Wednesday, July 31, 2019

6word Portrait: Curt Gowdy

Voice of many a big game.


Born 100 years ago today (d. 2006)



Tuesday, July 30, 2019

6word Portrait: Emily Brontë

Among famed sisters, wrote Wuthering Heights



Born this day in 1818 (d. 1848)



Monday, July 29, 2019

6word Portrait: Clara Bow

"It Girl" actress of Roarin' Twenties.




Born this day in 1905 (d. 1965)

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Sunday, July 28, 2019

6word Portrait: Santiago Calatrava

Sleek, stylish designs define Spanish architect.



Born this day in 1951

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

6word Portrait: Bobbie Gentry

She wrote/sang "Ode to Billie Joe."


Born this day in 1942


Friday, July 26, 2019

6word Portrait: Helen Mirren

The Queen actress with six-decade reign.



Born this day in 1945

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

6word Portrait: Walter Brennan

Best Supporting "Yokel" won three Oscars.


Born 125 years ago today (d. 1974)



Wednesday, July 24, 2019

6word Portrait: Lynda Carter

Empoweringly iconic as TV's Wonder Woman


Born this day in 1951



Tuesday, July 23, 2019

6word Portrait: Woody Harrelson

Cheers' "new" bartender built impressive career.



Born this day in 1961



Monday, July 22, 2019

6word Portrait: Alan Menken

Composer famed for scoring Disney films.



Born 70 years ago today.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

6word Portrait: Robin Williams

Supernaturally-quick comedian's humor hid his pain.



Born 68 years ago today (d. 2014)

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

6word Portrait: Chris Cornell

"No one sings like you anymore"



Born 55 years ago today (d. 2017)

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Friday, July 19, 2019

6word Portrait: Edgar Degas

Impressionist captured ballerinas in pastels, bronze.



Born 185 years ago today (d. 1917)

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

6word Portrait: Dion

Early American rocker was "The Wanderer"



Born Dion DiMucci 80 years ago today 



Wednesday, July 17, 2019

6word Portrait: Phyllis Diller

Pioneering comedienne known for self-deprecating humor.



Born this day in 1917 (d. 2012)



Tuesday, July 16, 2019

6word Portait: Barbara Stanwyck

Longtime actress; Double Indemnity, Big Valley



Born this day in 1907 (d. 1990)

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Monday, July 15, 2019

6word Portait: D.A. Pennebaker

Documentarian captured Dylan, Bowie, Monterey Pop



Born this day in 1925

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

6word Portrait: Gustav Klimt

The Kiss eternally golden for Austrian.



Born this day in in 1862 (1918)



Saturday, July 13, 2019

6word Portrait: Cheech Marin

"and Chong," an iconic comic duo.



Born this day in 1946

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Friday, July 12, 2019

6word Portrait: Donald E. Westlake

Crime fiction master a.k.a. Richard Stark



Born this day in 1933 (d. 2008)

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

6word Portrait: Giorgio Armani

Italian quite well-suited to fashion design. 



Born 85 years ago today.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

6word Portrait: Mavis Staples

With family, she'll "take you there."



Born 80 years ago today.



Tuesday, July 9, 2019

6word Portrait: Jack White

White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather, solo


Born this day in 1975

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Monday, July 8, 2019

6word Portrait: John D. Rockefeller

Founded Standard Oil; defined massive wealth. 



Born 180 years ago today (d. 1937)

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Sunday, July 7, 2019

6word Portrait: George Cukor

Directed Philadelphia Story, My Fair Lady.



Born 120 years ago today (d. 1983)

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Saturday, July 6, 2019

6word Portrait: Marc Chagall

Russian-French abstractionist was preeminent Jewish painter.



Born this day in 1887 (d. 1985)

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Friday, July 5, 2019

6word Portrait: P.T. Barnum

"There's a sucker born every minute."


Born this day in 1810 (d. 1891)

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

6word Portrait: Neil Simon

Hugely successful comedic playwright and screenwriter.


Born this day in 1927 (d. 1918)

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

6word Portrait: Tom Cruise

Risky Business, Top Gun, Rain Man 



Born this day in 1962

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

6word Portrait: Alex Morgan

Co-captain of USWNT in World Cup. 


Born 30 years ago today. 

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Monday, July 1, 2019

6word Portrait: Princess Diana

Beautiful, beleaguered, bulimic and beloved princess.



Born this day in 1961 (d. 1997)