Monday Artday: monarch

The Monday Artday challenge word this week is “monarch”. On June 1, 2001, King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal were hosting a formal dinner party for Nepal’s royal family. 29 year-old Prince Dipendra arrived drunk at the party and his father, the King, ordered him to be removed from the festivities. He was taken …

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from my sketchbook: yvette vickers

With initial plans to become a writer, Yvette Vickers took an acting class at UCLA and enjoyed it so much, she switched her major to drama. While still a student, she began making commercials. During a trip to New York, she was cast as “The White Rain Girl” in hairspray ads and commercials. She soon …

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from my sketchbook: billy booth

Billy Booth made a handful of appearances on television in the early 1960s, including an uncredited role in the classic Twilight Zone  episode “A Stop at Willoughby.”  Soon, Billy was cast in the role for which he was best known. He played Dennis’s best friend “Tommy” in 112 installments of the sitcom Dennis the Menace.  …

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