While she attended Textile High School in New York, Maggie McNamara worked as a teen model, becoming one of the most successful models at the John Robert Powers’ modeling agency. At 23, she made her acting debut, replacing Barbara Bel Geddes in a stage production of The Moon is Blue. Later the same year, she debuted on …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “bounce”. When Tigger announced his retirement, a slew of hopeful replacements showed up for auditions with resumes highlighting their ability to bounce.
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “lonely”. In 1939, Judy Garland won a Juvenile Academy Award (the category no longer exists). She went on to receive two Academy Award nominations. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. She had a 40-year career in movies and television. The American Film Institute placed her among the …
This week’s Illustration Friday‘s challenge word is “carry”. Hawkeye Pierce, Chief of Surgery at the 4077 M*A*S*H, offers his view on gun control. “I’ll carry your books, I’ll carry a torch, I’ll carry a tune, I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I’ll even hari-kari if …
The current challenge on the Monday Artday illustration website is “avengers”, with inspiration coming from the movie. That big-screen bomb with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman that didn’t come close to capturing the quirky coolness of the classic 60s TV show? They’re the only Avengers I know.
After her five-year contract expired, silent film sex symbol Theda Bara retired from the silver screen. Fox Studios scrambled for a suitable replacement. Stage actress Betty Blythe fit the bill. Betty was recruited to appear in a series of costume productions originally tagged for Bara, including the famously risqué The Queen of Sheba in 1921. …
This week’s Illustration Friday word is “lost.” Let me tell you about Pudge. In the summer of 1982, just after Mrs. Pincus and I met, we went on a day trip to Hershey Park. Just barely into our 20s, the appeal of an amusement park still held excitement for us. In between turns on the roller coasters, …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “suspend”. Suspended high above the city, Spiderman realized he should have topped off his web shooters before he left home.
Little Lizzie Borden invited a few friends for a sleepover. Then, things got a little out of hand.
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “refresh”. There’s nothing more refreshing than lemonade. Even if you drink it.
