The Illustration Friday word this week is “book”. When she wasn’t writing poetry, Sylvia Plath spent a good portion of her life trying to kill herself. At 21, Sylvia made her first attempt at suicide by taking a handful of her mother’s sleeping pills. When she was discovered three days later, in a crawlspace beneath her house, she chronicled the …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “crooked”. “Canada Bill” Jones would shuffle and trip into a room, wearing ill-fitting clothes and a cocked grin. His hair was mussed and he’d ask stupid questions. And it was all part of his master plan. Born in England in the early part of the 19th century, Bill moved to Canada while …
Nineteen-year-old Peggy Knudsen debuted on Broadway in the title role in the popular play My Sister Eileen, replacing Jo Ann Sayers, in the role she originated. Soon, Peggy headed for Hollywood, appearing in her first film A Stolen Life opposite Bette Davis. That performance led to her being cast as the icy Mona Mars in …
On September 4, 2012, the struggling Philadelphia Phillies dropped another heartbreaking loss – this time to the National League Central-leading Cincinnati Reds. It was during this game that shortstop Jimmy Rollins racked up his 2000th career hit as a member of the Phillies, joining an elite club of only three additional members – each in …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “burst”. The crew of the Nostromo dreaded mealtimes because of Executive Officer Kane’s atrocious table manners.
Gary Vinson began showing up in guest roles on popular TV series in the late 1950s. He appeared in comedies like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, dramas like Perry Mason and Westerns, like Gunsmoke and Bat Masterson. In 1960, he was cast as a regular in the short-lived drama The Roaring 20s with Dorothy …
Holy Hero Worship!, did my Uncle Sidney love Batman! And, Holy Relatives!, did I love my Uncle Sidney! My Uncle Sidney was married to my mother’s sister, Aunt Claire, for an undetermined period of time. I have very fond memories of my mom and Aunt Claire taking me to the zoo, to Cherry Hill Mall, to …
At 19, Lillian Hall-Davis entered the world of acting. Hoping to convey a sophisticated upbringing and high social status, she listed her place of birth as the fashionable Hampstead section of London. In reality, she hailed from the working-class neighborhood of Mile End, where she led a far-from-glamourous life as the daughter of a cab driver. …
This week’s Illustration Friday word is “identical”. “Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever… and ever… and ever.”
On November 14, 1970, Robin Graham went out with some friends. Around quarter-to-two in the morning, after a night of fun, Robin was dropped off at her car, which she had left in the parking lot of the Pier 1 Imports store where she was a part-time employee. Robin waved and bid her friends ‘good …
