Happy Birthday: Harpo Marx (1888–1964)

Harpo Marx (1888–1964) Born: November 23, 1888 in New York City, New York, USA Died: September 28, 1964 (age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA [on ‘Duck Soup’] It was the only time I can remember that I worried about turning in a bad performance. The trouble was not with the script, the director, or… Continue reading Happy Birthday: Harpo Marx (1888–1964)

Happy Birthday: Robert Towne

Robert Towne Born: November 23, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA The [American] dream was more “If you can be similar in that way, you can be American and have equal opportunities.” Whereas today it’s, how can I put it? It’s kind of Balkanized: Black pride. Gay pride. White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant pride. All of these… Continue reading Happy Birthday: Robert Towne