AD FOR TYPEWRITER RIBBONS ~ 1950

typewriter ribbons 1950

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EDGAR ALLAN POE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1809

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Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective – fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe died on October 7, 1849. The actual cause remains a mystery.

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In January 1845 Poe published his poem “THE RAVEN” to instant success.

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JANIS JOPLIN ~ JANUARY 19, 1943 – OCTOBER 4, 1970

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Janis Lyn Joplin was a singer, songwriter and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

       JanisJoplin album

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ACTRESS TIPPI HEDREN TURNED 81 TODAY

Tippi Hedren
Tippi (Nathalie Kay) Hedren is an actress and former model. She is
primarily known her first big role in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic 
film The Birds.

tippi in the birds

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