Tattoo Girl 2012

Pillow Talk

The stuffing dreams are made of.

THANKS

And, On a Slightly More Urbane Note...

DAVID NIVEN
March 1, 1910 - July 29, 1983

Birthday Boys

ROBERT CONRAD
March 1, 1929

DIRK BENEDICT
March 1, 1945

HARRY BELAFONTE
March 1, 1927

GEORGE EADS
March 1, 1967

JAVIER BARDEM
March 1, 1969

Born under a beefy sign.

Update

No matter how harmless they may look, do not - we repeat, do not - give Felix, Cookie and Norma a lift.

The Joan Crawford Literacy Drive

We're Back!

And we missed you!

Your thoughtful well wishes were much appreciated. Bless you, darlings!

And now...

prepare for a Sunday spent worshipping at the altar of Saint Joan of Crawford.

Please visit LEGENDARY JOAN CRAWFORD and THE BEST OF EVERYTHING!

Hey, Did You Happen to See...

...the most beautiful boy and girl in the world?

DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR
February 27, 1932

VAN WILLIAMS
February 27, 1934

Also born today: Joan Bennett (February 27, 1910 - December 7, 1990), whom we always (unfairly) regarded a bit as Constance's less-interesting younger sibling. Incidentally, Joan played Elizabeth Taylor's mother in Father of the Bride (1950) and Father's Little Dividend (1951), and, when called upon, could do a pretty fair imitation of her big sister Connie:

This is not, we hasten to add, a photo of what we've been doing on our little hiatus.

Our Favorite Crusty Curmudgeon

WILLIAM FRAWLEY
February 26, 1887 - March 3, 1966

We loved Lucy, and desired Desi, but secretly, we really preferred the Mertzes to the Ricardos. And although Ethel Mae Potter will forever be our favorite, the contributions of Bill Frawley as little Freddy Mertz, the crustiest, curmudgeonliest crusty curmudgeon (as well as the most lovable) to ever hit the screen, shouldn't be overlooked. In 1965, five years after I Love Lucy and its hour-long spin-off went off the air, Frawley made a brief, funny cameo on Lucille Ball's second series, The Lucy Show. The audience's recognition applause was tremendous, and the punchline priceless. It turned out to be Frawley's final appearance before his death from a heart attack, a sweet send-off if there ever was one.