"The Hendersons will all be there/Late of Pablo Fanque's Fair/What a scene!"
#OTD #TDIH #May4, 1871: #BOTD #HBD #PabloFanque! #Blacks #TightropeWalkers #CircusPerformers #CircusOwners #BeingForTheBenefitOfMrKite #JohnLennon #SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #March30, 1746: #BOTD: #HBD #FranciscoGoya! #Romantics #Painters #Illustrators #Printmakers #Sculptors #Art #Painting #ArtSky
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MARCH 30TH
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Philip Ahn born March 29, in 1905.
Over 185 roles including the wise Master Kan on TV's Kung Fu series!
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Born March 29, in 1919, Eileen Heckart.
Over 100 roles including Somebody Up There Likes Me, Bus Stop, The Bad Seed, Up the Down Staircase, No Way to Treat a Lady, Butterflies are Free, and The First Wives Club.
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#BOTD #happybirthday
Calvary or The Banshees of Inisherin?
What is Brendan Gleeson's best performance so far? You decide at sassawards.com/Person/2039
#bestperformances #moviesky #actorsky #sassawards #showmewhatyagot
Wilhelm Ackermann zbmath.org/authors/acke..., known for his work in mathematical logic, was #botd 130 years ago.
"Zum Hilbertschen Aufbau der reellen Zahlen" was reviewed in zbmath.org/54.0056.06.
Today in History: Inga Lehmann discovers the earth's core and Pearl Bailey #BOTD 1918.
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Rainer Bonhof - Leben, so wie ich es mag"
(Aus: Fuma Februar 1987)
#bonhof #bmg #effzeh #hertha #valencia #dfb #botd #happybirthday
Arthur O'Connell born Mar 29, 1908.
Over 140 roles incl Anatomy of a Murder, Picnic, Bus Stop, Gidget, Cimarron 1960, Pocketful of Miracles, Operation Petticoat, Follow That Dream, Fantastic Voyage, Reluctant Astronaut, Poseidon Adventure.
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During the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Eric Idle takes the stage to perform “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”
Eric Idle #BOTD
Remembering Warner Baxter, born March 29, in 1889.
Over 105 films, silent & sound including In The Great Gatsby 1926, Old Arizona, 42nd Street, Lady in the Dark, Kidnapped, Broadway Bill, and the Crime Doctor series of films.
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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 #BOTD 1918. Bailey became one of Hollywood & Broadway's most beloved entertainers. 1st African American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1976. Pictured w/husband, jazz drummer Louie Bellson. #FilmSky
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Happy Birthday to Eric Idle. #BOTD 🎈🎂
Some things never change and some conversations get better with age. A comedic legend in every sense, and no stranger to voice acting either! Hope he has a great day!
#MontyPython #FilmSky #EricIdle
14 Classic Movie Birthdays Today 3/29 incl Arthur O'Connell, Eileen Heckart, Warner Baxter, Pearl Bailey (pictured in that order), plus Niall MacGinnis, and more. #botd
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MARCH 29TH
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As editor of The Black Women's Health Book: Speaking for Ourselves, White was the driving force that sought out, edited, and published its stories. As one review described it, the book covers, “the vast spectrum of the black women's health experience as patient, healer and wit- ness.” White was also the author of the bio- graphy Alice Walker: A Life – a project that took 12 years of research and writing.
A color photo of Evelyn C. White, circa 2012 Source: ABC Book World
It is the birthday in 1954 of American writer Evelyn C. White.
As a journalist, editor, and author, she has given voice to women with African roots and drawn attention to the issues that shape their lives.
#WriterSky #BookSky #TheBlackWomen'sHealthBook:SpeakingForOurselves #AliceWalker #BOTD
Pearl Bailey, with short curly hair, wearing a a dress with a scalloped lace collar and posing with her hand near her chin.
Kathleen Nolan smiles and looks up at Pearl Bailey, who is also smiling, while handing her the SAG Life Achievement Award statuette.
The late Pearl Bailey was #BOTD in 1918. Her legacy lives on through her work as an actor, singer, and author. She was the first Black actor to win the SAG Life Achievement Award in 1976, and her contributions to the arts would also garner her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988.
A color photo of Jo-Ann Mapson, (circa 2014) wearing glasses and a cowboy hat. Source: Authors Interviews
“A willingness to lose one's self in a story was the first step to learning compassion.”
-American writer Jo-Ann Mapson, born on this day in 1952
In her novels, she writes about the lives of women and how their relationships helped them chart a course through adversity.
#WriterSky #BookSky #BOTD
In The New Yorker magazine and his books, his captivating and insightful storytelling explores the transformational but under-reported forces that shape American culture.
A color photo of writer Alex Wilkinson (undated & uncredited) Source: WOMR
“Someone responding to intuition, to chance and fortune, often can't explain himself well.”
-American literary journalist Alec Wilkinson, born on this day in 1952
#WriterSky #BOTD
He became a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python which produced the popular tv show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Idle was integral to writing many of the lines the show’s fans often repeat in hopes of finding each other. According to Idle, “Always look on the bright side of life” is now one of the songs most commonly played or sung at British funerals.
A color photo still from the tv show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Terry Jones (left) and Eric Idle, playing a cheeky idiot Image source: The Australian Women's Weekly
It is the birthday of the wry sage who wrote,
“Always look on the bright side of life.”
English actor, writer, and one of the funniest people ever, Eric Idle was born on this day in 1943.
#WriterSky #FunnyGuy #MontyPython #NudgeNudge #KnowWhatIMean #BOTD
Morning #bird
A lesser Goldfinch on a foggy morning at the Kachina Wetlands near Flagstaff AZ.
#birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography #botd #birdoftheday #yellow
🎧 Japanese Breakfast (feat. Jeff Bridges) - Men In Bars
Michelle Chongmi Zauner 🎂 (born 29 March 29 1989)
“And who am I to leave behind? We built this
And even when it falls apart, it's ours”
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#nowspinning
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Kitzinger’s research and writing focused on the period of time from the birth of a child through the toddler years. She wrote or contributed to dozens of books that re-affirmed the value of breast- feeding, midwifery, and the voices of women in any discussion of the lives of women and children.
A colorful photo of anthropologist and author Sheila Kitzinger in 2013. Photo credit and source: David Sillitoe for the Guardian
English author Sheila Kitzinger was a social anthropologist who specialized in pregnancy, childbirth and infant care.
She was a vocal advocate for women having the information they need to make the many decisions so important to the early life of a child.
#Midwifery #History #BOTD
