Tuesday, July 31, 2018
6word Portrait: Ahmet Ertegun
Immigrant from Turkey co-founded Atlantic Records.
Born 95 years ago today (d. 2006)
Wikipedia
Atlantic Records bio
Monday, July 30, 2018
6word Portrait: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Photo by Seth Arkin, circa 1999
Champion bodybuilder, movie star, Terminator, governor.
Born this day in 1947
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com Filmography
Sunday, July 29, 2018
6word Portrait: Ken Burns
Civil War
,
Vietnam
,
Jazz
,
Baseball
documentarian.
Born 65 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Saturday, July 28, 2018
6word Portrait: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First Lady epitomized grace amid tragedy.
Born this day in 1929 (d. 1994)
Wikipedia
Video
Friday, July 27, 2018
6word Portrait: William Eggleston
Brought color to the photographic art.
Born this day in 1939
Wikipedia
Eggleston website
Seth Saith review of an Eggleston exhibition
(with photo gallery)
Thursday, July 26, 2018
6word Portrait: Stanley Kubrick
Directed
Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Clockwork Orange
.
Born 90 years ago today (d. 1999)
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com filmography
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
6word Portrait: Steve Goodman
Cubs-loving folksinger cut down by leukemia.
Born 70 years ago today (d. 1984)
Wikipedia
Video
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
6word Portrait: Amelia Earhart
First female pilot to cross Atlantic.
Born this day in 1897 (d. 1937)
Wikipedia
New article about her disappearance
Monday, July 23, 2018
6word Portrait: Raymond Chandler
Big Sleep
detective novelist became screenwriter.
Born 130 years ago today (d. 1959)
Wikipedia
The Raymond Chandler Website
Sunday, July 22, 2018
6word Portrait: George Clinton
Erstwhile Captain of the Parliament-Funkadelic mothership.
Born this day in 1941
Wikipedia
Video
Saturday, July 21, 2018
6word Portrait: Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam
"The first cut is the deepest."
Born 70 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Video
Spotify playlist
Friday, July 20, 2018
6word Portrait: Natalie Wood
She played a girl named Maria.
Born 80 years ago today (d. 1981)
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com filmography
Thursday, July 19, 2018
6word Portrait: Rachel Robinson
Her love helped Jackie break barriers.
Born this day in 1922
Wikipedia
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
6word Portrait: Nelson Mandela
From political prisoner to revered President.
Born 100 years ago today (d. 2013)
Wikipedia
Quotes
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
6word Portrait: James Cagney
Archetypal tough guy;
Yankee Doodle Dandy
.
Born this day in 1899 (d. 1986)
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com filmography
Video
Monday, July 16, 2018
6word Portrait: Ginger Rogers
Danced with Astaire, backwards in heels.
Born this day in 1911 (d. 1995)
Wikipedia
Video
Sunday, July 15, 2018
6word Portrait: Rembrandt
Dutch master of the expressive portrait.
Born this day in 1606 (d. 1669)
Wikipedia
WikiArt
Saturday, July 14, 2018
6word Portrait: Ingmar Bergman
Influential Swedish director/screenwriter made
Wild Strawberries
.
Born 100 years ago today (d. 2007)
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com filmography
Friday, July 13, 2018
6word Portrait: Roger McGuinn
From Chicago folkie to high-flying Byrd.
Born this day in 1942.
Wikipedia
Video
Thursday, July 12, 2018
6word Portrait: Milton Berle
"Uncle Miltie" was TV's first superstar.
Born 110 years ago today (d. 2002)
Wikipedia
Video
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
6word Portrait: Tab Hunter
Secretly gay actor, singer and heartthrob.
Born this day in 1931 (d. 2018)
Wikipedia
Video
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
6word Portrait: Arthur Ashe
African-American tennis champion; battled against AIDS.
Born 75 years ago today (d. 1993)
Wikipedia
Video
Monday, July 9, 2018
6word Portrait: Brian Dennehy
Screen, stage stalwart; frequently at Goodman.
Born 80 years ago today.
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com filmography
Theater Credits
Sunday, July 8, 2018
6word Portrait: Kevin Bacon
Footloose
star separated within six degrees.
Born 60 years ago today.
Wikipedia
AllMovie.com filmography
Saturday, July 7, 2018
6word Portrait: Ringo Starr
Kept the beat for the Beatles.
Born this day in 1940.
Wikipedia
Video
Friday, July 6, 2018
6word Portrait: Bill Haley
"Rock Around the Clock" musical pioneer.
Born this day in 1925 (d. 1981)
Wikipedia
Video
Thursday, July 5, 2018
6word Portrait: Bill Watterson
Cartoonist imaginatively created
Calvin and Hobbes
.
Born 60 years ago today.
Wikipedia
Calvin and Hobbes
online
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
6word Portrait: Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips
Identical advisors: Ann Landers, Dear Abby
Born 100 years ago today (d. 2002, 2013)
Wikipedia (
Eppie/Ann
,
Pauline/Abby
)
6word Portrait: Franz Kafka
His Kafkaesque writings begat a Metamorphosis.
Born 135 years ago today (d. 1924)
Wikipedia
Metamorphosis
online
Monday, July 2, 2018
6word Portrait: Thurgood Marshall
First African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Born 110 years ago today (d. 1993)
Wikipedia
Video
Sunday, July 1, 2018
6word Portrait: Twyla Tharp
Visionary dancer/choreographer created the crossover ballet.
Born this day in 1941
Wikipedia
Video
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