Birthday Roll, November 30:
Amy Spade (1970): poet
Billy Idol (1955): Generation X. Don't miss his new rendition of "Frosty the Snowman." Ha!
David Mamet (1947): Glengarry Glen Ross
Ridley Scott (1937): Blade Runner
Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989): Steal This Book
G. Gordon Liddy (1929): Watergate crackpot
Dick Clark (1929): American Bandstand, New Year's Eve
Gordon Parks (1912-2006): Life, Shaft
Winston Churchill (1874-1965): Fight them on the beaches, The Iron Curtain
Oliver Winchester (1810-1880): rifles
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): Gulliver's Travels
Happy birthday, people -- the living and the dead!
3 comments:
Wow there was a lot of people born on November 30th
I like most of David Mamet's work--especially "House of Games." As for Dick Clark, I'm not too sure he should over exert himself with the New Year's Eve festivities.
Wow, lots of these Nov. 30 folks have a very hit-and-miss career. Ridley Scott's films are a mixed bag, as are Mamet's--though I appreciate both filmmakers. Billy Idol, eh. Dick Clark, eh again. Abbie Hoffman was interesting, but not quite the revolutionary he could have been, considering the attention he garnered. As for Winston Churchill, well he's Winston Churchill, kind of a separate category as the rest. Wow, lots of birthdays on this date.
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