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Happy 85th Birthday Harvey Milk
Today is the 85th birthday of the activist and humanitarian who said “It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give...
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Happy 137th Birthday Margaret Sanger
Today is the 137th birthday of Margaret Sanger. We all owe her a great deal of gratitude for the her perseverance for a cause we all but take for granted today. The world is a better place because...
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Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
Over 70 years ago, Charlie Chaplain wrote, directed, produced, and scored a film titled The Great Dictator. Released in 1940, Chaplin’s film advanced a stirring, controversial condemnation of Adolf...
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Happy 110th Birthday Katharine Hepburn
Today is Katharine Hepburn’s 110th birthday. I tried to narrow down my favorite film of hers, but I couldn’t. If you haven’t seen “A Delicate Balance,” you should, it showcases some of the her best...
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Film Friday: Old Acquaintance
The John Van Druten play on which the film is based had its premiere at the Morosco Theatre, New York City on 23 December 1940 in a production staged by Auriol Lee and designed by Richard Whorf. The...
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Happy 91st Birthday Tony Bennett
Today is the 91st birthday of the singer Tony Bennett. The longevity and reinvention and adaption of his career has introduced him to generations that are unaware of his counterparts. The world is a...
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Happy 138th Birthday Margaret Sanger
Today is the 138th birthday of Margaret Sanger. We all owe her a great deal of gratitude for the her perseverance for a cause we all but take for granted today. The world is a better place because...
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Happy 111th Birthday Katharine Hepburn
Today is Katharine Hepburn’s 111th birthday. I tried to narrow down my favorite film of hers, but I couldn’t. If you haven’t seen “A Delicate Balance,” you should, it showcases some of the her best...
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Happy 753rd Birthday Dante
NAME: Dante OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Scholar, Poet BIRTH DATE: c. May 21, 1265 DEATH DATE: c. September 13, 1321 PLACE OF BIRTH: Florence, Italy PLACE OF DEATH: Ravenna, Italy FULL NAME: Dante...
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Happy 92nd Birthday Tony Bennett
Today is the 92nd birthday of the singer Tony Bennett. The longevity and reinvention and adaption of his career has introduced him to generations that are unaware of his counterparts. The world is a...
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A Message For Mankind – Words To Live By
This speech is as amazing today as it was 70+ years ago. Read, listen, watch it if you get a chance. A Message for Mankind: Charlie Chaplin’s Iconic Speech, Remixed “We want to live by each others’...
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Happy Birthday Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy
Today is the 131st birthday of Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy, one half of the amazing Jazz Age Lost Generation couple. I think that I first ‘discovered’ Gerald and Sara Murphy when I was reading a...
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