6word Portrait: Ahmet Ertegun

Immigrant from Turkey co-founded Atlantic Records.


Born 95 years ago today (d. 2006)

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6word Portrait: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Photo by Seth Arkin, circa 1999

Champion bodybuilder, movie star, Terminator, governor.


Born this day in 1947

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6word Portrait: Ken Burns

Civil War, Vietnam, Jazz, Baseball documentarian.  



Born 65 years ago today. 

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6word Portrait: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

First Lady epitomized grace amid tragedy. 


Born this day in 1929 (d. 1994)

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6word Portrait: William Eggleston

Brought color to the photographic art.



Born this day in 1939

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6word Portrait: Stanley Kubrick

Directed Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Clockwork Orange. 


Born 90 years ago today (d. 1999)

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6word Portrait: Steve Goodman

Cubs-loving folksinger cut down by leukemia.

Born 70 years ago today (d. 1984)

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6word Portrait: Amelia Earhart

First female pilot to cross Atlantic.

Born this day in 1897 (d. 1937)

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6word Portrait: Raymond Chandler

Big Sleep detective novelist became screenwriter.

Born 130 years ago today (d. 1959)

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6word Portrait: George Clinton

Erstwhile Captain of the Parliament-Funkadelic mothership.

Born this day in 1941

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6word Portrait: Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

"The first cut is the deepest."



Born 70 years ago today. 

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6word Portrait: Natalie Wood

She played a girl named Maria.

Born 80 years ago today (d. 1981)

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6word Portrait: Rachel Robinson

Her love helped Jackie break barriers. 



Born this day in 1922

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6word Portrait: Nelson Mandela

From political prisoner to revered President.

Born 100 years ago today (d. 2013)

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6word Portrait: James Cagney

Archetypal tough guy; Yankee Doodle Dandy. 



Born this day in 1899 (d. 1986)

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6word Portrait: Ginger Rogers

Danced with Astaire, backwards in heels. 



Born this day in 1911 (d. 1995)

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6word Portrait: Rembrandt

Dutch master of the expressive portrait.

Born this day in 1606 (d. 1669)

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6word Portrait: Ingmar Bergman

Influential Swedish director/screenwriter made Wild Strawberries. 



Born 100 years ago today (d. 2007)

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6word Portrait: Roger McGuinn

From Chicago folkie to high-flying Byrd.

Born this day in 1942.

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6word Portrait: Milton Berle

"Uncle Miltie" was TV's first superstar. 



Born 110 years ago today (d. 2002)

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6word Portrait: Tab Hunter

Secretly gay actor, singer and heartthrob.

Born this day in 1931 (d. 2018)

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6word Portrait: Arthur Ashe

African-American tennis champion; battled against AIDS.


Born 75 years ago today (d. 1993)

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6word Portrait: Brian Dennehy

Screen, stage stalwart; frequently at Goodman.


Born 80 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Kevin Bacon

Footloose star separated within six degrees. 


Born 60 years ago today. 

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6word Portrait: Ringo Starr

Kept the beat for the Beatles.

Born this day in 1940.

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6word Portrait: Bill Haley

"Rock Around the Clock" musical pioneer. 



Born this day in 1925 (d. 1981)

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6word Portrait: Bill Watterson

Cartoonist imaginatively created Calvin and Hobbes. 


Born 60 years ago today. 

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6word Portrait: Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips

Identical advisors: Ann Landers, Dear Abby

Born 100 years ago today (d. 2002, 2013)

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6word Portrait: Franz Kafka

His Kafkaesque writings begat a Metamorphosis.



Born 135 years ago today (d. 1924)

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6word Portrait: Thurgood Marshall

First African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice. 



Born 110 years ago today (d. 1993)

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6word Portrait: Twyla Tharp

Visionary dancer/choreographer created the crossover ballet. 


Born this day in 1941

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