Happy 88th today: Lauren Bacall’s career began in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, opposite Humphrey Bogart, and went on to include performing on Broadway decades later in Applause and Woman of the Year. Click here to read more.
Jon Hendricks turned 91 today. “The singer and lyricist is best known for his work with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross in the 1950s, putting words to jazz — including insanely complex vocal arrangements of instrumental solos.” Read — and listen to — more here on NPR.
Thanks to Peter Tibbles at Ronni Bennett’s TimeGoesBy.net blog for these tips. Click here to see more of Peter’s birthday acknowledgements and wish him a happy birthday, too. EngAGE also acknowledged B.B. King’s birthday on our Facebook Page. (You’ll find lots more interesting and entertaining information there!)
