May 27th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Dashiell Hammett [Samuel Dashiell Hammett; 1894-1961; author, screenwriter and political activist; Sam Spade - 'The Maltese Falcon'; Nick and Nora Charles - 'The Thin Man'] -
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May 27th:
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Dashiell Hammett [Samuel Dashiell Hammett; 1894-1961; author, screenwriter and political activist; Sam Spade - 'The Maltese Falcon'; Nick and Nora Charles - 'The Thin Man'] -
May 27th:
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Wild Bill Hickok [James Butler Hickock; 1837-1876; lawman, gunfighter, gambler and folk hero] -
May 27th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Lucile Watson [1879-1962; actress; Fanny Farrelly in 'Watch On The Rhine'] -
May 27th:
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Arnold Bennett [Enoch Arnold Bennett; 1867-1931; novelist, 'Anna Of The Five Towns'; 'The Old Wives Tale'; 'The Clayhanger Family] -
May 27th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Cornelius Vanderbilt [1794-1877; business magnate and philanthropist] -
May 27th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Shanola Hampton [actress; Veronica Fisher on Showtime 'Shameless'] -
May 27th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Allan Carr [Allan Soloman; 1937-1999; producer and screenwriter] -
May 28th:
Quote for the Day:
"Believe me when I say this; you can't please everyone in concert, even though I still want to.
Someone always wants you to sing a song that isn't necessarily on your set list."
- Gladys Knight. -
Happy Birthday, to:
Gladys Knight [Gladys Maria Knight; R&B, soul, pop and gospel singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and author] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
John Fogerty [John Cameron Fogerty; rock musician, singer and songwriter; lead singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter with Creedence Clearwater Revival] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Roland Gift [Roland Lee Gift; rock singer, songwriter and actor; lead singer with Fine Young Cannibals] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Kylie Minogue [Kylie Ann Minogue; pop, dance and disco singer, songwriter, dancer and actress] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Billy Vera [William Patrick McCord; R&B, pop and rock singer, songwriter, actor, author and music historian] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Arto Lindsay [Arthur Morgan Lindsay; avant-garde jazz guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mark Feehily [Markus Michael Patrick Feehily; pop, soul and R&B singer and songwriter; Westlife] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Carroll Baker [retired actress; Baby Doll Meighan in 'Baby Doll', 1956] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
James Mason [James Louis Mason; 1934-2019; principal bassoonist; Detroit Symphony Orchestra] -
May 28th:
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T-Bone Walker [Aaron Thibeaux Walker; 1910-1975; blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
John Karlen [John Adam Karlewicz; 1933-2020; multiple roles on ABC soap opera 'Dark Shadows'; Harvey Lacey on CBS TV crime series 'Cagney & Lacey'] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Tommy Ladnier [Thomas James Ladnier; 1900-1939; jazz trumpeter] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Sondra Locke [Sandra Louise Smith, later Anderson; 1944-2018; actress and film director] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Wendy O. Williams [Wendy Orlean Williams; 1949-1998; punk rock and heavy metal singer, songwriter and actress] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Betty Shabazz [Betty Dean Sanders; 1936-1997; educator and civil rights advocate] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Marshall Reed [Marshall Jewell Reed; 1917-1980; actor] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Rachel Kempson [1910-2003; actress; Lady Belfield in 'Out Of Africa', 1985] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Thora Hird [1911-2003; actress and comedian, presenter and writer] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Ian Fleming [Ian Lancaster Fleming; 1908-1964; author, journalist and naval intelligence officer; creator of the 'James Bond' spy novel series] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
John Henry Creach [aka Papa John Creach; 1917-1994; blues, rock and jazz violinist] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Rita McNeil [1944-2013; country and folk singer] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to: -
Leland Sklar [Leland Bruce Sklar; rock, pop, country and folk electric bass guitarist and session musician] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Steve Strange [Stephen John Harrington; 1915-2015; new wave synth-pop singer, nightclub host and promoter; lead singer with Visage; 'Fade To Grey'] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Carey Mulligan [Carey Hannah Mulligan; actress; Jenny Mellor in 'An Education', 2009] -
May 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Cameron Boyce [Cameron Mica Boyce; 1999-2019; actor] -
May 28th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Laura Bailey [voice actress and voice director] -
May 29th:
Quote for the Day:
"I'm blessed to be surrounded by so much talent - I have a lovely family, a great husband and I'm very happy.
A little more success on my own terms would make my life complete."
- Rebbie Jackson, 'OK!', April 1998 issue. -
Happy Birthday, to:
Rebbie Jackson [Maureen Reillette Jackson-Brown; pop, R&B, soul and dance singer; 'Centipede'] -
May 29th:
Happy Birthday, to:
La Toya Jackson [La Toya Yvonne Jackson; R&B, pop and dance singer and songwriter; 'Heart Don't Lie'] -
May 29th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Noel Gallagher [Noel Thomas David Gallagher; singer, songwriter and musician; songwriter, lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist with Oasis] -
May 29th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mel B [Melanie Janine Brown; pop, hip hop and dance singer, songwriter, rapper, television personality, actress and author; 'Scary Spice'; 'The Spice Girls'] -
May 29th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mel Gaynor [Mel George Gaynor; rock drummer and vocalist; Simple Minds] -
May 29th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Gary Brooker [rock singer, songwriter and pianist; co-founder and lead singer of Procol Harum; 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale'] -