… of Olivia de Havilland, 91 today. Miss de Havilland was nominated for an acting Oscar five times, winning for To Each His Own and The Heiress. She lost the best supporting actress Oscar for Gone With the Wind to Hattie McDaniel.
… of actor-director-producer Sydney Pollack. The five time Oscar nominee is 73. Pollack won best picture and best director for Out of Africa and received the same nominations for Tootsie and the best director nomination for They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?. The ultimate chick flick The Way We Were is his, too.
… of Cpl. Klinger. Jamie Farr is 73.
… of Famous Amos. Wally Amos is 71.
… of Twyla Tharp. The choreographer is 66.
… of one-time Oscar nominee for best actress Geneviève Bujold. She’s 65. The nomination was for Anne of the Thousand Days.
… of Deborah Harry of Blondie. She’s 62.
… of Louis Winthorpe III. Canadian-born Dan Aykroyd is 55. Aykroyd was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for Driving Miss Daisy.
… of Arwen. Liv Tyler is 30.
Diana, Princess of Wales, would have been 46 today.
Today is Canada Day, a holiday celebrating its independence from Britain on this date in 1867. The holiday was called Dominion Day until 1982 (in Quebec Le Jour de la Confédération). Three British colonies were joined to form Canada — Canada (which included Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
NewMexiKen — I was just Ken then — was married 40 years ago today. We’ve been divorced for many years, but a lot of wonderful things came out of our time together — including especially our four official children and The Sweeties whose photos are on this and every page of NewMexiKen.
the summer of love– an auspicious beginning for a life together. i’m sorry things didn’t work out as permanently as you probably intended but may i offer congratulations to you for having been able to marry and recognizing your moment when it came along. the marriage yoke may not have lasted but the fruits of the relationship are an enduring success. salute!