Older brother was a VP in San Francisco with them.

Ken Burns. Happy BD. 7/29.
 

Ken Burns - Wikipedia

His various documentary series are very much worth watching.

Hilary Swank. Happy Birthday 7-30.
 

Hilary Swank - Rotten Tomatoes

Very good actress. Especially in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby and Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry. Boys Don't Cry (1999) - Rotten Tomatoes

Lots of my library Facebook connections are having either Harry Potter and/or J.K. Rowling birthday parties today. It is Harry Potter's 39th birthday today.

J. K. Rowling - Wikipedia

Happy birthday Dom DeLuise, an upbeat, funny guy! Dom DeLuise - Wikipedia

I really enjoyed his work.

Jason Mamoa.
 

Jason Momoa - Rotten Tomatoes

He was good as Aquaman and in Game of Thrones.

Found his movie Braven quite exciting. Braven (2018) - Rotten Tomatoes

Mary-Louise Parker. Happy Birthday.
 

Mary-Louise Parker - Rotten Tomatoes

Liked her work in Red and Weeds among other things.

This is a wonderful movie from 1991-- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) - Rotten Tomatoes.

Happy birthday Tony Bennett. What a wonder he is! Tony Bennett - Wikipedia

Tom Brady. Happy 42nd Birthday.
 

Patriots' Tom Brady entering uncharted territory at age 42

Wonder when or if he will ever retire?

I had left my heart in San Francisco to a lady I went to law school with who is now a HUGE immigration lawyer there. Married and probably with kids. Have not seen her though since 1989 and was worried about how I would explain my life since 1989 at the 30th year law school re-union they had a few months ago for the U of MN Law School in Minneapolis. She was one of the people who managed the 30th Re-Union.

Still think of this woman a lot. She had been a friend of sorts in law school. She was incredibly smart, sophisticated and funny. I had talked with her about a lot of stuff while we were both in Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners.

This song of Tony Bennett always make me think of her. Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco (from MTV Unplugged) - YouTube

Tom Brady is an amazing athlete! I used to enjoy watching Roger Staubach and Joe Namath play. I sat beside Joe on a flight once. He was very nice and polite to the crew and those of us near him.

Meghan Markle. Happy Birthday.
 

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex - Wikipedia

Cannot say I have ever watched in the series Suits. That was not a show I could get into. Too many lawyers.

Meghan Markle - Rotten Tomatoes

Neil Armstrong. Happy Birthday.
 

Happy Birthday, Neil Armstrong! Apollo 11 Moonwalker Would Have Been 89 Today | Space

He did some truly remarkable with the help of probably 500,000 or more people.

The astronauts were exceptionally brave and capable people. The individuals and teams that got them into space and to the moon and back were incredible!

Happy Birthday, Lucille Ball. August 6.
 

Lucille Ball in a CLASSIC "I Love Lucy" MOMENT - YouTube

One of my favorite comediennes. :popcorn::bigbow:

Charlize Theron. Happy Birthday, 8/07.
 

Charlize Theron - Rotten Tomatoes

She was very bad ass in Mad Max: Fury Road. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Rotten Tomatoes

Dustin Hoffman. Happy Birthday. August 8
 

Dustin Hoffman - Rotten Tomatoes

He has had a lot of ups and downs as far as his movies are concerned.

Our Native American studies teacher at Earl Wooster HS in Reno, Nevada took us to Little Big Man among some other 1970 movies.

Little Big Man (1970) - Rotten Tomatoes

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Official Music Video) - YouTube

Whitney Houston - Wikipedia

Happy Birthday Whitney Houston. :bigbow::popcorn:

Happy belated Birthday, Anna Kendrick.
 

Anna Kendrick - Rotten Tomatoes

Really enjoyed her three Pitch Perfect movies. The woman can sing and act. :bigbow::popcorn:

Chris Hemsworth. Happy Birthday 8/11
 

Chris Hemsworth - Rotten Tomatoes

Have really enjoyed him playing the Thor character in various Avengers movies and especially in Avengers: Endgame.

The DVD/ Blu-Ray for this movie comes out on Tuesday August 13, 2019. Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Rotten Tomatoes

Rowland Hill - Wikipedia

Happy Birthday, Rowland Hill. He was the inventor of the postage stamp.

Hill, Rowland Sir 1795-1879 [WorldCat Identities]

Well it was not "snail mail" back then! The British post office was revered for its efficiency of delivery.

He certainly did a lot for well thought out and needed education reforms as well.

That he did.

Happy birthday Alfred Hitchcock. I found his movies very scary and well done. Alfred Hitchcock - Wikipedia

They have had a few Alfred Hitchcock Film Festivals in the Villages since we moved here in June of 2005. Three I think. I missed one of them as I was house and dog sitting in Palm Harbor, FL. Had started working for a couple around 1998 and continued to go back there every so often until 2010 or so.

One of these Hitchcock festivals was either a few months ago or in late 2018. I probably wrote about it on TOTV. It is kind of my habit to post anything on TOTV.

Annie Oakley biography - Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Annie Oakley. Happy Birthday. August 13. :ho:

She was beyond amazing!

One of my granddaughters is an incredible shot and can split a playing card on edge at ten yards with a pistol.

That is remarkable. :coolsmiley:

Halle Berry. Happy Birthday.
 

Halle Berry - Rotten Tomatoes

She is quite a good actress and was really a good sidekick along with her two ferocious dogs in John Wick 3.

Jennifer Lawrence. Happy Birthday.
 

Jennifer Lawrence - Rotten Tomatoes

She was great in Winter's Bone. :popcorn::bigbow:

Winter's Bone (2010) - Rotten Tomatoes

The Hunger Games (2012) - Rotten Tomatoes

Happy Birthday, Steve Carell, August 16.
 

He has been in many entertaining movies and TV shows.

Steve Carell - Rotten Tomatoes :popcorn::bigbow:

Robert De Niro - Rotten Tomatoes



One of my favorite actors. He loses himself in the character like with Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and The Godfather, Part II. :popcorn::bigbow:

The Godfather, Part II (1974) - Rotten Tomatoes


I will be excited to see him in Joker 2019. Joker (2019) - Rotten Tomatoes

Robert Redford. Happy Birthday.
 

Robert Redford - Rotten Tomatoes

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Rotten Tomatoes

Loved Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and many of Redford's other movies. Jeremiah Johnson:bigbow::popcorn:

Orville Wright. August 19. Happy Birthday.
 

The Wright-Smithsonian Fued | The Wright Flyer: From Invention To Icon

Wright brothers - Wikipedia

This is a very interesting story. :clap2:

Amy Adams. Happy Birthday.
 

Amy Adams - Rotten Tomatoes

She is quite a good singer as well as actress. :bigbow:

A replica of the 1903 airplane is on display in Kitty Hawk, NC at the visitor center. The real thing is at the National Air and Pace Museum in DC. I have been to see both and each time felt moved. What an incredible feat! It changed the world.

David McCullough’s book, “The Wright Brothers” is a wonderful read.

I really like David McCullough's works. Just read The Pioneers by him.

Steve Alten | Best Selling Author of MEG

Happy 60th Birthday Steve Alten. Author of the various MEG books. :bigbow::popcorn:

Know when to hold 'em. Happy birthday Kenny Rogers! Kenny Rogers - Wikipedia