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ICONIC ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1913

Gone with the Wind (1939) - Logos — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Movie Review: Gone With The Wind (1939) | The Ace Black Blog
Clark Gable and  Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh: Memory and Calm
Vivien Leigh ( born Vivian Mary Hartley)
(5 November 1913 – 8 July 19)

British actress Vivien Leigh won the Academy Award 
for Best Actress twice, for her performances as
Scarlett O’Hara
in Gone with the Wind (1939) and  
Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar
Named Desire
(1951), a
role she had also played on
stage in London’s
West End in 1949.

She also won a Tony Award for her work in the
Broadway musical version of Tovarich (1963).

Although her career had periods of inactivity, in
1999 the
American Film Institute ranked Leigh as
the
16th-greatest female movie star of classic
Hollywood cinema.
 
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Ship of Fools [DVD]
1965

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COMPOSER-SONGWRITER WAS BORN IN 1891

31 best images about Cole Porter on Pinterest | Richard avedon, 1920s and Peru

Oct. 15: Today in 1964, Cole Porter died at the age of 72 from kidney failure | Music history ...

Cole Porter in Peru | The Queerest Places

(Fox News) – Iconic and celebrated American composer Cole
Porter was born on this day in history, June 9, 1891, into a
prestigious family
in Peru, Indiana. 

His mother, Kate Cole Porter, was the daughter of wealthy
businessman J.O. Cole — and due to his upbringing, young
Cole Porter enjoyed a privileged childhood, according to
the Indiana Historical Society.

At the age of 6, Porter started playing both the violin and
piano
and became quite good at both instruments.  

The Songs of Cole Porter - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic

Photo and video: Introduced by Kristin Chenoweth, 'The Prom' cast performs "Tonight Belongs to ...

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Harry Belafonte Through the Years | EW.com

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Harry Belafonte ( Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.)
(March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023)

Belafonte was a Jamaican-American singer, actor and activist,
who popularized
calypso music with international audiences
in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the
first million-selling
LP by a single artist.

Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O
(The Banana Boat Song)
".

In 2022  Harry Belafonte was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
in the Early Influence category.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Harry Belafonte - His Best Ever! Romance - Calypso - Spirituals - CD

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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March 24 1958 Elvis Presley Inducted Into Army | Craig Hill

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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The Odd Couple on Broadway — with Walter Matthau and Art Carney, 1965. | Odd couples, Playbill ...

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Walter Matthau, left,  and Art Carney on Broadway in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.

Neil Simon Broadway play The Odd Couple debuted in 1965
and starred
Walter Matthau (who would go to play the same
role in the film) and Art Carney as Felix Ungar. Matthau won
a Tony award for
his portrayal, one of a slew of accolades
the play received.

The odd couple [1965], original cast. - NYPL Digital Collections

25 of History's Oddest Couples

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