-chic in Godard's groundbreaking
Breathless
.
Born 85 years ago today.
Wikipedia
AllMovie filmography
Sunday, April 8, 2018
6word Portrait: Betty Ford
Feminist First Lady, including of detoxification.
Born 100 years ago today (d. 2011)
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Saturday, April 7, 2018
6word Portrait: Billie Holiday
Majestic Lady Day decried "Strange Fruit."
Born this day in 1915 (d. 1959)
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Video
Friday, April 6, 2018
6word Portrait: André Previn
Orchestra conductor, Oscar-winning composer, jazz pianist.
Born this day in 1929.
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Video
Thursday, April 5, 2018
6word Portrait: Gregory Peck
Embodied Atticus Finch;
Roman Holiday
,
Spellbound
.
Born this day in 1916 (d. 2003)
Wikipedia
AllMovie filmography
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
6word Portrait: Maya Angelou
Poet knew why Caged Bird Sings.
Born 90 years ago today (d. 2014)
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Poems online
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
6word Portrait: Doris Day
Buoyant blonde singer became film icon.
Born 96 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Monday, April 2, 2018
6word Portrait: Hans Christian Andersen
Danish storyteller.
Ugly Duckling
,
Little Mermaid
.
Born this day in 1805 (d. 1875)
Wikipedia
Stories online
Sunday, April 1, 2018
6word Portrait: Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come
, popularized reggae.
Born 70 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Saturday, March 31, 2018
6word Portrait: Johann Sebastian Bach
German composer;
Brandenburg Concertos
among masterworks.
Born this day in 1685 (d. 1750)
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Video
Friday, March 30, 2018
6word Portrait: Francisco Goya
Spanish Romantic painter of masterful portraits.
Born this day in 1746 (d. 1828)
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WikiArt
Thursday, March 29, 2018
6word Portrait: Pearl Bailey
Singer/actress starred on stage, film, TV.
Born 100 years ago today (d. 1990)
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Video
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
6word Portrait: Raphael
Italian
School of Athens
Renaissance master.
Born 535 years ago today (d. 1520)
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WikiArt
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
6word Portrait: Gloria Swanson
Ready for her close-up, Mr. DeMille.
Born this day in 1899 (d. 1983)
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Monday, March 26, 2018
6word Portrait: Diana Ross
Supreme leader turned world "Upside Down."
Born this day in 1944.
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Video
Sunday, March 25, 2018
6word Portrait: Howard Cosell
His announcing was brash but unmistakable.
Born 100 years ago today (d. 1995)
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Video
Saturday, March 24, 2018
6word Portrait: Harry Houdini
The most famous name in magic.
Born this day in 1874 (d. 1926)
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Video
Friday, March 23, 2018
6word Portrait: Damon Albarn
Voice of Blur; visionary of Gorillaz.
Born 50 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Thursday, March 22, 2018
6word Portrait: Stephen Sondheim
Erudite Broadway composer/lyricist entertains while enlightening.
Born this day in 1930.
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Video
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
6word Portrait: Solomon Burke
A founding father of soul music.
Born this day in 1940 (d. 2010)
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Video
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
6word Portrait: Fred Rogers
A beautiful day in his neighborhood.
Born 90 years ago today (d. 2003)
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Video
Monday, March 19, 2018
6word Portrait: Philip Roth
Venerated author;
Portnoy's Complaint, American Pastoral
Born 85 years ago today.
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Sunday, March 18, 2018
6word Portrait: John Kander
Composed
Cabaret
,
Chicago
with Fred Ebb.
Born on this day in 1927.
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Video
Saturday, March 17, 2018
6word Portait: Rudolf Nureyev
Russian ballet superstar; first to defect.
Born 80 years ago today (d. 1993)
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Video
Friday, March 16, 2018
6word Portrait: Henny Youngman
"Take my wife...please." Wisecracking comedian.
Born this day in 1906 (d. 1998)
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Video
Thursday, March 15, 2018
6word Portrait: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Second woman on the Supreme Court.
Born 85 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
6word Portrait: Albert Einstein
Genius developed the theory of relativity.
Born this day in 1879 (d. 1955)
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Quotes
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
6word Portrait: William H. Macy
Shameless
character actor; early Mamet collaborator.
Born this day in 1950.
Wikipedia
AllMovie filmography
Monday, March 12, 2018
6word Portrait: James Taylor
Going to Carolina in his mind.
Born 70 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Sunday, March 11, 2018
6word Portrait: Ralph Abernathy
Civil Rights leader; friend of MLK.
Born this day in 1926 (d. 1990)
Wikipedia
Quotes
Saturday, March 10, 2018
6word Portrait: Bix Beiderbecke
Pioneering but short-lived jazz cornetist, composer.
Born this day in 1903 (d. 1931)
Wikipedia
Spotify
Friday, March 9, 2018
6word Portrait: Ornette Coleman
The Shape of Jazz to Come
Born this day in 1930 (d. 2015)
Wikipedia
Album
Thursday, March 8, 2018
6word Portrait: Cyd Charisse
Danced on film with Kelly, Astaire.
Born this day in 1922 (d. 2008)
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Video
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
6word Portrait: Arthur Lee
Lead singer of Love;
Forever Changes
Born this day in 1945 (d. 2006)
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Video
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
6word Portrait: Michelangelo
Painted Sistine Chapel ceiling; sculpted
David
.
Born this day in 1475 (d. 1564)
Wikipedia
Virtual Sistine Chapel
Monday, March 5, 2018
6word Portrait: Rex Harrison
Doctor Doolittle; mentor of Eliza Doolittle.
Born this day in 1908 (d. 1990)
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Video
Sunday, March 4, 2018
6word Portrait: Casimir Pulaski
Polish nobleman, American Revolutionary War hero.
Born this day in 1745 (d. 1779)
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
6word Portrait: Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor of the telephone; AT&T founder.
Born this day in 1847 (d. 1922)
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Friday, March 2, 2018
6word Portrait: Lou Reed
Took a walk on wild side.
Born this day in 1942 (d. 2013)
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Video
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