Cynthia Nixon at 2009 Rose Parade
Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is a Tony and two-time Emmy Award-winning American actress who is known for her portrayal of lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the popular HBO comedy-drama, and movie Sex and the City (1998-2004, 2008). She rides here on the Vera Bradley Float. Uploaded by yausser.
To Honour A Legend - Elvis Aaron Presley
Born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis grew up to re-define musical history.
During his career, Elvis created 131 different albums and singles as well as starred in 33 successful films. He was nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, receiving 3 of them.
Elvis Presley had 149 songs to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one. This man made it to the top of the charts in country music, pop, R & B, and gospel.
Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home for twenty years, is one of the most visited homes in America today. It still attracts over 600,000 visitors annually. It is also the most famous home in the United States after the White House. In 1991, Graceland Mansion was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The man was a legend in his own time... and is missed!
Happy Birthday Elvis!
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Eartha Kitt Birthday
Since I'll be out of town for this day... I thought I'd post ahead of time...
Eartha Kitt (who was born Eartha Mae Keith, January 17, 1927) is an American actress, singer, cabaret star, and icon.
Eartha Kitt's mother was African American and Cherokee and her father was White. She was born (out of wedlock, as would have to be the case given the laws regarding miscegenation at the time) in tiny North, South Carolina, but jokes about the fact that many audiences assume her to be from somewhere more exotic.
Eartha Kitt got her start as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company and made her film debut with them in Casbah in 1948.
A few years later, she was cast in the revue New Faces of 1952 introducing "Monotonous", "C'est Si Bon" and "Santa Baby", three songs with which she continues to be identified.
She was married to Bill McDonald from 1960 to 1965 and had one child, a daughter, Kitt Shapiro.[2] Eartha has two grandchildren, Justin and Rachel. She lived for many years in Pound Ridge, NY, but recently moved to Connecticut to be near her daughter's family.
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Dolly Parton - Biography
Born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tenn., into a poor family that would eventually include 12 children, Dolly Parton learned early to escape the hardships of life through her vivid and far-ranging imagination. Before she learned to read and write, she was "making up" her own songs. She got her first guitar when she was 8 and began singing on a Knoxville, Tenn., radio station at age 11. The day after she graduated in 1964, she moved to Nashville.
Her first charting records on Monument Records included "Dumb Blonde" and "Something Fishy," both in 1967. At about this time, Porter Wagoner was looking for a new "girl singer" for his syndicated television show. Parton accepted the job in 1967, signed with RCA Records in 1968 and joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. However, she left Wagoner's show in 1974, as her solo releases -- such as "Joshua," "Coat of Many Colors" and "Jolene" -- were out-charting their collaborations. After their split, Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" for Wagoner, and it reached No. 1 for the first time in 1974.
As a solo artist, Parton received the CMA's female vocalist award in 1975 and 1976 and won the entertainer trophy in 1978. Still, her TV variety series lasted only one season, in 1976. Her musical style grew closer to pop music, but fans responded as "Here You Come Again" spent five weeks at No. 1 in 1978.
Dolly Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
Parton also changed the landscape of her Tennessee stomping grounds when she opened the Dollywood theme park in 1985. It remains among the most popular vacation destinations in the South.
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Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit in July 18, 1980.
Although her first film role was an uncredited appearance in Polish Wedding, Kristen Bell previously acted in stage and musical productions.
In 2001, she made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Kate Beckinsale
Born : Kathryn Bailey Beckinsale
July 26, 1973
Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Years Active : 1991 – present
Spouse : Len Wiseman (2004 - present)
Christina Applegate
Born : November 25, 1971 in Hollywood, California
Christina Applegate is an Emmy Awards American Actress. Her father, Robert W. Applegate, was a record producer and record company executive, and her mother, Nancy Lee Priddy, was a singer and actress.
Eliza Dushku
Born : December 30, 1980
Eliza Dushku is an American actress who appeared in several Hollywood movies, such as Wong Turn, True Lies.
On television, we can see her acting, such as on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
She was born in Watertown, Massachusets
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