Apr 5, 2013

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Happy Birthday, Bette!

Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born in 1908 and was, arguably, one of this...

Mar 10, 2013

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Happy Birthday, Clare Boothe Luce!

Clare Boothe Luce was quite the Renaissance woman, given that she lived in the...

Feb 21, 2013

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Happy Birthday, Ms. Simone!

Nina Simone would have been eighty years old today.  Born Eunice Kathleen...

Jan 6, 2013

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Happy Birthday, Nigella!

The wonder that is Nigella Lawson came to me through an article in the...

Dec 11, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Mo’Nique!

I’ve been a fan of Mo’Nique since she hosted Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance on...

Nov 13, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Candye!

When I visited a friend in San Francisco in the late nineties, I took Super...

Oct 11, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Dawn!

Better late than never:  I finally discovered Dawn French. Two years ago, my...

Sep 13, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Nell!

When I was a teenager, I listened to the first record of my two-album set of...

Aug 18, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Shelley!

Shelley Winters (1920-2006) once described her life as a “rocky road out of...

Jul 26, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Helen!

  Although she probably wouldn’t like it, Helen Mirren is a role model...

Jun 3, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Josephine!

Josephine Baker deserves a wider audience today.  An American-born French...

May 4, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Adele!

  She’s all of twenty-four years old, but I don’t think I’m alone...