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Taltarzac725 11-27-2018 09:15 AM

Kathryn Bigelow. Happy Birthday. Director of "The Hurt Locker".
 
Kathryn Bigelow - Filmmaker, Screenwriter - Biography


She won the Oscar for Best Director for her work on The Hurt Locker.

Kathryn Bigelow - Rotten Tomatoes

Taltarzac725 11-28-2018 12:53 PM

Ed Harris. Happy Birthday.
 
Ed Harris Biography - Biography

Very good actor in his many roles. :popcorn::bigbow:

Ed Harris - Rotten Tomatoes

Taltarzac725 11-29-2018 07:58 PM

Joel Cohen. Happy Birthday.
 
Joel Coen - Director, Screenwriter - Biography


Some of the movies he directed with his brother Ethan are very good.

Joel Coen - Rotten Tomatoes

Taltarzac725 11-30-2018 08:00 PM

Sir Winston Churchill. Happy Birthday.
 
Winston Churchill Biography - Biography

Quite a prolific writer.

If you have not seen the movie Darkest Hour it is really worth look.

Darkest Hour (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes

Taltarzac725 12-01-2018 11:16 AM

December 1 - Biography

Happy Birthday, Bette Midler.

Saw her at Red Rocks Amphitheater around 1983 or 1984 with a bunch of library school graduate students from the U of Denver. Had to inhale through all the marijuana smoke that covered the audience though. Did get a little bit of a buzz.

Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings (Official Music Video) - YouTube

Taltarzac725 12-02-2018 09:17 AM

Lucy Liu.
 
Lucy Liu - Actress - Biography

Happy Birthday. Really like her in the series Elementary.:bigbow::popcorn:

Taltarzac725 12-03-2018 09:13 PM

Andy Williams. December 3. Happy Birthday.
 
Andy Williams - Singer, Television Personality - Biography

Enjoyed many of his renditions of songs. Andy Williams - The Best Songs. - Video - YouTube

Taltarzac725 12-04-2018 07:55 PM

Wink Martindale. Happy Birthday.
 
Wink Martindale | Game Shows Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia

I had seen him in various shows. :bigbow::popcorn:

Taltarzac725 12-05-2018 02:58 PM

Walt Disney. Happy Birthday. 12/05/2018
 
Walt Disney Biography - Biography

He sure has had quite an impact on Florida and California as well as motion pictures and cartoons. And especially on The Villages and the Orlando airport.

The Villages is often called the adult Disney World. :bigbow:

Taltarzac725 12-05-2018 07:39 PM

George Armstrong Custer. Born on December 5.
 
George Armstrong Custer | American Battlefield Trust

Wanted to get into another birthday trivia.

Taltarzac725 12-06-2018 07:33 PM

Nick Park. Happy Birthday. Creator of Wallace and Gromit Movies.
 
Nick Park - Filmmaker, Artist - Biography

This movies are very original.

Taltarzac725 12-07-2018 11:03 PM

Happy Birthday. Harry Chapin.
 
Harry Chapin - Songwriter, Singer, Philanthropist - Biography

He had a short life. Harry Chapin--Taxi - YouTube

Taltarzac725 12-08-2018 07:21 PM

Flip Wilson. Happy Birthday.
 
Flip Wilson - Comedian, Actor - Biography

Used to really enjoy his variety show.

Taltarzac725 12-09-2018 07:19 PM

Happy 102nd birthday, Kirk Douglas.
 
Kirk Douglas - Film Actor, Producer, Actor, Television Actor, Director, Theater Actor - Biography


I have seen some of his movies quite a few times. He and his son Michael show up on my Facebook feed once in a while which is quite cool.:bigbow::popcorn:

Kirk Douglas - Rotten Tomatoes

This one was quite fascinating but did terrible at the box office because how cynical it is about human behavior. Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) - Rotten Tomatoes

Ace in the Hole (1951) - Articles - TCM.com

Taltarzac725 12-10-2018 08:08 AM

Happy Birthday spy for the rebels in American Revolutionary War. James Armistead.
 
James Armistead - Spy - Biography

He helped win the Battle of Yorktown with information gathered while spying.

Quote:

Using the details of Armistead's reports, Lafayette and General George Washington were able to prevent the British from sending 10,000 reinforcements to Yorktown, Virginia. The American and French blockade surprised British forces and crippled their military. ... In gratitude, Armistead adopted Lafayette's surname.


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