Happy Birthday: Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor Born: December 15, 1952 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA [on designing puppets/costumes for ‘The Lion King’] Having made the decision not to hide the performers within animal suits or behind masks, the challenge was to convey the animal’s essence while maintaining the presence of the human. In 1998, won two Tony Awards for “The… Continue reading Happy Birthday: Julie Taymor

Happy Birthday: Tim Conway

Tim Conway Born: December 15, 1933 in Willoughby, Ohio, USA Married to: Charlene Conway (18 May 1984 – present) (1 child) Mary Anne Dalton (27 May 1961 – 1978) (divorced) (6 children) People come up to me and start conversations. Dogs sniff me. It’s quite an easy life, actually. [about his childhood dyslexia] People thought… Continue reading Happy Birthday: Tim Conway