My profile of author Mary Flannery O’Connor, born on March 25, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia, is published today at For Books’ Sake
Bookish Birthdays: Flannery O’Connor
25 Friday Mar 2011
Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
23 Wednesday Mar 2011
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AIDS, AmFAR, Bert Stern, Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Max Lerner, Michael Jackson, Mike Todd, Montgomery Clift, Richard Burton, Truman Capote
In honour of the glorious Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away today, I’m posting an updated version of my tribute, Marilyn, Elizabeth and Cleopatra, first published on Immortal Marilyn in 2009. Continue reading
What’s Good for the Goose…
10 Thursday Mar 2011
Posted in Art and Photography, Brighton, Politics
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Angry art for troubled times: found on a wall outside the Cobbler’s Thumb pub, New England Street, Brighton. The (anonymous) rhyme dates from the 17th century, protesting against land enclosure and rural dispossession.
Elsie Mae Fortin 1911-2011
10 Thursday Mar 2011
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You can also read this article at Madonna Radio
Elsie Mae Fortin, maternal grandmother of Madonna, has died aged 99. Continue reading
‘A Girl’s Best Friend’: Jane Russell 1921-2011
07 Monday Mar 2011
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe
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Adoption, Bob Hope, Bob Waterfield, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Howard Hughes, Jane Russell, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Max Reinhardt, Robert Mitchum, Santa Maria, The Paleface, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, Van Nuys High School
Jane Russell, one of Hollywood’s great sex symbols, and star of such films as The Outlaw, The Paleface, His Kind of Woman and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, has died aged 89 at her home in California’s Santa Maria Valley, of a respiratory illness. Continue reading
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