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Singer/actress Debbie Harry was #BornOnThisDay July 1, 1945. Known as the lead vocalist for Blondie, which produced major No. 1 hits on US & UK charts (1979 -2017). Candid on her past addictions to help others, she also has placed philanthropy as her top priority, 81 years YOUNG
Actress Leslie Caron was #BornOnThisDay, July 1, 1931. International film star, films; An American in Paris (1951), The Man with a Cloak ('51), Glory Alley ('52), Lili ('53), Daddy Long Legs ('55), Gigi ('58), The L-Shaped Room ('62), & Father Goose ('64). 95 years YOUNG #BOTD
Blondie 🎩🪄 Dreaming
Happy 81st Birthday to the one and only Debbie Harry! 🎉 Born July 1st, 1945 🎂🎂🎂
Her voice, style, and attitude helped define a generation of rock and new wave.
Wishing this music icon an amazing day! ❤️🎶
#DebbieHarry 💐
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Film, TV & stage actress Karen Black was #BornOnThisDay, July 1, 1939. Remembered for her numerous film roles in the 1970s, Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Great Gatsby (1974) & on TV in Trilogy of Terror (1975). Passed in 2013 (age 74) from #cancer#RIP#BOTD
Actress Jean Marsh was #BornOnThisDay, July 1, 1934. Known for her numerous films, & TV roles, including the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–'75) & the TV series The #twilightzone as a "robot" in the episode "The Lonely" (1959). Passed (age 90) dementia last April 13, 2025
Singer, actress & #CivilRights activist Lena Horne was #BornOnThisDay, June 30, 1917. Her career spanned 70 +years appearing in films, Stormy Weather (1943), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) & The Wiz (1978) + TV & theater. Passed in 2010 (age 92) #RIP
Actress Glenda Farrell was #BornOnThisDay, June 30, 1904. Appeared in over 100 films,TV shows, & Bway plays, remembered for her 1930s "Torchy Blane" film series, also considered the inspiration for DC Comics reporter Lois Lane! Passed 1971 age 66 #lungcancer#RIP#GoneTooSoon
Although Howard Hawks is credited as the sole director of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), he did not direct any of the musical numbers. He wasn't even on the set when the scenes were filmed. Choreographer Jack Cole directed the scenes.
Hawks later said, "I did a musical called 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', and I didn’t do the production numbers. I didn’t have any desire to. I did the little numbers that were part of the story. As a matter of fact, I had an agreement that I didn’t have to use the Fox music department to do it. We did a quiet little song that Marilyn sang, and stuff that Jane Russell and Marilyn did that are scenes with music in them; they didn’t need a lot of choreography or anything like that."
("Working with Complete Fantasy: On the Legacy of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", Laura Boyes, Roger Ebert(dot)com, 2024 & "Hawks on Hawks", Joseph McBride, 1982)
P.S: On this day, 73 years ago, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) premiered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
“Strictly USA” is a rousing patriotic finale of Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), bringing together Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams and Betty Garrett.
Ironically, Williams spends almost no time in the swimming pool. Gene Kelly had reportedly hoped for Kathryn Grayson or Judy Garland as his leading lady, but MGM cast Williams instead. She was also slightly taller than Kelly, and throughout the number the choreography - staged by Kelly and Stanley Donen - often seems designed to minimize their height difference.
Whatever the backstage tensions, this finale is tremendous fun. My favourite moment is when the girls cheekily answer the boys by dropping the names of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.
A perfect, star-studded MGM finish!
#GeneKelly #FrankSinatra #EstherWilliams
Actress Susan Hayward was #BornOnThisDay June 30, 1917. Remembered for her dramatic film portrayals in Smash-Up (1947), My Foolish Heart (1949), I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), I Want to Live! (1958) & Valley of the Dolls (1967). Passed 1975 (age 57) from brain cancer #RIP#GoneTooSoon